A product designer fiercely passionate about user... Just kidding.

Something I do perhaps more often than others is reorganizing my kitchen cabinets to optimize efficiency

I like to experiment with the exact spot where the coffee lives. Also, oats, pasta, dried lentils, cups, or plates.

One of the greatest pleasures I get from this process is stumbling upon an object I haven't used for a while—and throwing it out. Free space feels serene to me. I'm happy when there's less stuff around me.

My profession is not part of my identity. However, striving for efficiency, simplicity, and organization is. That's why I'm a good designer.

You see, I don't collect vintage posters or own a t-shirt printed with a typographic pun. My profession is not part of my identity. However, striving for efficiency, simplicity, and organization is. It doesn't really matter where I keep the coffee, but I enjoy thinking about these things; it's natural for me. That's why I'm a good designer.

I have an ambivalent attitude towards technology and the industry at large due to its impact on our health

I've experienced first-hand how the overuse of technology can be detrimental to mental well-being. Drinking information from a fire hose is not something our brains evolved to do. Neurons can't feel pain, but there are mood disorders, fatigue, and anxiety.

I've experienced first-hand how the overuse of technology can be detrimental to mental well-being.

Due to overstimulation, we tend to fall back on heuristics—mental shortcuts. That's why we search for the "best headphones" when shopping online. Top three tips, the only thing you need to know, ten best podcasts...

We just seem to love lists—highly processed, prepackaged information. One of the most popular apps in the world serves us 20-second bite-sized videos. Go figure!

I like browsing YouTube as much as the next guy, but I also love to read, mull things over, think quietly and learn

I agree with Richard Feynman that finding things out is one of life's greatest pleasures. I've always struggled with math, but I'm currently trying to grasp linear algebra and Python. I'd like to build my own machine-learning model one day.

I agree with Richard Feynman that finding things out is one of life's greatest pleasures.

Thanks to Dan Carlin, I discovered a fascination with history. When you start caring more about the human experience than dates, you don't need fiction anymore—true stories are more thrilling.

I also enjoy working with my hands. When not (unintentionally) killing sunflowers in my garden, I try to figure out how to repair old cameras.

I'm a visual person. My most prized possession is my Canon R7 paired with the 24–70 mm f/2,8 L lens

I spend most of my vacations walking through the forest or hiking up a mountain, looking for the next shot. I love black-and-white landscape photography, and Ansel Adams' work is forever my inspiration.

The first time a photograph truly moved me was when I saw the image called “A burning building crumbles” by Abbas. This led me to discover Magnum and people like Robert Capa or Josef Koudelka, whose work literally hits home for me.

In addition to photography, I thoroughly enjoy paintings, especially those by Gustav Klimt, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, and John Singer Sargent.

When I was little, I loved rummaging through my grandparents' cabinets and looking at old stuff

There was a story behind every item I found. "I got this transistor radio on a vacation in 1978", my grandfather would say. Also, importantly, there was craft behind most of those objects.

Back then, people had to save up to purchase a watch, camera, or a good sweater. However, those things would then last for years, if not decades. I have a deep appreciation for quality products.

Thanks to obsession with details (even the hidden ones), everyday objects can transcend into art. A. Lange & Söhne, Koenigsegg, and Hasselblad are just a few examples of inspiring companies whose products are engineered by absolute perfectionists.

I find it delightfully perplexing how things can be beautiful unintentionally

Nature is full of inadvertent (although this depends on one's belief system) beauty. From corals to brightly feathered birds or majestic mountains, everything is formed by the blind forces of evolution and geology.

Human ingenuity was needed to unearth other, more hidden, visually appealing parts of nature. Aperiodic tiling or fractals are products of pure mathematics yet intriguing and incredible to look at.

Mathematical equations are behind some of the most striking shapes and designs ever created.

Coincidentally (or not), mathematical equations are also behind some of the most striking shapes and designs ever created. Just take a look at the Jaguar E-type or the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

I studied psychology because I wanted to understand people and heal my own personal and mental issues

I can be moody, short-tempered, insensitive, and impatient. When I was younger, I tried to self-medicate with alcohol, which caused some embarrassing incidents.

I'm doing much better now. I go to therapy regularly and take care of myself.

I'm doing much better now. I go to therapy regularly and take care of myself. I'm content with my life, and I'm more often happy than sad. I let myself feel more and have rediscovered my love for physical activity.

There are many people to be grateful to. However, this is the internet, and private life doesn't belong here. So, I will mention only a few folks: Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Rogers, and Kathrin Asper.