Personal - The DESK Magazine (Page 5)

Work/Life Balance Is Bullsh*t

Every time someone asks me that question I struggle with a straight answer. Then start one of my usual rants about why you just can't ask this kind of question in the first place. For me the concept of work/life balance is bullshit. The fact that we

by Tobias van Schneider

It’s Been One Year!

That's a huge achievement for me, considering that I was pretty afraid of writing just two years ago. I always considered myself a designer, not a writer - Up until now! The majority of my articles were written at airports, planes or somewhere in between. I had to

by Tobias van Schneider

Why I Try to Avoid a Daily Schedule

If you're following me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vanschneider/] you mostly likely have seen a couple pictures from my Iceland trip already. If not, make sure to follow me because there are many great ones coming. (Iceland is just too easy to take great pictures of)

by Tobias van Schneider

A Teacher Explains, a Mentor Inspires

I often get asked if I have had any mentors along the way in my life and career. I'm not sure if I'm right with this, but I feel like this is a very American question to ask.

by Tobias van Schneider

This is for you, internet

This article was written in 2016. Despite its positive and hopeful tone, you can already sense the shift we've experienced on the internet in the handful of years since I wrote it.

by Tobias van Schneider

Every reason to panic

I’ve meant to write about this for a while but just couldn’t put it into words. It’s a sensitive topic and it makes me feel vulnerable, but I wanted to write and publish it because I wish more people would do the same – especially in our industry.

by Tobias van Schneider

100 Years Ago

But today I was thinking about more than just this past year. I started thinking about how much our world has changed in just the last 100 years. There are human beings on earth who were born more than 100 years ago. We call them centenarians, people who live to