Desk of Tobias von Schneider

The unexamined life is not worth living — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №259

Last week I wrote about "Style is the answer to everything", a short personal meditation on style and a subtle nod to one of my favorite poems by Charles Bukowski. If you missed it, I highly recommend you read it. You can now read it here on my

by Tobias van Schneider

My anti-New Year’s resolutions

I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.

by Tobias van Schneider

Let's talk about AI

Many of you have asked me to write an essay with my thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence). So in the spirit of things, I've tasked ChatGPT to write this article for me.

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The only deals we'll do this year for mymind, Semplice & Carbonmade

Today, I'd like to focus entirely on the projects I'm working on and the special deals we prepared for only this week as a way to say THANK YOU to our community.

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What is quality anymore?

One might say the quality of everything has improved – our TV screens have never been more crisp & vivid, our systems and software never more refined, our roads and highways never more paved.

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How to create free press for your work

You know what’s not a portfolio, but still acts as a portfolio?

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"Good things come to those who wait."

As a designer, one of the most useful skills you can have is patience. Even if you're not a designer, patience is one of the best yet hardest skills to learn.

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The AI tool for ADHD/ADD?

Our tool, mymind, is created for all kinds of real minds.

by Tobias van Schneider

Your apps are not free

I often see people complaining about paying for their online apps. They point to another app that's free and wonder why they should have to pay for any app at all.

by Tobias van Schneider

Addicted to ideas

Having an idea is like taking a hit of a fine drug.

by Tobias van Schneider

How do you know what you like anymore?

"Did you see Turtle Boss yet?" Tim asked over brunch. "I saw it," said Katie over a mouthful of hash browns. "It was so freaking good." "Good?" said Sam. "You actually thought it was good?" "Yeah, it was incredible.