Dr. Bernd Bürger

26. July 202026. July 2020

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good LifeAs the title suggests, Manson wants his book to stand out from the usual life advice books. Because these usually emphasize what you could or should achieve - higher, faster, further (see, for example, the book "How to achieve more"). Game Changers). The downside, however, is that you are made very aware of what you have not achieved so far. You haven't achieved this or that, you're not exceptional. And the usual (American?) life guides are all aimed at helping you to finally be extraordinary and achieve all your goals.

In his book, Manson shows a different path to personal success. The book is also available in German ("The subtle art of shitting on it“ view at Amazon), but with this book in particular it should be almost impossible to convey the "spirit" of the book correctly in German. While "to give a fuck" is ambiguous in English and the author uses the expression creatively, that alone is difficult in German. Let's see if I have succeeded.

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10. May 202017. February 2024

Generation Z - the dark side of digitalization

A short article on the downsides of digitization including a video link.

A large proportion of Generation Z, also known as mobile natives, are experts at using smartphones - no wonder, they grew up with them. If you have children of your own, you have certainly observed that the little ones already know how to unlock smartphones and swipe around on them in their first year of life. That's how intuitive the system is. And right from the start, the children see how much time mom and dad spend in front of their little screens - on walks with the children or on the bench at the playground. In this way, parents are already shaping their children's relationship with the smartphone.

Incidentally, Generation Zers also differ from their predecessor generation, the millennials (also known as digital natives), who did not grow up with smartphones but "only" with PCs. On the one hand, many of Generation Z are considered multitaskers² and can work with up to five screens at the same time. Millennials still have two screens, so in this respect, Zlers seem to be a kind of Millennials on a natural speed.

3. May 202017. February 2024

Game changers - the best life hacks

Smarter, faster and happier - the best life hacks from the 450 most extraordinary leaders, lateral thinkers and gurus. The 46 laws of success. Insights into: "Game Changers" by Dave Asprey.

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29. March 202017. February 2024

Eisenhower 2.0 or 7 ways to effectiveness

What attitudes or habits do highly effective people have?
Insights into: "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Powerful lessons in personal change." by Stephen R. Covey. Also available in German.

Absolutely worth reading, the author guides you well through his book and cleverly forces you to think about yourself. And he focuses on the individual - whether employee or manager, friend or family member. If you have already dealt with the topics of leadership and self-organization, some things will seem familiar. However, these are often placed in a very interesting context (e.g. Eisenhower 2.0).

17. March 202017. February 2024

Atomic Habits: Changing habits

How to achieve big effects and goals with small changes.
Insights into the book "Atomic Habits - Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones" by James Clear.

If you don't fancy reading in English, the book will also be available in German from 21.4. German - view at Amazon.

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12. March 202017. February 2024

BEMM - Effective and efficient mindstorming for larger groups

Moderation technique: How to collect and present the swarm knowledge of larger groups effectively and efficiently.

A few years ago, I gave lectures at the DHPol on the subject of Police & Science, each time to at least one study group, often to two combined groups, i.e. 25 to 50 students. However, I found it important to involve the "audience" in this very exciting and often controversial topic. For this reason, I came up with this method and it has become my favorite method for collecting opinions, ideas, etc. very efficiently, even in larger groups. It is also often very funny to implement - I'll explain why in a moment.