Bryan's Blog About learning, creating and exploring
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Working Holiday in Japan: My Experience and Practical Tips
My experience living in Osaka and Tokyo on a Working Holiday visa, with practical advice on preparation, housing, work, useful apps, and places to eat.
japan, travel
7 min
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How to Use AI Coding Tools Well
How to use AI for coding well? Practical tips for using AI coding tools, including context management, AGENTS.md files, planning, reviews, tests, and MCPs.
ai, creating
5 min
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Setting up Sveltia CMS for an Astro Markdown Blog
How I added Sveltia CMS to my Astro markdown blog. Setup, image optimization, mobile editing fixes, and solving frontmatter issues.
development
6 min
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Which AI coding tools to use
Which AI coding tools are best? What should you use? What I recommend for development work.
ai, creating
7 min
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Every blog post I have shared until 2026
In my monthly email newsletter I share cool things I came across on the internet, which so far has included the following blog posts!
blogging
4 min
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Introduction to Obsidian
An introduction to Obsidian. Why you should use it, how to keep it simple, and how you can use it.
obsidian, productivity
3 min
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From Web to Native: Building Apps with SvelteKit & Capacitor
A step-by-step tutorial on integrating CapacitorJS with SvelteKit. Convert your website into an Android/iOS app.
development, creating
5 min
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Thank you for joining my e-mail newsletter
Thank you for joining my e-mail newsletter. Why I'm grateful to have you here.
personal
1 min
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Leaving Germany with 4000€ and no return
Starting a new chapter of my life, beginning with my 4000€ and a one-way flight to South Korea.
travel, personal
3 min
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Obsidian vault setup tour
How my Obsidian vault works after, a practical setup. Including bottom-up Zettelkasten notes, plugins, Bases and my general rules.
obsidian, productivity
9 min
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Making a Website with Obsidian
How can you build a website using Obsidian? From markdown to web.
obsidian, creating
4 min
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Living in Macau
What is it like to live in Macau? Working in a special administrative region of China, at the University of Macau.
travel
7 min
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Dangers of AI
Risks of AI - Misinformation, power concentration, skill loss. The shift towards a bot-filled internet.
ai
4 min
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Obsidian for Writing Academic Papers?
Should you use Obsidian to write academic papers? It's great for knowledge management, but more than that?
obsidian, productivity
6 min
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How To Use Obsidian To Write Astro Markdown Content
How to use Obsidian to write Astro markdown content in a simple and intuitive way using GitHub submodules.
astro, obsidian
6 min
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Blog Introduction
Welcome to my blog! An overview of what I write about, and my best & most popular posts.
blogging
2 min
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Notion vs Obsidian - Comparison
Notion vs Obsidian comparison, which one should you use?
obsidian, productivity
6 min
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Using Obsidian as a Gaming Backlog Library
How to use Obsidian as a gaming backlog library. Get a long-lasting overview of games you want to and have played.
obsidian
7 min
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First Time In South Korea Guide
Essential tips for your first trip to South Korea. Location, activity, accommodation, food and attraction recommendations.
korea, travel
25 min
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How To Sync Obsidian
How to synchronize your Obsidian Vaults. Using Obsidian Sync, Syncthing, Google Drive or Github.
obsidian, productivity
5 min
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How To Use Obsidian To Write Astro Markdown Content
The efficient way to edit your Astro project's markdown blog posts with Obsidian.
astro, obsidian
5 min
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A Second Brain - Smart Notes With An Obsidian Zettelkasten
Create a second brain. The life-long note taking system Zettelkasten.
obsidian, productivity
7 min
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Obsidian Android shortcuts to specific Vaults
How to create home screen shortcuts to specific Obsidian Vaults on Android.
obsidian, productivity
2 min
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Code & Context Final Project Dev Diary - Live Post
Dev Diary on my project on developing an app to help people keep track of what matters to them.
creating, development
15 min
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Why Koreans Ask What Year You Were Born
Why age is crucial in Korea, affecting language, respect, and social relationships. What is Korean & international age?
korea
3 min
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Show Your Work - Summary, Review & Thoughts
Why and how we should share the things we love to make.
creating, productivity
10 min
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How To Choose A Career And Make It Sustainable
How to identify fitting work to you - avoid burnout, have meaning and enjoy work.
health, productivity
6 min
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Exchange Semester At Hanyang University ERICA
What is it like to go abroad to South Korea to do an exchange semester at Hanyang University ERICA campus? (Summer 2023)
korea, travel
13 min
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What Is Code & Context? The Modern Way To Study
Code & Context shows how studying at university should be done. A B.Sc. program combining Computer Science, Design and Entrepreneurship.
learning, productivity
11 min
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Why We Sleep - Summary, Review & Thoughts
We spend 1/3rd of our life sleeping. But why do we sleep? We don't live in a sleep loss epidemic?
health, learning
16 min