Here's what keeps me busy at the moment. What?

Time to say goodbye to  

With just a few days left until my last day at Thoughtworks, saying goodbye to colleagues and reading the responses to my "[Exit Spam]" email has stirred up a lot of emotions. It took me a while to write that email—so many memories brought up a wave of nostalgia. I even found myself frantically searching for that old 2018 Christmas video, convinced it was lost to time. Luckily, past-me was smart enough to have already stored it safely in the cloud (high five to past-me!). Watching that cringy video I had made for a Christmas Thoughtworks party about my team made me laugh all over again.

In true fashion, I’ve planned a board game event for my last day—just like so many I’ve organized before. What I don’t want to think about, though, is how much I’ll need to carry to the office: board games, home office equipment, you name it. Thankfully, our storage has gotten lighter recently, thanks to all the people buying our stuff on Kleinanzeigen. I’m honestly surprised by how positive and friendly these interactions have been with both potential and actual buyers.

That said, there’s still plenty left to sell wink wink. It could be you. 🤑

📚🎧 Reading

What am I reading right now. What I've read I list here.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

I am still reading this book getting now to the part where the author is talking about what is actually helping people. Listening to the previous chapters affected me deeply. It was described how in history people with trauma had been structurally neglected with one of the examples being soldiers coming back from World War I. I read this book in small sprints otherwise my day is heavily impacted.

Building a second brain by Tiago Forte

I have postponed this book for awhile as "The body keeps the score" takes much my reading time.

The Three Pilars of Effective Technical Leadership

I read the book while sailing and as soon as I came back wrote a small review about it. You can read it here: https://blog.philippludewig.de/de/writing/the-three-pilars-of-effective-technical-leadership

🎮 Video Games

Now that I am about to lose access to a desktop computer I play more strategy and shooter games.

Wildfrost

I am still playing Wildfrost most of the time now that new mods have been released for it. Above all the mod 'Another Snowfall'. Check it out. :)

Space Marine 2

"Brothers! It is time to fight those pesky bugs." A line that could easily be shouted in Helldivers but fits just as well in the Warhammer universe. I spent a few intense hours immersed in Warhammer 40k, mowing down thousands of Tyranids. The game's world-building completely blew me away—I hadn’t expected the sheer scale of the environments. The towering structures the developers crafted make you feel small, even as a genetically enhanced super-soldier. Despite your power, the world around you often feels overwhelming, reminding you of your place in this massive universe.

I’ve finished the campaign and am now diving into the co-op missions. I love how seamlessly co-op is integrated into the campaign, giving a fresh parallel experience. Overall, the game is impressively well-crafted and worth the time.

Age of Mythology: Retold

They made another remake of a beloved game of mine, just for my nostalgia. When it came out I had to buy it immediately and play the campaign. I know I wont get far with it. There isn't enough time to play all games before I have to give up the desktop computer.