Removing barriers
Learn to reduce friction in your life by removing barriers. Discover how to analyze and improve processes to make things easier and get better results.
Build, train, keep learning
I’m Friso Kluitenberg, a software engineer and endurance athlete. I mainly write here to work through my own ideas and reflect on what I try. It helps me see what works and what I want to change. I share those insights here so you can take something useful into your own approach.
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A bit about me
I build software and train for long distances. Both bring up the same questions: what deserves my attention? What works over time? This is where I share what I try and what I learn.
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Ideas put to work
I like turning what I learn into something useful. Life Tech brings together tools for everyday focus and planning.