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Are you in control of your pressure-valve?

Feb 8, 2026

Are you in control of your pressure-valve?

If not, the result is predictable: When the pressure exceeds the chamber’s capacity, the valve is blasted open by pure force. We explode, or we implode. We ruin relationships as collateral damage.

Leader of one, leader of many.

Feb 6, 2026

Leader of one, leader of many.

I cracked open this weekend. Finally. It happened in a sauna in Sweden, shoulder to shoulder with people I'd only just met, while a song from my childhood sliced through the air. It was the result of a domino effect that started at my grandmother's grave in Aarhus and ended with me realizing I’d been abandoning myself for decades.

Thoughts on Participating in Social Media

Apr 29, 2025

Thoughts on Participating in Social Media

How does the balanced relationship with SoMe look? Does it even exist? Expect no less than a train-of-thought rant on those two questions if you're curious enough to entertain it.

The thing about strong beliefs and why we want to hold them loosely

Mar 17, 2025

The thing about strong beliefs and why we want to hold them loosely

Maybe it’s time to part with the idea of being politically incorrect. With cancel-culture. With the fear of having unpopular opinions. With the need to convince everyone that your belief is best. Maybe it’s time to start listening before we’re talking.

A raging rant on being fed up with SoMe and...

Mar 7, 2025

A raging rant on being fed up with SoMe and...

a bunch of other stuff, including why I don't want to be the email marketing guy, and how much I made as a freelance consultant last year.

Hi, I’m Freddy.

Mar 7, 2025

Hi, I’m Freddy.

Should you choose to hang around, welcome, my friend.

ESSAY ARCHIVE


Feb 8, 2026

Are you in control of your pressure-valve?

If not, the result is predictable: When the pressure exceeds the chamber’s capacity, the valve is blasted open by pure force. We explode, or we implode. We ruin relationships as collateral damage.

Feb 6, 2026

Leader of one, leader of many.

I cracked open this weekend. Finally. It happened in a sauna in Sweden, shoulder to shoulder with people I'd only just met, while a song from my childhood sliced through the air. It was the result of a domino effect that started at my grandmother's grave in Aarhus and ended with me realizing I’d been abandoning myself for decades.

Apr 29, 2025

Thoughts on Participating in Social Media

How does the balanced relationship with SoMe look? Does it even exist? Expect no less than a train-of-thought rant on those two questions if you're curious enough to entertain it.

Mar 17, 2025

The thing about strong beliefs and why we want to hold them loosely

Maybe it’s time to part with the idea of being politically incorrect. With cancel-culture. With the fear of having unpopular opinions. With the need to convince everyone that your belief is best. Maybe it’s time to start listening before we’re talking.

Mar 7, 2025

A raging rant on being fed up with SoMe and...

a bunch of other stuff, including why I don't want to be the email marketing guy, and how much I made as a freelance consultant last year.

Mar 7, 2025

Hi, I’m Freddy.

Should you choose to hang around, welcome, my friend.

Figuring It Out with Freddy

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