Daniel Vasilios

Selected writings

Writing about productivity, tech and life.

From Mug to Mindfulness
Published On: February 20, 2025Categories: Life, Productivity, Work2 min read
Certain objects slip into your life and quietly reshape your daily flow. That’s what happened with my coffee mug from Hasami Porcelain. I can’t recall where I first spotted [...]
A Bond with Time: My 50-Year James Bond Tradition
Published On: December 13, 2024Categories: Life3 min read
The rules are simple: each Bond film gets its moment, exactly 50 years after it debuted. No peeking ahead. Whether it’s Dr. No (1962)
Fish ‘n’ Chips ‘n’ all that jazz
Published On: May 18, 2024Categories: Life2 min read
Starting a new web-project In 1999, playing poker in Denmark was quite a different experience than today. First, we didn’t play online but at a table with [...]
New design, new structure, new website!
Published On: May 11, 2024Categories: Life1 min read
The old saying "The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes" is also applicable for web designers. I've been building other people's online presences for around 17 years, but never really [...]
Preserving the essence of jazz
Published On: February 19, 2024Categories: Life, Tech1 min read
While digital streaming services offer unparalleled convenience, there's a tangible connection to the music when it's played from a vinyl record. The act of physically putting on the record [...]
A Shortcut to Shortcuts
Published On: February 1, 2023Categories: Productivity, Tech1 min read
My primary “want” from Shortcuts, is the same as for HomeKit and other automation systems. I wanna live in my childhoods future, I want to live on the Enterprise! [...]