Now

What I'm focused on right now. Inspired by the /now page movement.

Last updated: February 2025 • Leipzig

Working On

Writing my dissertation — a monograph on visual system modeling, fMRI methodology, and stimulus sampling. Transitioning from MPI CBS Leipzig to JLU Gießen.

Preparing for the move to industry. Contract ends September, actively exploring ML/AI roles.

Exploring

Optimal experimental design and active learning for neuroimaging.

Multimodal models, LLM agents, and what they mean for research workflows.

Side Projects

Circles — a web app for making it easier to meet up with friends.

This website. Bouldering. Hosting dinner parties.

Currently Reading

The Mind Illuminated
The Mind Illuminated Culadasa
The Bullet Journal Method
The Bullet Journal Method Ryder Carroll
Books I've Read

Loved

Mindfulness & Contemplative
You Are Here You Are Here Thich Nhat Hanh
No Mud, No Lotus No Mud, No Lotus Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace Is Every Step Peace Is Every Step Thich Nhat Hanh
Full Catastrophe Living Full Catastrophe Living Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wherever You Go, There You Are Wherever You Go... Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Art of Living The Art of Living William Hart
Be Here Now Be Here Now Ram Dass
The Doors of Perception Doors of Perception Aldous Huxley
Fiction
The Name of the Wind The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss
A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin
The Three-Body Problem Three-Body Problem Liu Cixin
Ender's Game Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
Adventure & Memoir
Wild Wild Cheryl Strayed
Into the Wild Into the Wild Jon Krakauer
Seven Years in Tibet Seven Years in Tibet Heinrich Harrer
Born to Run Born to Run Christopher McDougall
A Search in Secret India Secret India Paul Brunton
Psychology & Growth
Feeling Good Feeling Good David D. Burns
A Liberated Mind A Liberated Mind Steven C. Hayes
Four Thousand Weeks Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman
Deep Work Deep Work Cal Newport
The Myth of Normal The Myth of Normal Gabor Maté
Health & Body
How Not to Die How Not to Die Michael Greger
The Omnivore's Dilemma Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan
Life & Death
When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi
That Good Night That Good Night Sunita Puri
Essays
Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things... Rebecca Solnit

Found Okay

Atomic Habits Atomic Habits James Clear
Indistractable Indistractable Nir Eyal
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Hungry Ghosts Gabor Maté
Waking Up Waking Up Sam Harris
Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search... Viktor Frankl
Built to Move Built to Move Kelly Starrett
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry After the Ecstasy... Jack Kornfield
Kitchen Confidential Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain
The Comfort Crisis The Comfort Crisis Michael Easter
The Shallows The Shallows Nicholas Carr

Listening To