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Mike "Veezy" van Zandwijk on Tech, Business & Life at Large
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2025

There were 74 posts published in 2025 (this is page 6 of 8).

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The Xennial Halfway Point: 48 in a World of Transformations

A Xennial reflects on subtle yet profound personal change, aging, tech shifts, and love—on his quietly meaningful 48th birthday.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 13, 2025 | Comment

Can You See What You Can’t Name?

Mike reflects on emotion, language, and perception — from EV plugs theft and Gen Alpha slang to a child’s fears and the blue we can’t name.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 12, 2025 | Comment

Happy Mother’s Day: Love, Loft Beds & the IKEA Effect

A heartfelt Mother’s Day reflection on building loft beds, legacy, and love—featuring IKEA wisdom, cosmic wonder, and the mysterious grace of motherhood.

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in 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 11, 2025 | Comment

The First American Pope: Not a Blink, but a Bold Indication

On May 8, 2025, the Vatican elected Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American pope. A bold signal in a world of blinkers, wedges, and shifting powers.

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in 📃 Articles, 🪖 Geopolitics | May 9, 2025 | Comment

A Storytelling Manifesto for the Corporate World

Rethink corporate storytelling with insights from TED Talks, TV shows, and The Matrix. Discover why time, structure, and storytelling matter more than slides.

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in 🎤 Presenting, 📃 Articles | May 8, 2025 | Comment

The Hidden Scales: From Divine Loneliness to Conscious Love

A short journal reflecting on the hidden scales of life—from microscopic worlds to cosmic love, and the deep feelings that arise in between.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 7, 2025 | Comment

Walter Russell and the Cost of Being Too Early

Walter Russell’s visions, Tesla’s time capsule, and the blurry zone where science, imagination, and belief collide — explored through the lens of Mike’s Mind.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 6, 2025 | Comment

The Ghost in the Blog: Decoding False Memories

Mike revisits his 2007 blog files, decoding old posts with GPT, reflecting on prompt traps, model collapse, and what old games can teach us about digital consciousness.

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in 📔 Journail, 📼 Nostalgia, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 2, 2025 | Comment

The Real Batman, Icelandic Horses & New or Forgotten Superpowers

Meet Daniel Kish, the real-life Batman who taught himself echolocation. What he and Icelandic horses reveal about instinct and the superpowers we ignore.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | April 30, 2025 | Comment

Gremlins, Grilled Cheese, and the Fine Line of Trust

A day of small heartbreaks and sweet recoveries: a father reflects on trust, lies, music, and parenting lessons over grilled cheese and Gremlins.

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in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | April 29, 2025 | Comment

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