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

Journailing is Mike’s method of turning voice memos into blog posts using AI to blend spontaneous speech with structured writing.

There are 67 posts filed in 📔 Journail (this is page 1 of 7).

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Data, Dates & Disillusions: A Memoir in Three Lives

A personal reflection on leadership, reunion, and meaning—through a Winvision memoir, a Sony keynote, and a government collapse. When data becomes memory.

in Winvision, 💾 Data, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | June 4, 2025 | 598 Words | Comment

When the Break Lights Lie: A Signal to Start Data Month

An EV misjudges a pedestrian crossing—launching Mike’s Data Month with a true story about invisible risks, sensor gaps, and the paradoxes of AI-driven awareness.

in 💾 Data, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | June 2, 2025 | 492 Words | Comment

Eyes Wide Open: The Paradox of Privacy in a Smart World

On Ascension Day, I reflect on smart glasses, UX, privacy, and the paradox of live-logging life while risking exposure in the age of AI.

in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🕶️ Metaverse, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 29, 2025 | 727 Words | Comment

Roundabouts, Ray-Bans, and the Westland

A narrated drive from Hoek van Holland to The Hague—greenhouses, wind farms, roundabouts, and Ray-Bans—capturing the Dutch spirit in motion through Mike’s eyes.

in 📔 Journail, 🔰 The Hague, 🕶️ Metaverse, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 28, 2025 | 659 Words | Comment

Zit Happens: Ramblings Through a Video Shoot

From a rogue zit to quantum questions, join Mike behind the scenes of a corporate AI video shoot—and discover why rambling might just be the ultimate human interface.

in 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 26, 2025 | 596 Words | Comment

Curiosapiens: What Your Favorite Scientists Reflect

Five dads, one playground question: who’s your favorite scientist? A reflection on Penrose, Hoffman, Leeuwenhoek, and what our scientific heroes reveal about us.

in 📔 Journail, 🔬 Science, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 25, 2025 | 703 Words | Comment

Saying Yes to One is a No to Many

Saying yes means saying no to many other things. A story of GPS mix-ups, family logistics, and the deeper meaning behind volunteering at a kids’ soccer club.

in 👔 Management, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 24, 2025 | 652 Words | Comment

The Great Upload

A Dutch dad reflects on slang, digital legacies, AI-powered journaling, and the philosophical comedy of TV series Upload—all before his morning coffee.

in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind, 🪽 Trust | May 23, 2025 | 733 Words | Comment

From The Valley to The Hague

Why I’m lifelogging from The Hague: reflections on AI hardware, global tech power, and why we need our own answers beyond Silicon Valley.

in ⚙️ Tech, 📔 Journail, 🔰 The Hague, 🪖 Geopolitics | May 22, 2025 | 1,044 Words | Comment

The Farmer, the Footage, and the Fallout

A scooter crash, family conflict, and an old parable intertwine in this reflective journal entry on timing, truth, and tech.

in 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🤯 Mike's Mind | May 20, 2025 | 972 Words | Comment

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Recent Posts

  • Data, Dates & Disillusions: A Memoir in Three LivesJune 4, 2025
  • The Census and the Bullet Holes: What Data Doesn’t ShowJune 3, 2025
  • When the Break Lights Lie: A Signal to Start Data MonthJune 2, 2025
  • Eyes Wide Open: The Paradox of Privacy in a Smart WorldMay 29, 2025
  • Roundabouts, Ray-Bans, and the WestlandMay 28, 2025
  • Zit Happens: Ramblings Through a Video ShootMay 26, 2025
  • Curiosapiens: What Your Favorite Scientists ReflectMay 25, 2025
  • Saying Yes to One is a No to ManyMay 24, 2025

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