Vincent Ritter

Last week we went on a little holiday to the seaside. Mostly just driving and then being lazy by the beach, and the balcony of our hotel that faced the sun. We also visited Hel, the Peninsula in Poland. Fantastic. I think sometimes it's super easy to forget what you have right on your doorstep. I really love Poland. I'm from England, and I never want to go back if I'm honest. On the way we stayed in Olsztyn. Around a 6 hour drive from us, but didn't want to push the 8 hours.
What a beautiful

Vincent RitterHoliday. Doing good. — Vincent RitterLast week we went on a little holiday to the seaside. Mostly just driving and then being lazy by the...

Last week we went on a little holiday to the seaside. Mostly just driving and then being lazy by the beach, and the balcony of our hotel that faced the sun. We also visited Hel, the Peninsula in Poland. Fantastic. I think sometimes it's super easy to forget what you have right on your doorstep. I really love Poland. I'm from England, and I never want to go back if I'm honest. On the way we stayed in Olsztyn. Around a 6 hour drive from us, but didn't want to push the 8 hours.
What a beautiful

Vincent RitterHoliday. Doing good. — Vincent RitterLast week we went on a little holiday to the seaside. Mostly just driving and then being lazy by the...

I've been working on a personal thing this past week, leading to many times where I went to bed at 5AM.. sitting at the computer. Sigh.
My wife quoted: 'Computer says no.'
Just now she said I spend too much time on my computer and reminded of the fact that I told her this exact thing, and that I should go to bed at a normal hour.
It's actually all quite depressing. I love computers. I also hate them.
This weekend, swimming pool and sun tanning as we catch the last heatwave we can see for

Vincent RitterComputer says no — Vincent RitterI've been working on a personal thing this past week, leading to many times where I went to bed at...

I've been working on a personal thing this past week, leading to many times where I went to bed at 5AM.. sitting at the computer. Sigh.
My wife quoted: 'Computer says no.'
Just now she said I spend too much time on my computer and reminded of the fact that I told her this exact thing, and that I should go to bed at a normal hour.
It's actually all quite depressing. I love computers. I also hate them.
This weekend, swimming pool and sun tanning as we catch the last heatwave we can see for

Vincent RitterComputer says no — Vincent RitterI've been working on a personal thing this past week, leading to many times where I went to bed at...

Vincent RitterLogging off — Vincent RitterToday I logged off. It just happened. Body screaming. Logged out. For good? Reasons. Plenty. Mind, body. Spirit. Important. Projects...

Today I logged off.
It just happened. Body screaming.
Logged out. For good?
Reasons. Plenty.
Mind, body. Spirit. Important.
Projects aplenty, keeping busy. Growing. Happy.
Body building. Hard work. Loving it. More.
Family. Always.
Pivoting. Uncertainty, excitement. Physical.
Outside. Plenty.
❤️
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36 gün önce

Vincent RitterLogging off — Vincent RitterToday I logged off. It just happened. Body screaming. Logged out. For good? Reasons. Plenty. Mind, body. Spirit. Important. Projects...

Today I logged off.
It just happened. Body screaming.
Logged out. For good?
Reasons. Plenty.
Mind, body. Spirit. Important.
Projects aplenty, keeping busy. Growing. Happy.
Body building. Hard work. Loving it. More.
Family. Always.
Pivoting. Uncertainty, excitement. Physical.
Outside. Plenty.
❤️
https://vincentritter.com/blog/logging-off

36 gün önce

Vincent RitterLife — Vincent RitterWake up early. Avoid distractions. Work three to five hours a day and then enjoy the rest of the day....

Wake up early.
Avoid distractions.
Work three to five hours a day and then enjoy the rest of the day.
Be as perfectionist as you can, knowing that imperfection will still rule.
Have the confidence to be magical and stretch the boundaries of your medium.
Combine the tools of the medium itself with the message you want to convey.
Don’t get stuck in the same rut – move forward, experiment, but with the confidence built up over experience.
I've had this noted down since 2012. Not my own, but

48 gün önce

Vincent RitterLife — Vincent RitterWake up early. Avoid distractions. Work three to five hours a day and then enjoy the rest of the day....

Wake up early.
Avoid distractions.
Work three to five hours a day and then enjoy the rest of the day.
Be as perfectionist as you can, knowing that imperfection will still rule.
Have the confidence to be magical and stretch the boundaries of your medium.
Combine the tools of the medium itself with the message you want to convey.
Don’t get stuck in the same rut – move forward, experiment, but with the confidence built up over experience.
I've had this noted down since 2012. Not my own, but

48 gün önce

Vincent RitterNo desk? — Vincent RitterI've been wondering about my desk lately, and its purpose. There has also been a fundamental shift for myself on...

I've been wondering about my desk lately, and its purpose. There has also been a fundamental shift for myself on how I think about computers too — what even is a computer these days?
Do I have to always sit at my desk? Why does the desk dominate the room with a screen on it, always visible?
Should I get a smaller desk? Maybe I can sit on a cushion on the floor where my desk sits now. Perhaps a standing desk, because I don't like being stationary for too long. But no, that is also a desk.

73 gün önce

Vincent RitterNo desk? — Vincent RitterI've been wondering about my desk lately, and its purpose. There has also been a fundamental shift for myself on...

I've been wondering about my desk lately, and its purpose. There has also been a fundamental shift for myself on how I think about computers too — what even is a computer these days?
Do I have to always sit at my desk? Why does the desk dominate the room with a screen on it, always visible?
Should I get a smaller desk? Maybe I can sit on a cushion on the floor where my desk sits now. Perhaps a standing desk, because I don't like being stationary for too long. But no, that is also a desk.

73 gün önce

Vincent Ritter40 — Vincent RitterToday I turn 40. I'm the healthiest, fittest and happiest I have ever been in my life. I've been married...

Today I turn 40.
I'm the healthiest, fittest and happiest I have ever been in my life.
I've been married for 15 years, have an amazing, and hot, wife and a beautiful daughter. I couldn't ask for more!
I have a handful of very good friends and it's more I could ever ask for.
My life is just beginning!
✌️❤️
— Vincent
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88 gün önce

Vincent Ritter40 — Vincent RitterToday I turn 40. I'm the healthiest, fittest and happiest I have ever been in my life. I've been married...

Today I turn 40.
I'm the healthiest, fittest and happiest I have ever been in my life.
I've been married for 15 years, have an amazing, and hot, wife and a beautiful daughter. I couldn't ask for more!
I have a handful of very good friends and it's more I could ever ask for.
My life is just beginning!
✌️❤️
— Vincent
https://vincentritter.com/blog/40

88 gün önce

Vincent RitterThunder Clap Uptime Monitoring — Vincent RitterThe past few months I had to take a hard look into reworking website uptime monitoring for Tinylytics — which...

The past few months I had to take a hard look into reworking website uptime monitoring for Tinylytics — which has been working great with updown.io for some very long time now. I don't have anything against Updown, however I had some very niche edge cases that I wanted to tackle. So I've built my own that fits my own use case. I don't want to step on his toes — Adrien, the founder, has been nothing but fantastic over so many years I've

89 gün önce

Vincent RitterThunder Clap Uptime Monitoring — Vincent RitterThe past few months I had to take a hard look into reworking website uptime monitoring for Tinylytics — which...

The past few months I had to take a hard look into reworking website uptime monitoring for Tinylytics — which has been working great with updown.io for some very long time now. I don't have anything against Updown, however I had some very niche edge cases that I wanted to tackle. So I've built my own that fits my own use case. I don't want to step on his toes — Adrien, the founder, has been nothing but fantastic over so many years I've

89 gün önce

Vincent RitterTaking care of things — Vincent RitterIn the last few weeks I've been taking care of a lot of things. All personal in nature. Mostly good,...

In the last few weeks I've been taking care of a lot of things. All personal in nature. Mostly good, but it took time away from what I usually do.
This has been necessary to keep going with what I do, and where I want to go, for the foreseeable future. Next week is my birthday... and a significant milestone for me as I worked through things the last few months.
There are a great many things happening behind the scenes of everyday life that I don't ever share. An internal retreat, quiet,

92 gün önce

Vincent RitterTaking care of things — Vincent RitterIn the last few weeks I've been taking care of a lot of things. All personal in nature. Mostly good,...

In the last few weeks I've been taking care of a lot of things. All personal in nature. Mostly good, but it took time away from what I usually do.
This has been necessary to keep going with what I do, and where I want to go, for the foreseeable future. Next week is my birthday... and a significant milestone for me as I worked through things the last few months.
There are a great many things happening behind the scenes of everyday life that I don't ever share. An internal retreat, quiet,

92 gün önce

Vincent RitterSimplifying — Vincent RitterThere seems to have been quite an influx of "ship or die" mentality across the tech industry, even just around...

There seems to have been quite an influx of "ship or die" mentality across the tech industry, even just around my own circles — or the circle that do similar things to me. Feature after feature, after... feature — and not to mention ruthless feature copying because "why not" — another thing to put on your homepage — so easy.
I've been having some back and forth conversations with a few people on this topic throughout the last months, and also a lot of internal dialog on the matter. A recent

139 gün önce

Vincent RitterSimplifying — Vincent RitterThere seems to have been quite an influx of "ship or die" mentality across the tech industry, even just around...

There seems to have been quite an influx of "ship or die" mentality across the tech industry, even just around my own circles — or the circle that do similar things to me. Feature after feature, after... feature — and not to mention ruthless feature copying because "why not" — another thing to put on your homepage — so easy.
I've been having some back and forth conversations with a few people on this topic throughout the last months, and also a lot of internal dialog on the matter. A recent

139 gün önce

The other week, I published a post I shouldn't have "Keep Moving Forward" — about how I felt inside with blogging and in general. Some of you read this. Whilst I wanted to make an excuse that I didn't mean to write that, I kind of did — I left it up for less than 12 hours and then reverted my whole blog to nothingness. Silence is golden.
So, I'm going to see what happens this year — thoughts to digital bits, a stream of consciousness.
Anyway, I'd like to give this another try, mainly to let

142 gün önce