https://jochum.dev/en/tags/meta/ Recent content in Meta on jochum.dev https://jochum.dev/images/20260503-me.jpg https://jochum.dev/images/20260503-me.jpg Hugo en Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jochum.dev/en/personal-development/20260309-the-common-thread-how-one-word-connects-eleven-texts/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jochum.dev/en/personal-development/20260309-the-common-thread-how-one-word-connects-eleven-texts/ <p>Eleven texts on this site. Different topics, different lengths, different registers. Rebellion in France and Austria. Punk in Vorarlberg. Communication. Pigeonholing. Family history. Meaning and motivators. A Williamson quote.</p> <p>Only on looking back did I notice that all of them circle around the same word.</p> <p>Kowtowing.</p> <hr> <h2 id="where-the-word-comes-from">Where the Word Comes From</h2> <p>January 2026, LKH Rankweil. I talk with people — patients, nurses, doctors, an AfD voter, people at various stages. I ask them: tell me honestly when I am being annoying. No performative nodding. No polite yes that means no.</p>