Guitar case and suitcase beneath the departure board in a railway station

Of the state of trains in Europe in 2026

Take your time Arguably this could have been reduced to 2 days. But that’s my first advice: don’t take the train to cover such great distances for the sake of just taking the train, use it to stop along the way and discover off-the-path places you haven’t been to yet. I stopped in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 to visit some friends, and the next day in Gothenburg 🇸🇪 which I never visited before. ...

October 6, 2026 · 5 min · Theo Penavaire
AI's take on 'Automating life'

15 tips for putting your life on autopilot

In recent years I’ve spent more and more time trying to continuously optimize my daily routine. Fixing the pain points, and improving my productivity. At the end of the day, it’s all about freeing up more time and being able to focus more on what matters and what I like. As I was thinking about it, wrapping up 2022, I realized how aligned this life mindset is with my Automation engineering job’s principles. At the end of the day, my work is all about freeing up internal customers’ time so they can focus on where they provide the highest value (and of course by doing so, saving the company more money). ...

December 22, 2022 · 18 min · Theo Penavaire