Nikolaj Astrup - Thoughts, adventures and a bit about freedom

Freedom July 29, 2021

Taking a slow year

The work-first lifestyle has had some serious downsides for me and I want to explore a lifestyle without full-time work. Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship, Unschooling June 16, 2021

Starting a new company while being a full-time parent

I’m working on a new company while we have our 3-year-old son home full-time, we are expecting a baby in a few weeks, and my wife runs her own business + side project. 4 years ago I decided to do freelancing and save up some money dedicated to starting a new company. My goal was to save up 1 mill … Continue reading →

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Unschooling October 7, 2020

Questions and comments we have received about keeping our son out of daycare

What about socializing? What does a normal day look like? Why do you plan to homeschool? We are gathering answers to questions we often get. Continue reading →

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Adventures April 20, 2020

Some things I really like about not traveling

These months marks that it’s now been two years since we stopped traveling full-time and started living in Denmark. We have done trips, but max 2-3 weeks and max a few times per year. The lockdowns following the Corona epidemic somehow got me reflecting more than usual on traveling, since for the first time in my adult life I cannot go … Continue reading →

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Freedom, Unschooling January 13, 2020

The cost of stepping outside the norm

Stepping outside the norm to do what is right for you can be terrifying for multiple reasons. You are stepping into untouched land (at least for you) and don’t know how things will turn out. That’s terrifying enough, but the last +10 years I have experienced that there are different “costs” to stepping outside the norm. I have found different ways … Continue reading →

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Freedom November 3, 2019

From digital nomad to becoming a parent

In the fall of 2017, while living 6 months in the French alps (where a new day meant a new hike), we found out that my better half was pregnant. In the midst of all the normal feelings that soon-to-be first time parents experience of insane love, excitement, being nervous, doubting if you are ready, we also knew that a … Continue reading →

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Money February 14, 2019

A few principles about money that I really, really like

Thoughts and simple principles about money that I have come to like and use. Continue reading →

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Freedom September 12, 2018

Switching to a 3-day weekend

My thoughts behind transitioning to a 3-day weekend to optimize work input/output ratio Continue reading →

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Taking a slow year

Starting a new company while being a full-time parent

Questions and comments we have received about keeping our son out of daycare

Some things I really like about not traveling

The cost of stepping outside the norm

From digital nomad to becoming a parent

A few principles about money that I really, really like

Switching to a 3-day weekend

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Taking a slow year

Starting a new company while being a full-time parent

Questions and comments we have received about keeping our son out of daycare