Member: Anders Schmachtenberg

Organisation: Flightmode

Website: https://getflightmode.com

Other links: https://medium.com/getflightmode

Contact: anders@getflightmode.com

Categories: Quality journalism in a calm environment

In the Castle since: Fall 2015

Description

A tool to give you healthier more enjoyable media habits. Every day we give you 3 relatively short, great articles that trigger slower reflection. No quick news updates, no endless scrolling, no noisy crap articles.

About

Why and When should I contact you?
If you also believe in the power and beauty of quality journalism and wanna help Flightmode. Or if you wanna be social at the Castle. Or if you love basketball.

Why do you do what you do?
I want to enable people to improve their media consumption. I think everyone needs some slower reflection in their everyday life.

Who is your target group?
Curious, intelligent people who care about the world.

What/who is your inspiration?
Obsession, my brother, the Castle, courageous / authentic people, great writers.

How do you celebrate?
Clenched fist, looking down. Or by quickly focusing on the next task.

Dream project:
Being a travel journalist. Or running a cafe/pub somewhere chilled.

What made you happy rencently?
The Castle 2-year anniversary

What’s your fuel?
Adrenaline

What are your areas of expertise?
People, journalism, finance, basketball

Favorite animal:
Leopards

Best feeling:
Crying with laughter

Worst feeling:
Airball from a free throw (basketball)

How much coffee do you consume?
Too much

What’s under your bed?
Another bed

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I’m going the opposite way. I’ve been a proper grown-up, now I wanna be a child again.

What makes you creative?
A quiet room with cozy decoration. Or a shower.