Richard Golian

1995-born. Charles University alum. Head of Performance at Mixit. 10+ years in marketing and data.

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Richard Golian
Born in Slovakia, living in Prague

Over a decade in marketing and data. Now automating processes with AI.

Charles University alum. A philosophy degree focused on applied phenomenology, with a thesis on understanding.

I share what I am working on, personal stories, findings, and what I learn from the people I meet. My main topics are artificial intelligence, the dead internet and how to live a good life in today's world.

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Since 13 June 2026, 125 540 views: 5 069 are very likely people; for 37 373 I cannot tell whether they are people or machines, because visitors' privacy takes precedence; and 83 098 are probably machines.

What do you really need to be happy?
11 Oct 2026· 615 reads
Bot or Human? What My Analytics Revealed About Bot Traffic

I once wrote about building my own privacy-friendly analytics tool. It had bot detection from the first version, yet it was not enough. Direct visits took a strangely high share of my traffic. When someone claims that 20% of their visits are bots and 80% are humans, I used to think the same. Today I would say the opposite ratio is closer to the truth. This is how I got there.

6 Jul 2026· 2 904 reads
How to Blog in the Age of AI
27 Jun 2026· 1 440 reads
Dependent on AI: Are We Still Masters, or Slaves?

I have Heidegger and my notebook beside me. I am asking where all of this is heading, where artificial intelligence is taking us.

21 Jun 2026· 1 838 reads
Which Work Will AI Not Replace? Not Yet…
10 Jun 2026· 1 271 reads
How I work in 2026: working with AI agents or fully offline

Four days in Catalonia. No computer, no AI, almost no social media. I bought this notebook so that I could write down what I would think about, and what I would come across and learn on the trip.

10 May 2026· 2 082 reads
Local AI and Ollama: What I Learned Running an LLM Locally

This is what I learned about local vs cloud AI, and why I switched to Claude Code.

3 Apr 2026· 5 574 reads
Low Tatras and Great Fatra: Hiking Chopok, Jasná and the Ridge

It is home to all the large Carpathian predators.

16 Mar 2026· 3 976 reads
My Top 3 in Slovakia: Mining Towns, the Tatras, and Bratislava

A few places close to my heart.

24 Jan 2026· 2 169 reads
A Lot Has Changed: Where I Invest My Time, Energy, and Money Today

These two steps are, right now, shaping my life and the direction I am heading in.

15 Aug 2025· 2 398 reads
Ultra-Processed Food Made Me Sick. Here is What Happened When I Quit

My body was not broken. Quite the opposite: it was smarter than me.

26 Jul 2025· 2 659 reads
Vibe Coding in Practice: How I Built a Real Web Analytics Tool With AI After a Decade Away From Coding

This project changed the way I think about generative AI.

13 Apr 2025· 4 526 reads
Why I Became the Recordman for Admitting Mistakes

There was silence in the meeting room. We were discussing a mistake, but no one wanted to own it.

23 Mar 2025· 2 258 reads
How to Focus: I Changed My Daily Rhythm and Early Morning Silence Became My Deep Work

This change has made a huge difference for me.

21 Mar 2025· 2 390 reads
What is the Meaning of Life? My Own Answer
23 Feb 2025· 2 657 reads
A Home Turned Gallery: My Sister's World of Painting

Visiting my sister Kristína after some time, I was struck by how many more paintings she had than I remembered.

19 Jan 2025· 3 012 reads
Why I Joined Volt Europa, and What This Pan-European Party Actually Stands For

Looking at today's world, I see no rational argument against making Europe more united and self-confident.

31 Aug 2024· 5 294 reads
My Hometown: Banská Bystrica

From an early age, I recognised that I was part of a larger, interconnected world.

17 Aug 2024· 4 403 reads
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