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    Fabio AndreattaWriting on business, Bitcoin, health, and life at sea.

    Clear notes from building businesses, investing for the long term, staying healthy, and learning things the hard way.

    Who Is Fabio Andreatta, and What Is This Blog?, by Fabio Andreatta
    PinnedEntrepreneurship10 min read

    Who Is Fabio Andreatta, and What Is This Blog?

    Fabio Andreatta is a Swiss entrepreneur in Friesland. He builds websites, invests in Bitcoin, sails tall ships, and writes about all of it.

    February 10, 2025
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    Sailing Routes on the Frisian Lakes: A Skipper's Day, Weekend, and Week, by Fabio Andreatta
    LatestSailingAug 2011 min read

    Sailing Routes on the Frisian Lakes: A Skipper's Day, Weekend, and Week

    Three real sailing routes on the Frisian lakes: a first day out, a long weekend, and a full week, from a former commercial skipper who lives here.

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    I Eat the Same Lunch Every Day. I Could Eat McDonald's Every Night and Still Lose Weight., by Fabio Andreatta
    Health & WellbeingAug 1922 min read

    I Eat the Same Lunch Every Day. I Could Eat McDonald's Every Night and Still Lose Weight.

    One dialed-in lunch, eaten every day, wins the diet by 2pm. The exact plate, the science behind each component, and the math that makes it unbreakable.

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    How Much Money Is Enough? The Number I Wish I'd Calculated Sooner, by Fabio Andreatta
    InvestingAug 1712 min read

    How Much Money Is Enough? The Number I Wish I'd Calculated Sooner

    Most people chase a finish line that keeps moving. Here's how I actually calculated my 'enough' number, and why the figure matters less than what it's for.

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    The Truth About Seed Oils: I Cut Them, and the Science Surprised Me, by Fabio Andreatta
    Health & WellbeingAug 1011 min read

    The Truth About Seed Oils: I Cut Them, and the Science Surprised Me

    Everyone online says seed oils are poison. I cut most of them anyway. Here is the honest case, what the science really shows, and the swaps that matter.

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    I Use AI Every Day. I'd Never Let It Make My Big Decisions., by Fabio Andreatta
    Tech & AIAug 311 min read

    I Use AI Every Day. I'd Never Let It Make My Big Decisions.

    I use AI all day to run my businesses. Here's why I'd never let it make my big life decisions, and what the sycophancy problem quietly does to you.

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    How to Price Your Freelance Work (And Why You're Charging Too Little), by Fabio Andreatta
    EntrepreneurshipJul 2712 min read

    How to Price Your Freelance Work (And Why You're Charging Too Little)

    How to price your freelance work without underselling yourself. The three numbers every freelancer needs, and how to raise your rates without the panic.

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    Paying With Bitcoin in Real Life: What Actually Works in 2026, by Fabio Andreatta
    Bitcoin & CryptoJul 2011 min read

    Paying With Bitcoin in Real Life: What Actually Works in 2026

    Most Bitcoin talk is about price. This is the Bitcoin lifestyle in practice: what works when you spend it, what breaks, and what I learned in Friesland.

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    Sailing in Friesland: A Former Skipper's Honest Guide, by Fabio Andreatta
    SailingJul 1310 min read

    Sailing in Friesland: A Former Skipper's Honest Guide

    Friesland might be Europe's most underrated sailing region. A former commercial skipper's guide to the lakes, the Wadden Sea, and the spectacle of skûtsjesilen.

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    Why Your Website Isn't Winning Clients (and How to Fix It), by Fabio Andreatta
    Web DesignJun 2910 min read

    Why Your Website Isn't Winning Clients (and How to Fix It)

    Most freelancer and small-business websites quietly lose clients every day. Here are the real reasons yours might be one of them, and how to fix it.

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    How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life: A Practical Framework, by Fabio Andreatta
    EntrepreneurshipJun 1512 min read

    How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life: A Practical Framework

    Forget vision boards. Here's the practical framework I use to help people find direction, built on skills, market demand, and what actually matters to you.

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    I Came to the Netherlands to Learn to Sail. I Stayed for Love., by Fabio Andreatta
    Life in FrieslandJun 89 min read

    I Came to the Netherlands to Learn to Sail. I Stayed for Love.

    A Swiss guy from a tiny Aargau village ends up Frisian by choice. Moving to the Netherlands in 2016 to sail, meeting Nikki, and building life on my own terms.

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    The Art of Doing Nothing: Why the Best Investors Are the Most Bored, by Fabio Andreatta
    InvestingJun 111 min read

    The Art of Doing Nothing: Why the Best Investors Are the Most Bored

    Markets are volatile and everyone has an opinion. Meanwhile, the investors who actually build wealth are the ones doing almost nothing. Here's why.

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    Carnivore as a Reset, Not a Religion, by Fabio Andreatta
    Health & WellbeingMay 1314 min read

    Carnivore as a Reset, Not a Religion

    Fabio Andreatta is restarting carnivore as a two-month reset, not a religion. What works, what went wrong last time, and why the exit strategy matters most.

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    My Health Routine as an Entrepreneur: What Actually Works (And What Was Total BS), by Fabio Andreatta
    Health & WellbeingApr 2111 min read

    My Health Routine as an Entrepreneur: What Actually Works (And What Was Total BS)

    Cold plunges, supplements, fasting, 5 AM wake-ups. What survived the hype and what Fabio Andreatta actually does daily to stay sharp running his businesses.

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    How AI Lets Me Run a Studio and Multiple Side Projects Alone, by Fabio Andreatta
    Tech & AIApr 1310 min read

    How AI Lets Me Run a Studio and Multiple Side Projects Alone

    The AI tools and workflows that let Fabio Andreatta run a web design studio plus side projects without a team. What works, and where the real leverage is.

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    Why Every Freelancer Needs a Website in 2026, by Fabio Andreatta
    Web DesignMar 159 min read

    Why Every Freelancer Needs a Website in 2026

    Why social media alone isn't enough, why a professional website is your most valuable business asset, and how to get one without breaking the bank.

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    The Digital Kickstart: Everything a New Business Needs Online, by Fabio Andreatta
    Web DesignJan 2011 min read

    The Digital Kickstart: Everything a New Business Needs Online

    Fabio Andreatta covers the essentials. Website, logo, SEO, social media, exactly what you need to launch your business online, and in what order.

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    Bitcoin for Beginners: What You Need to Know in 2026, by Fabio Andreatta
    Bitcoin & CryptoNov 1213 min read

    Bitcoin for Beginners: What You Need to Know in 2026

    Fabio Andreatta's no-hype, practical introduction to Bitcoin: what it is, why it matters, and how to start with as little as €50.

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    What Sailing Tall Ships Taught Me About Business, by Fabio Andreatta
    SailingAug 2511 min read

    What Sailing Tall Ships Taught Me About Business

    How four years on 40-meter traditional sailing vessels taught Fabio Andreatta more about leadership, risk, and decision-making than business school.

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    My Investment Portfolio Explained: Why I Hold 20% Bitcoin, by Fabio Andreatta
    InvestingMay 1812 min read

    My Investment Portfolio Explained: Why I Hold 20% Bitcoin

    Fabio Andreatta breaks down his portfolio allocation, the reasoning behind each position, and why emotional control beats picking the right assets.

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