Hello Steemit! We are MUKTIVAT
... and we'd love to introduce ourselves to show you who we are and what we do (with our lifes). It's been more than 14 days since we joined Steemit and we didn't want you to wait any longer!
©2017 - @muktivat - Steemit Exclusive - This is us. Heja!
M U K T I V A T
Mukti...what?
Muktivat is an old Sanskrit word and it means “having freedom” or “being freed from”. For us, this means to have the freedom to go where we want to be and to do what we love – not just for a short period like on a vacation but as a way of living. Most important, we have the freedom to share our time with lovely, interesting and incredibly skilled fellow humans that we meet along the way.
O F F R O A D O F F I C E
Digital nomads.
MUKTIVAT is a collective of digital nomads and practical engineers. We haven chosen to explore this world and seek inspiration, insight and interaction. For this quest, good companionship is a vital foundation. We work individually and we work together – and call this style of co-living and co-working “Offroad Office”. And this is us in person:
Benni
Wholeheartedly, he produces media content. Sometimes 10 days per week. Starting from videos, motion design and photos up to print design and design-concepts. It kind of makes him spend all his money on equipment, too. Neither the hour of the day nor the temperature matters because if the light is right, he's outside!
Mike
He is a versatile writer, perfectionist editor and author of fiction and poetry. Scientific research and academic texts are the reasons for him to get up rather later then sooner. Among other projects, he currently works as a Research Associate focusing on legal aspects of Blockchain technology, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence.
Alex
Bachelor of bringing people together, Master of organization as well as Doctor of lifestyle & health coaching. He is also Professor of flexibility. Well, those titles are all made up but he actually does have a Master Degree in English Linguistics and Sport Science and he is a certified Kung Fu Instructor. Not to forget his passion for music.
Pete
Pete can handcraft pretty much anything! Currently, he is super-modifing our second expedition vehicle. Always eager to exceed his limitations, he loves all kinds of extreme and fast sports. Last month, he cycled through Laos and Thailand covering an altitude difference of 30.000 meters. Yes, on a bicylce!
Çigdem
She could swim through the Bosporus if necessary and tell you all about Modern Art while doing it. She is just about to finish her Master Degree in Art History at the University of Istanbul. Furthermore, she is a certified Yoga Teacher and movie nerd.
W H A T W E D O
Blurry working fields, yet presentable results.
Usually, people don't really get what we do. At least when we try to explain it one sentence. Why? Maybe we are just not good at explaining it! Or maybe because the borders of our working fields are very blurry. Let's put it like this: whatever we do, we do it with passion and don't care too much about the limitations of a profession or a genre. But if we would have to put labels on some of those fields, they would include writing, videography, music, sports, health and craftmanship. Here are some examples:
Music
We recorded a mix that combines literature/poetry with electronic music. The intention was to support the spirit of an experimental approach in those genres offered by the Soundcloud channel Deep Stories.
©2017 - @Common Creative License.
Craftsmanship
It might sound funky, but we are building an expedition car for our purpose... in our home garage! Once finished, it will help us to reach out to more people we care about and work on practical projects together. So this car will be not only a 4WD but also a mobile toolbox!
©2018 - @muktivat.
Video
For the opening event of the Norway based Yoga Studio and Community Place "Spiregården", we produced a little aftermovie. The music was "handmade" exclusively for this video and gifted to us by our friend Gianni Morandi.
©2017 - @muktivat.
Writing
As Blockchain-technology has turned into a mega hype, we put an eye on critical aspects as well. In the article "Why Smart Contracts will fail to meet high expectations - Lessons from the DAO-Hack" in German language, Mike has analysed the "Code is Law"-doctrine put forward by many crypto-enthusiasts fromthe perspective of legal history and theory. The widespread Tech-Blog golem.de was a good platform to share his thoughts with a techy community.
©2017 - @muktivat.
W H Y W E J O I N E D S T E E M I T
Only change is constant.
Our mission at MUKTIVAT is to explore travel paths in a world that seems to move closer together through globalisation and technology. However, at the same time it appears to drift further apart, catalysed by fear, closed-mindedness and merciless competition. We seek to build bridges on a small scale and bring together like-minded souls in times of massive technological, environmental and societal transformation. Steemit is a "digital manifestation" of change and it holds the potential to give us the opportunity to become an active part (with a sense of direction) in this process.
While traveling, we try to trade skills for products or services to make a living with as little money involved as possible. Steemit is an interesting way to expand this idea: We let our viewers and readers decide how much they value our work and what they want to give us in exchange. We like this idea better than monetizing our content on conventional platforms. As a matter of facts, we really enjoy giving to others - especially in order to inspire and motivate. The beauty of steemit is that giving is rewarded voluntarily!
B O T T O M L I N E
"It's better to travel well than to arrive" – The Buddha.
Do not be mistaken by the expression “having freedom” – it’s not a finite state, it’s an ongoing and challenging endeavour. Needless to say, we’re no saints, and we do go through constant mental and physical struggles ourselves as both a group and as individuals. Self-doubt, confusion and impatience always travel along somewhere down in the backpack of our souls. Still, we believe that staying on the move and choosing a rather unconventional lifestyle can create space for an attitude that embraces change rather then shying away from it. A path that enables self-empowerment rather than lethargy and which might contribute to a different way of human understanding and collaboration.
Off the record: We have really no idea were this journey is taking us or if it leads to anything at all - but one thing is for sure: half the fun is getting there and if we fail, you will read about it here :)
Welcome to the STEEM-universe guys ;) One can definitely see, that you have a designer onboard when looking at this post, congrats! Personally I hope there will be more posts about your expedition car, it looks interesting ;)
Definitely resteeming your for some more exposure!
Greets, @theaustrianguy
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you! As a matter of fact, we are working on it at this very moment. Hopefully, we will be done in a few weeks! We will update on that FOR SURE :)
Thanks for the resteem - much appreciated!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Muktivat, welcome! Enjoyed your intro, it appears that you have a very interesting journey ahead of you. I look forward to following that path to hear of your adventures. I wish you all the best, stay safe and good luck!
Followed, Upvoted and resteemed................. billytwohearts
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hey guys,
thanks for sharing this. My friends and I are starting into a similar journey - less focussed on travelling, but also with a high focus on freedom, family and control over our time and assets - where we're exploring ways and technologies to get control of our lives. While the real world is constantly evolving in terms of technology and unfortunately oppression, traditional systems seem to not fit anymore. I also often struggle to explain people what I do all day and found steemit to be a good way to meet people that might eventually understand as they've already proven to be willing to learn new things and explore new ways of living and communication.
Thank you for sharing your story. I shared it with my fellow co-adventurers already and they, as I am, are very inspired to finally have found a place where unusual people show off their unusual ways of thinking and living. Very motivated to get it going here now!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
you've put it down nicely! that's the spirit. Will check out your stuff and follow :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Welcome muktivat, hope you will have a great time here on steemit!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
thanks - we hope so too! :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Welcome to Steemit muktivat. Let me know if you got any questions about Steem or anything related to it! The official FAQ can be found here and has A LOT of information https://steemit.com/faq.html - Also remember, Steemit is just ONE of the sites built that uses Steem the blockchain. We also have DTube - our very own Youtube, DSound for Soundcloud and Steepshot if you prefer Instagram like experience. I'd also like to mention ChainBB - forums, Busy - Steemit with more modern look basically, DMania for memes and Dlive for streaming just like in Twitch! Welcome to the blockchain
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
wow - amazing! We will get back to you about that!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Welcome, MUKTIVAT! Great to have you all here :) What an awesome meaning of that word "Having Freedom"! I support you all and looking forward! Followed ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
thanks, wild-forest ! We seem to have some common interest :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Welcome to Steemit @muktivat!
I wish you much success and hope you find Steemit to be as rewarding and informative as I have.
Here are some links you might find useful.
Your stats on SteemNow
Your stats on SteemWorld
Your stats on SteemD
How to use Minnow Booster
How does Steemit actually work?
Introbot is hosted and managed with donations from @byColeman to help make your journey on Steemit be truly rewarding. Your feedback is always welcome so that we may improve this welcome message.
Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings from @introbot & @bycoleman
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Welcome
Your #introduceyourself blog is very nice.
Thats what its All about on this platform and this blockchain. Blogging is it, blog on and you Will be succesfull! 🤛 and You Will earn money. 💴💸💰be carefull with all your passwords !! Never give that up!
For very good safety tips visit https://steemit.com/steem/@verhp11/safety-first-first-aid-kit-for-steemians-who-are-just-beginning-this-great-journey from Our fellow steemy @verhp11
I blog every day and love it!❤️
Helpfull is the Steemify App , its Free in the Appstore go cheque it out. And good luck steeming and I Will See you around🍀
Greetings from Brittandjosie - Holland
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
thank you very much - those are some good reminders ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hallo @muktivat, herzlich willkommen auf Steemit.
Wenn Du Fragen zu Steemit hast, oder Dich mit anderen deutschen „Steemians“ austauschen magst, schau einfach mal auf unserem Discord-Server https://discord.gg/g6ktN45 vorbei.
Unter dem folgenden Link findest Du einige Anleitungen, die Dir den Einstieg in das Steem-Universum deutlich erleichtern werden: Deutschsprachige Tutorials für Steemit-Neulinge: Ein Überblick
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Rad concept! Wish you the best of luck ...following :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
thank you very much :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congratulations @muktivat! You have completed some achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :
Award for the number of upvotes received
Click on any badge to view your own Board of Honor on SteemitBoard.
For more information about SteemitBoard, click here
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOP
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit