What's on my mind

Last updated 4 weeks, 1 day ago from my desk at home in Zurich, Switzerland. During an accountability call with my friend Sergio.

Feeling Grateful

You found life's purpose when you stop thinking about life's purpose. That's a note my current state reminds me of.
I don't mean with this that everything is great, that I do not feel difficult feelings regularly. But I do not question the meaning of my life in every minute. The difficult feelings feel like a part of a puzzle, that somehow belongs together.

I am grateful of many things right now. I am grateful for my friends and loved ones. And I am grateful for flow and hyperfocus. With a grain of weekly orientation reflections, swimming and sunny walks with my dog. I feel like this is all I need at the moment. I never thought I would be able to say this. I will give my best to maintain this feeling.

All the difficult things have settled to a regular stream that somehow feels manageable at the moment.

I'm not used to have so much cool things going on, so I'm trying to keep up with balancing my areas of life. People, creativity, rest, time in nature, movement, eating. So many things a human needs.

Life Lens System

The one thing I am working on almost every day is my own LLS. I'm super hyperfocused on it.

I feel like I have to decide between consuming LLS and creating LLS. I tend to be in the flow of creating my own and neglect a bit to read through the latest posts. I'm thinking of maybe dedicating one hour per week or so to keep up with the latest news from others.

Me, Aria and others are also working on LLS things together. I'm super excited about sharing the process.

School

I plan to soon add an "about" page with a little bit of context about my school. If you don't know me, you may get confused.

I paused taking regular lessons. I recognised they currently do not quite fit my needs. I lack engagement despite that it's a topic I am genuinely interested in. Just the method feels dreadful and engineered to be difficult to get at from another angle.
I found some alternative learning platforms. Some already exist. One other is in the test phase right now and I help testing it.
I'm rebuilding my LLS's Academia section to support my studies. The regular schoolbooks provide limited guidance and do not engage my brain. I am trying an approach based on questions instead of output. Oriented around the learning objectives from the specification document. This way I can choose my own sources.

I try not to forget that my school has an unusual primary purpose: tricking my brain into thinking there is a path and a future. It's for my mental health.
I came to the conclusion that I can easily pause learning in the regular way, if I am working on different solutions and have other things going on that excite me. As long as I am doing well, everything is okay.

Gamified our Activities

I built a little app for me and friend(s) to track our activities (walking, swimming, running, etc.). It is super simple but incredibly effective to keep us motivated. It's the little nudge we needed.

I enjoy how I'm no longer reliant on some tech company selling a service that matches my needs barely enough that I pay for it (data or money). I can just build an app without all the fuss – that provides exactly what I need.

Driver's License

I almost excluded this section. Then I was reminded why I have it: in order to keep me accountable. I booked a new first aid course. I decided for changing the teacher in order to be able to make it sooner, but still being able to bring someone as support.