May 10, 2023
Doing > thinking # I mastered the art of founding companies in my head. I have ideas, come up with features, see the potential for expansions, and envision a future in which the company has thousands of employees, all before working a single minute. This process can go on for days, and some unrealised ideas spook around my head for years.
While I have an above-average backlog of ideas in my optimised Obsidian setup that is part of my perfect productivity environment, I fail to show any output.
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May 3, 2023
Dreaming big or achievable # From: 🌊 Project Oyster
My friend says big goals kill his productivity because reaching them is too unrealistic, though I find them motivating. An insane plan (like crossing the Atlantic Ocean on my yacht) gives purpose to my efforts, and I like imagining the day I reach it. In the end, it’s a personal preference that varies from person to person.
That’s what I thought.
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May 3, 2023
Dreams vs goals # From: 🌊 Project Oyster
When I moved to the USA, I decided to make my dreams become a reality, but I have failed to take any significant steps so far. This problem has haunted me for years: I have ideas, but they never become more than a dream.
I analysed why this is the case, and while doing so, I remembered a simple phrase: is it a dream or a goal?
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May 3, 2023
Focus # The art of not pursuing projects - how doing less results in more.
My goals are far away, and I worry whether I’ll ever reach them. This blog should document the path towards my dreams, yet I fail to take any steps. I have ideas, start projects, and then they all fade into nothing.
The reason: my lack of focus.
My biggest weakness is getting excited about new ideas before giving the ones I started the chance to grow.
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May 3, 2023
I write too many words # In school, I learned that writing is about the number of pages. In university, I got introduced to the word count; my papers had to be between 3,000 and 3,500 words, my Bachelor’s dissertation at least 9,000 words, and to finish my Master’s degree, I had to write 20,000 words. In Ulysses, the text editor I use today, the word count is just one click away, and I can set daily goals.
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Apr 11, 2023
Hello, world! # Thoughts and updates on various topics.