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| Additionally I have been traveling extensively over the past year, and sinking time into projects requires staying in one place. For me anyway. I need a stable environment to create the right conditions for doing deep work. Occasionally I can find a few hours to sink into flow while away, but that is limited to computerized pursuits, such opportunities are rare, and actually leveraging them into a flow state is even rarer. The upside to traveling is that because I know I can't do anything creative, that creates the perfect conditions to do reading. Normally I prioritize creating over consuming, and so I end up never reading books since my limited free time is spent on creative pursuits. | Additionally I have been traveling extensively over the past year, and sinking time into projects requires staying in one place. For me anyway. I need a stable environment to create the right conditions for doing deep work. Occasionally I can find a few hours to sink into flow while away, but that is limited to computerized pursuits, such opportunities are rare, and actually leveraging them into a flow state is even rarer. The upside to traveling is that because I know I can't do anything creative, that creates the perfect conditions to do reading. Normally I prioritize creating over consuming, and so I end up never reading books since my limited free time is spent on creative pursuits. | ||
| - | Now I am a much more balanced and well rounded person, but my creative pursuits have suffered. You can't read a book and write one at the same time. | + | Now I am a much more balanced and well rounded person |
| The obvious solution is to get so rich I don't have to work anymore, and then I can spend the bulk of each day working on things I want to pursue. But this is easier said than done. | The obvious solution is to get so rich I don't have to work anymore, and then I can spend the bulk of each day working on things I want to pursue. But this is easier said than done. | ||
| I considered listing out the projects here in some kind of perverse flex, but that is best reserved for my personal notes. | I considered listing out the projects here in some kind of perverse flex, but that is best reserved for my personal notes. | ||
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