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A real-time snapshot of what I'm currently focused on, inspired by Derek Sivers' /now page movement.

status: In Progress

Status Indicator

The status indicator reflects the current state of the work: - Abandoned: Work that has been discontinued - Notes: Initial collections of thoughts and references - Draft: Early structured version with a central thesis - In Progress: Well-developed work actively being refined - Finished: Completed work with no planned major changes This helps readers understand the maturity and completeness of the content.

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certainty: certain

Confidence Rating

The confidence tag expresses how well-supported the content is, or how likely its overall ideas are right. This uses a scale from "impossible" to "certain", based on the Kesselman List of Estimative Words: 1. "certain" 2. "highly likely" 3. "likely" 4. "possible" 5. "unlikely" 6. "highly unlikely" 7. "remote" 8. "impossible" Even ideas that seem unlikely may be worth exploring if their potential impact is significant enough.

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importance: 8/10

Importance Rating

The importance rating distinguishes between trivial topics and those which might change your life. Using a scale from 0-10, content is ranked based on its potential impact on: - the reader - the intended audience - the world at large For example, topics about fundamental research or transformative technologies would rank 9-10, while personal reflections or minor experiments might rank 0-1.

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April 2025
posted on 04.01.2025

April 2025

Recap

  • March was scaffolding. The Next.js project exists, basic routes are in, layout is taking shape.

Focus

  • Finishing basic frameworks for a meaningful life
  • Implementing those frameworks
  • Increasing quality of input, decreasing quantity

Projects

  • Polishing unreleased pages of the site, hoping to finish by June 1st.

Experiments

  • Digital minimalism -- limiting social media to 30 minutes per day
  • Cold exposure therapy -- daily cold showers and weekly ice baths

Watching

  • Girl, Interrupted (1999) -- rewatch
  • Sinners (2025)
  • Until Dawn (2025)

Reading

  • "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, analytical reading
  • "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup

Avoiding

  • Excessive news consumption and information overload
  • Commitments that do not align with core values
  • Reactive work that does not contribute to long-term goals
  • Environments and relationships that drain rather than energize
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