Every Project Was Going to Be the One
Every side project was going to be the one that set me free. None of them were. But they left behind a pattern I couldn't see until now.
One engineer's honest attempt to build a life beyond employment — documented as it happens.
Every side project was going to be the one that set me free. None of them were. But they left behind a pattern I couldn't see until now.
I'm 51, I earn good money, and I'm trying to figure out how to not need it anymore. This is the first entry in a journal about that process.
No hay nada más verdadero y puro que lo que piensas. Lo que haces es un resultado filtrado, basado en nuestros miedos y deseo de lograr algo. Entonces, ¿todos mentimos? ¿Somos falsos siempre?
The tools we use every day aren't free. We pay with our data, our attention, and our trust. Here's what I use instead.
Most of us just want to live a life with opportunities to grow, learn, work, have a family, and enjoy as much as possible our short lives on this beautiful planet. All we want is tomorrow.
I asked an AI for side project ideas. Instead of answering, it asked why I assumed the project had to be software at all. That friction was useful.