Trying to live a better life. Building projects based on books and psychology
Joined December 2016
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Fun new game:
See how many jumps it takes for Hulu to recommend Weekend at Bernie’s as something “you may also like”
Sound of Music : 2
Inception : 2
Slumdog Millionaire : 0
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Movie:
Matilda the musical
Shows (all anime, which isn’t surprising I guess. easier to be delightful):
SPYxFAMILY
Ranking of kings
DIY
I’ve learned a lot of random skills over the years (anybody need some tiny resin eyeballs?)
But the two most useful have been:
• 3D CAD with something like Fusion 360
• Learning to code
With those two things it’s possible to bring almost any idea to life
This book was probably what started me down a different path
It was the first time I actually looked at how I was spending my time and what was giving vs taking energy, and then using that to plan a way forward
Started reading this book this morning. Seems like the perfect book for a maker also trying to live a better life. Very excited to get into this. amzn.to/3JbJg2c
I’m the worst kind of self-help reader
I found an old journal recently and I was saying the same shit ten years ago
That’s why I’m building these projects. I want to actually change my life. I don’t want to just read good ideas and forget about them anymore
Stepper motors are tricky
My goal for the weekend was to figure out the basics of controlling the motors for the flaps on this clock
Took a while to figure it out, but now I’ve got it spinning and stopping where I want
I've wasted a lot of my life
An average life is about 4000 weeks long
Do you know how many do you have left?
If you knew, would you be living the same life? What would you do differently?
Inspired by the book by @oliverburkeman this month's project is the 4000 Week Clock (it definitely needs a better name)
A visual reminder that I only have a certain amount of time left and the life I'm living is up to me and how I use that time
Being able to make things is pretty great
I've been carrying around this tiny ratchet but wanted to be able to keep a handful of bits with it
A little bit of modeling and some printing later, I’ve got the perfect case and it's been super helpful to have on me all the time
The challenge for 2024:
Twelve projects in twelve months
Each one bringing an idea from a book or psychology to reality in order to live a better life
The goal is to bring these ideas out from the books and turn them into something that can have a real impact
I've read a lot over the last few years and there's some genuinely life-changing ideas out there
But it's so hard to incorporate them into your life
Sometimes there's a workbook, sometimes there's a course, but taking a good idea and making it a part of your life is hard
Here’s a question:
I’m planning to start sharing/writing things online again, but don’t think I’m going to be doing the monster thing. Do I stick with the name anyway? Or do I go back to just being (and using) @jakewaldron?
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