Thoughts from the past 30 days

When you jump into a water body for the first time in your life, you will look ridiculous. But most people don't jump. They stand at the edge. But there's no way to learn to swim without getting in the water and flailing around for a while. The flailing is the point. You're not supposed to be graceful yet. You splash, you kick in the wrong direction, you swallow some water. Then, slowly, you stop fighting it. Your arms figure out what to do. You start moving somewhere instead of everywhere. Direction isn't something you pick from the side of the pool. It's something you find after you've been in the water long enough. So you jump in, you look silly, you figure it out. That's how it works. In the water of the internet, the currents are so strong, even experienced swimmers are back to flailing around. But it's better to be flailing than watching.

Home is where the pet is, right? Moving around, being a nomad. it’s not that hard. You can buy new houses and hop around without much hassle. But at the end of the day, where do you go back to? The place where your pet is. Pets depend on you. Sure, you could make this analogy with kids, but you can take your kids anywhere. They’re more mobile. Pets? Not so much. You can't just drag a dog on holiday or keep switching apartments without messing with their routines. Pets make a home better and, in a weird way, they decide what home is for us. Strange but kind of beautiful, isn’t it?

Reading offers a unique advantage, especially when diving into longer forms like books, compared to watching a documentary or an Instagram reel on the same topic. While the latter might be more vivid initially, a book lets your thoughts simmer over time. It typically takes around 6-8 hours to read a substantial book. During this period, your brain is actively engaged, absorbing information, connecting dots, and creating its own vivid images. It's akin to the difference between snapping a photograph and painting a picture. A photograph may capture more immediate details, but painting allows for a deeper appreciation of those details, even if the final image isn't as sharp. Some of these details shape your worldview as they linger in your mind, connecting with other pieces of information. That's why I choose to read.

I just built an integration where I can take a note in AudioPen and then manually trigger a webhook to this section of my blog. I actually think that is quite cool because now it genuinely becomes a stream of consciousness that I can share in a frictionless way. I don't have to sit down and type. I can just talk to my computer or my phone. This is the first note I'm taking with it. I hope I don't end up oversharing and boring people, but it's nice to know that my thoughts can have a random, temporary place online.

I'm excited to be building a new website for myself. It's been in need of a revamp for a couple of years now, but I never liked any of the formats I tried. I didn't want to create something just for the sake of it. This new format feels right, especially with this section that's a stream of consciousness over the past 30 days. It's quite cool and feels different from a blog, which can be too heavy. This feels homely and nice.