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now

Welcome to my /now page. Inspired by Derek Sivers' idea, this is a living snapshot of what I am up to right now.

last updated: june 27, 2025
Mood: Contemplative
Energy: High
Focus: Deep work
Soundtrack: A Way of Life
180
days in hermit mode

◐ what i'm doing

  • Living in hermit mode - meaning no social activities, rarely leaving my quiet place, and filling the void with books and podcasts.
  • Looking to work with 1-2 mindful founders each month on operational system builds. I decided to make myself useful again and generate some income.
  • Running my tiny experiment: publishing weekly articles and a newsletter. Writing about emotional intelligence, healing, trauma, and the general confusion of being human.
  • Building parasocial relationships with podcast hosts who don't know I exist but feel like my closest friends.
  • Learning to read more and watch less YouTube.
  • Saying no to dopamine - no Instagram, no WhatsApp, no doomscrolling.

◑ what i'm reading / learning

the way of integrity

by martha beck
65% complete

living in the light

by shakti gawain with laurel king
30% complete

tools of titans

by tim ferriss
45% complete

◒ what i'm building

Pixie Dust

Active
Progress85%

AI-enhanced systems for mindful small businesses

Hermit Diaries

Active
Progress60%

1 email/week newsletter

A Library + Antilibrary

Planning
Progress20%

to track what's shaped me and what I'm drawn to next

Feeling Atlas Page

Planning
Progress15%

an exploration of feelings to better understand them and create emotional toolkits

Slowly rewriting my site

Active
Progress70%

to match who I'm becoming

Visual diary

Planning
Progress25%

to upload a gallery each month. I'm reconnecting with taking photos and since I left Instagram, would love to have a place to share them.

★ wins: recently completed

  • ✓
    New blog filtering system and tag styling with HTML.
  • ✓
    Digital Detox: 90+ days without Instagram (and not going back).
  • ✓
    Closed WhatsApp in May. Another win for focus!

◓ what i'm letting go of

  • Unreal expectations - both mine and other people's ideas of what my life should look like
  • Doing work that disconnects me from my body - if it makes my shoulders tense, it's probably not for me
  • The need to have everything figured out

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