Design my life

Design My Life

A personal life-design project — intentional goals & systems

Yearly Goals & Philosophy

High-level life philosophy and mission (continually evolving).

Life Philosophy

  • More intentionality, fewer distractions
  • Exploration ↔ Exploitation (and pruning)
  • Artifact-oriented: produce outputs and iterate
  • Async input consumption and deliberate curation

Personal Mission

Be financially independent; improve digitalization thoughtfully; cultivate curiosity and produce valuable outputs.

A goal is a group of completed tasks useful to a project. Examples:

  • Improve quality of thinking and reasoning
  • Improve decision making and curiosity
  • Produce outputs; increase release ratio

PARA — Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives

Organize work and life with PARA. Use Projects for time-bound outcomes and Areas for continuous responsibilities.

  • Areas: Health, Relationships, Career, Learning
  • Projects: Active projects with clear outcomes
  • Tasks: attach to a project, area, or root
  • Habits & Routines tracked daily

Inputs & Knowledge Base

Media categories and sources you rely on for learning and inspiration.

Media

  • Video (watch later playlists)
  • Articles/Blogs (RSS, bookmarks)
  • Podcasts, Books, Scientific Papers

Curation

Balance curation and exploration. Track bias, use mental models, and keep a progressive PKM system.

Practice & Habits

  • Time-blocking, Weekly reviews, and Habit tracking
  • Prefer tasks >=15 minutes; smaller items: do immediately
  • Deliberate practice and iteration