Now
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January 2026
A new year started.
It feels like I’m doing a lot, though not in a crazy busy way, which is interesting.
Work is intense as ever, but in the usual good way. It’s an exciting time and we worked a lot on planning for the first half of the year, roadmaps, new processes, new ways of delivering value to our users.
I feel a strong sense of Ownership at work, which grounds me.
Outside of work, after quite some time I resumed flying, this time in Milan. I went to survival training in the woods. I bought a really exciting Glock 45 Hunter.
I have been moving quite a bit at the beginning of the month, though I had to stop for a few weeks later on since I had dental surgery, and running or training with stitches is not a great idea.
I have made some progress on my Inklin app. It’s a microjournal and mood tracker with AI prompts and insights. I mostly have done it for myself, but I’ll make it available (giving out invitations, at least in the beginning). You should check it out if that’s your kind of thing.
For having survived the first 8% or so of the year, I don’t think this is too bad.
Goals
(Check the Goals page for week-by-week progress and numbers.)
It’s time for the first review of my quarterly OKRs.
Objective: Advance my personal mastery and competence in body, mind, and action.
This has 2 KRs. The first is to run the Cambridge half marathon.
Now, here’s the thing: turns out the day of the Cambridge marathon I’ll be in the Alps skiing with my kids. Sorry not sorry.
Turns also out I needed surgery in my mouth. And recovering from said surgery requires no physical exertion for some time.
This considered, I’m going to move things forward to when I’m back and keep training for a half marathon later in March. However, I still feel strong about this goal. I just need to adapt it slightly.
First insight: goals are flexible. They just give the right direction, but can adapt to real life without guilt.
The second KR is to read a book a month and write the report. I have finished Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell and I’m writing my notes down so I can publish them soon.
I have since started The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson.
This KR is going well. And I find myself being more deliberate in picking up the book because I have the goal (that’s the second insight).
Objective: Deliver helpful creations that people anywhere can use to improve their life in a practical, tangible way.
This also has 2 KRs. The first one is about publishing a non-fiction book teaching 30 skills.
I have done nothing here. Zero. Not a word, not an outline. And to be frank, I don’t think this KR feels exciting as is. I’m going to just ditch it and pivot to something else in February, I think.
Third insight: sometimes what sounded like a great idea doesn’t feel like it after second thought. That’s ok: changing your mind is acceptable, and allows you not to get stuck.
The second KR of this Objective is about developing an app. I am working with great enthusiasm on something called Inklin and I encourage you to check it out. You’ll need an invite because it’s still early stages, but I’d be happy to share.
I’m really excited about this because it has been in the back of my mind for quite some time, and I’m finally making progress with it. The fourth insight is that having a goal and accountability helps getting momentum on stuff that becomes fun quickly.
On my mind
Talking to Strangers
“Adventures are only interesting once you’ve lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold or too hot or too wet or too hungry, and getting hurt.”