Author: Gene

I’ve never understood how other people viewed money. Some spent it mindlessly and struggled to pay the bills. Others would go traveling until the money ran out. Even responsible professionals in their thirties would splash out on a holiday with under 3 months’ runway in the bank. Others spent a year’s salary on an extravagant… Read more

From a young age, I’ve been obsessed with setting goals. I set OKRs each year to make sure I was working effectively towards the life I wanted. There were annual goals broken down into quarterly targets, monthly habits, and weekly actions. Every significant commitment had to be aligned with my goals. The goals were SMART,… Read more

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. – Charles Darwin (1958), “Autobiography and Selected Letters”, p.145, Courier Corporation It never quite made sense. Of course time is precious, everyone knows that. We only live life once and time disappears so quickly so we should seize… Read more

Welcome to my blog. I’m an engineer, born in the 90s, and I think perpetually about how to live life well. What is a good life? How do I best use my time and money? What tools and systems are giving me the best ROI? I don’t like vague answers. So this is the place… Read more