Goals Met: ~90%

Song Of The Month (listen while reading!): Strange Overtones - Brian Eno, David Byrne - New Wave

Really was another party month. I haven’t had a weekend to myself in June, and may was also being out a lot. Been a bit stressful with all the obligations and I just want to sit inside and work on music / side projects, but the todos keep adding up.

I am having fun though.

How did I do with last month’s goals?

Oops, I forgot to make goals for last month.

What else got done last month?

  • Was rejected by YC for modergator. Was expected but also we held out some hope.

    The nice thing about this is that we just put the project down. I think Dom still wants to work on it more, but I was so busy it was nice to just do something, fail, and stop.

  • Booked my vacations through switzerland & through scandanavia

  • Went to Primavera festival in Barcelona

    Festival was a great time. It’s a little bit crowded for my liking, and standing on pavement all day is a killer, but was very enjoyable with our mates.

  • Went on a stag in Lahinch, did some drinking and surfing.

  • Had an offite with Formly in Milan.

    Was a nice way to meet the team and was pretty relaxed, although we worked a bit.

  • From there, went right to Jack’s (from the stag) wedding, and saw some old mates.

  • I decided to put a ring on it and I’ve made preparations. Hold fast for updates 😏

Lessons Learned?

  • Burnout is real when working on too many things, or hanging out with too much friends.
  • Setting up a proposal isn’t so much work
  • I rarely hit 100% of my goals in a week
  • It’s easier to feel good about your day if you line up a reasonable amount of todos at the start of the day.

What are my goals for next month?

  • Proposal to my lady
  • Sort out my housing with my landlord (who wants to sell my place)
  • German Taxes
  • Plan birthday

You can’t connect the dots going forward, only back.

Steve Jobs

Make sure these goals trend the dots towards my goal, being in front of the right people, focusing time where it matters, etc.

What are my 2024 (year) goals?

  1. 🟡 Release/Work on 3 startup projects. Build them faster, throw them out faster.
    • I need to build quickly and release quickly. I need to clear time in my schedule for this.
    • Related lifetime goal: Run my own business.
  2. 🟡 Show off 12 items of my work in public. 1 per month atleast.
    • I should build my projects in public. I should have my music out in public more. I should write blog posts. I enjoy the feedback.
    • Related lifetime goal: Run my own business / Have 100k fans of my music.
  3. 🟡 Curate and keep to a more regular routine. 6hr side projects. Wake up by 8am.
    • Atleast 6hrs per week on music / side projects.
      • Decide on Sundays what I want to achieve with the week
    • Wake up by 8 regularly and work on my projects in the morning.
      • I do better work in the morning and need to keep this routine. Otherwise I’m tired at night and just watch tv.
    • Reduce my obligations/stress so that I have time to work on projects / music. I feel stressed with all the things I must do. I don’t have time for my passions then, and I also can’t stop and smell the roses in life.
    • Define what I’ll achieve each week.
  4. 🔴 Release 4 SE.CORP songs. Set up a repeatable way to get listeners / viewers.
  5. 🟡 Develop a better musical ear
    • I’d like to more readily be able to find notes, tab out songs, and jam over other songs

What are my lifetime goals?

  1. Run my own business that allows me to: support myself, be relaxed, be innovative, love my work, travel.
  2. Backpack for 6 months through Asia.
  3. Have 100,000 fans of my music.
  4. Be relaxed and be excited to wake up to my life every day, and these days are meaningful long-term.