- My greatest joy in life is learning new things.
- Early on I leaned almost exclusively toward the sciences.
- I still trend that way but my interests have broadened considerably in recent years.
- Philosophy, science, business, programming, religion, psychology, anything that helps me understand the world better.
- My specific fascination for the last four years has been computers.
- They are an unbelievably amazing intersection of so many sciences both physically and in the logic of programming.
- They also provide the perfect platform for learning and creating.
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- A close second is making things and tinkering.
- There is a satisfaction that comes from making or changing something with your own hands that is unique.
- That is part of the reason that I switched my website from WordPress to something written by hand.
- Even if I can't make something as good as what I could purchase, it is still mine.
- I know it intimately and can build or tweak whatever it is to fit my needs exactly.
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- I read extensively and while my reading list is only getting longer I am always looking for new book recommendations.
- I listen to a lot of music, almost all styles these days.
- With a preference for instumentally complex music.
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- I am quite introverted and enjoy interacting with others one on one.
- I find that my focus on learning things deeply extends to how I interact.
- One long deep conversation is more pleasant to me than a dozen short ones.
- I am more interested in talking about each other and our own interests than current events.
- It does make interactions more work but personally I find it very fulfilling.
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- I have recently discovered just how important independence is to me.
- I think that removing the worry of money from day to day life has allowed me to focus on what is important to me in a broader sense.
- I think that it is too easy to give up control of things that are important.
- To rely on external things that I have no control over.
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- I have been working lately to slowly move my digital life away from cloud services.
- Hosting my own calendar, contacts, email, backups.
- There is a sense of peace with that.
- Knowing that I have control over things that are important to me.
- It a stress that I had gotten used to and barely noticed.
- Like not sleeping quite enough for a long time.
- Didn't notice the effect until it was gone.
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- I would like to do the same with more of life eventually.
- Work, food, electricity.
- Try to make and fix things instead of buying or replacing them.
- That thought feels right.
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- It and other feelings about the best way for me to live are things that I am constantly exploring.
- Trying to live more in line with what feels right internally.
- A wonderful exploration and adventure.
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