realizing how I want to best spend my time | mathu's thoughts
A big part of my early 20s is making right and wrong decisions, and slowly getting clarity on how I want to spend my time, and what truly brings me joy. Getting closer to discovering this truly feels like I'm hacking life. I found that meeting at least 1-3 people a week gives me a lot of joy - I feel so energized after a lot of these conversations and hearing new perspectives inspires me. "Meeting" people could mean different things - from a few conversations exchanged back and forth with a new friend on twitter, to randomly striking a conversation with someone I find interesting at an event, or grabbing coffee with someone IRL (as obviously, having all these as separate coffee chats/zoom meetings would be unsustainable). Meeting 1-3 people a week isn't really a hard goal I set for myself in any way, but it just sort of happens naturally. Being open to a new friend creates a lot of serendipity for the future, that never would've been possible otherwise. So I always try to reply to a DM
Jun 4, 2023 by mathurah realizing how I want to best spend my time getting closer to afternoons of whimsy A big part of my early 20s is making right and wrong decisions, and slowly getting clarity on how I want to spend my time, and what truly brings me joy. Getting closer to discovering this truly feels like I'm hacking life. meeting new people I found that meeting at least 1-3 people a week gives me a lot of joy - I feel so energized after a lot of these conversations and hearing new perspectives inspires me. "Meeting" people could mean different things - from a few conversations exchanged b
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