The Challenge Matrix
I was thinking about life on the way to the gym.I'm vaguely dissatisfied with the pace of my life. There are gaps in productivity as I age that bother me.
It particularly bothers me when I see Eli 23.6 motoring through the world at record speed (Oxford notified him this week that he'd been accepted into the doctoral program, and he'll be working with the professor he most wanted). What about his life is different?
I realized, after some consideration, that Eli's life is a daily challenge matrix. Almost everything he does has a level of challenge that makes him stretch and grow.
I have that challenge, up until about 1 p.m. Writing and working out, basically. Then there's a big gap. I told myself I don't need a challenge after that--writing is hard--but it's not true. I do need another few hours of challenge, and without it, the dissatisfaction isn't going to go away.
This is all tied up with spending too much time scrolling through Reddit and other websites. Scrolling through websites is fun. It's entertaining. When I'm consuming non-targeted content, though, it lacks challenge. It's passive. Micro-content isn't good.
How do I change that?
My initial plan is to incorporate an hour of Spanish and an hour of using AI video tools on a daily basis, when I can. Those are both challenging and have future utility. It also reduces the amount of time I have to consume micro-content.
I'm also adding a second session of writing (again, when it's possible). I'm in a good position with the book, and I'd like to increase the rate of progress while I have a handle on things.
I'll let you know how this goes, in case any of you are in a similar position.
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