MeWork

Same curiosity.Different subjects.

Daniel Abudu wearing sunglasses on a walkway above the trees

Designer.
Learner.
Reader.
Writer.
Gamer.

I design websites, read books, play games, and write about the things I find interesting. If you're here for work, click here.

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Currently playingClair Obscur: Expedition 33
Currently playingMarvel's Wolverine
Currently readingPercy Jackson — La Mer des monstresRick Riordan
Currently readingShow Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get DiscoveredAustin Kleon

Listening lately

And more…

Week of 5 Oct

And more…

Algorithms disconnected me from music. I'm trying to find my way back.

Collected along the way

Lately

A few things I’ve been
getting lost in.

Good books, little discoveries, games I can’t put down. A few scraps from life on and off the web.

  2. A thought

    A yellow paperback copy of Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon lying on a grey bedsheet with white polka dots.

    Note

    One of the things I've wanted for a long time is to have a shelf of physical books. I just never felt settled enough to start collecting. I still don't. But this feels like a good opportunity to start experimenting. It feels really good. Didn't know I missed the new book smell. It also feels like an art book. Like the book itself is art. Got inspired to buy it after watching this reel from Salem King. Ironically, the books I actually wanted to buy to kickstart this physical book journey weren't available and this was more of an add on.

    It's definitely not the first time I've read it but now I think I need a refresher of the lessons in this book for where I'm at in life currently. And I may need to go back to it over and over again to either let some things sink in or be constantly reminded of them.

  3. A thought

    Note

    The Infinite Game

    Infinite game: a game or activity where the primary objective is not to win, but to keep playing and perpetuate the game itself. i.e. you give up, you lose.

    My first memory of the idea was from Alex Hormozi and I was reminded of it again today on another video. I think it's a great concept and mental model because if everything worth doing to you is treated like an infinite game, then there are no unrealistic standards or goals, no real failure and no opponent to beat. Just to keep playing the game indefinitely. Matches well with an idea in Atomic habits where you want to create a habit, you change who you are. If you're playing that game, then you'd do it long enough to pass through all the obstacles you need to get to to hit your goals.

  4. Worth a watch

    Steven Bartlett On Why He Picks His Own Guests On ‘The Diary Of A CEO’, Work-Life Balance + More

    Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM · YouTube

    He said "Just extending the time horizon of your goals is like magic because it means you make better decisions today and those decisions result in different outcomes". I already think like this in some sort of way. Some of the new things I've started recently have the time horizon of "indefinitely" and it automatically shifts from going as big as I can to "if I had to do this every single day/week/month for an indefinite period of time, what would I prioritise?". So whenever that itch comes to go crazy, I eventually pull myself back to "long game" and "sustainable".

  5. A thought

    Note

    Not Picking Up My Phone First Thing in the Morning

    Started deliberately trying to not pick my phone up first thing in the morning and honestly I want to make a habit out of it. There’s just something about having a clear head around 4 or 5 am in the morning where everywhere is quiet and it’s just you and your thoughts. It doesn’t have to be hours but 15-30 minutes to at least “boot”.

    Suddenly ideas for problems you’ve been trying to solve start popping up.