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I’ve so far managed to nothing but wallow in my inability to make progress with anything.

I miss the feeling of freedom. I miss having time.

When I do have both of these things, albeit in limited quantities, the scarceness of the resource becomes paralysing. What should I spent these precious resources on? I have a hobby, of collecting hobbies. So, there is usually an abundance of options to spend this time and freedom on. I could actually practice playing the guitar before my next lesson, or I could sheepishly turn up as unpractised as I did the lesson before.

I could of course spend time learning a little more about radioactivity and the half-lives of various  radioactive isotopes, given I am the proud new owner of a gamma spectrometer that I definitely don’t need.

Radio waves, AI and home networking have all been vacuums for the little time I have outside of work and family. All of which I’ve found interesting; none of which have offered a great deal of day-to-day value.

Anyway, on to the positives. In appreciation of my desire to ‘do’ more, I’m sitting in the lobby of the local Marriott hotel, writing this, planning my next move towards total world domination. I’ve ordered a cheeseboard and a cup of tea from the bar menu by the way. Because sitting in a corner on your own, with a bit of brie and some grapes is what real winners do. To be fair, I’m quite enjoying it.

So what’s next. I have three business ideas that I need to progress. I’d rate them all somewhere between slightly distasteful and possibly good ideas. All of them are sitting in a different place along that poorly defined continuum.

So what are they? So far I have:

• Try creating a AI influencer, post to Instagram and other platforms and attempt to monetise it. So far, I’m finding that generating consistent characters is the tricky part here.
• Create an agency to cater for the needs of people with side-hustles, who have a need for specialist knowledge (think finance, marketing, procurement, legal etc.), but don’t have the funds, nor the need, to employ a full-time team of professionals. The charging mechanism for this needs more thought, but it could be subscription-based, or perhaps commission on referrals. Maybe both.
• Here is the curve-ball. A voice-only dating app. No pictures, limited text based messaging (or none at all?), with communication done primarily through voice messages. Think Tinder for voices. Perhaps there is an opportunity out there to facilitate relationships built on communication over physical attraction? The problem here is that I have no expertise in building apps, so this one might take a while. And it may also be a terrible idea.

Anyway, here is a picture of my cheeseboard.

Despite the name of this blog, less think more do, I have spent much more time than I should have done, coming up with a name that has he equivalent .com domain name available. I need to think less, and do more.

The name is ironic really, given one of my largest frustrations in life is being so busy doing things that there is very little time to sit and think about whether I am doing the right things. Most of the time, I’m probably not.

Do I have a career I enjoy? Not really, but I sometimes forget that I should be grateful for the career that I have. The bills are paid, and it does afford a level of flexibility that many jobs may not. 

Do I enjoy my time outside of work? The answer is probably ‘not really’ to this one as well. I’m not completely miserable, but I’m hardly enjoying very much.

Social life? A little. I spend much of the day interacting with colleagues but wouldn’t say I have any meaningful relationships that extend beyond just working through what needs to be done.

So what is the point of this? I spend a lot of time thinking about how things could be different, without making any changes. I need less ‘think’ in my life and more ‘do’. Or perhaps I just need better quality thoughts balanced with actually acting on them. My Reddit screen time is likely to become one of the losers in my application of renewed enthusiasm for opportunity.

What would I like to achieve? I’d like to create something, perhaps work for myself. I’d like to embrace, and perhaps even actively seek, new experiences and opportunity. The plan is to document that journey here.

Am I expecting anybody to read this? Probably not. But perhaps I will think about creating value for others later, once I have understood where the value is myself.

So, let’s begin.