#100DaysToOffload Manifesto: Limiting Projects To Not Be Limited By Them
(Having recently ranted against Manifestos, I had a reason to formulate one of my own. I hope that this personal manifesto is more productive than something like the Manifesto for a Humane Web because it is only meant for me, actually includes the steps I'll take and doesn't need to scale in any way.)
So, let's just start with the obvious: I'm here to write and post dog pictures. I am a programmer with a background in the humanities. But I'm unable to devote real time to any side projects apart from writing here. So I made a decision. No more projects. Actually: Way less projects.
- I had the idea to update my crossposting workflow: that's not going to happen
- I had the idea of developing my own blot.im inspired micro blog sync client: I am not going to pursue that any further
- I had the idea to develop a JavaScript-based DailyDogo viewing widget: I'm sorry, but it ain't happening either
- I am not going to create Newsletters, Websites, Blogs, Courses, Apps, Extensions, Plugins, CLI-Tools, Videos, Podcasts, Streams or anything else that could be considered content. I will write here and in my notes system. What I will do on my blog is my public persona on the web and what I will write privately will help me realize my potential. The important part is the writing. Not so much the design of the website. I will let the latter go.
I am going to write regularly in way that I find challenging and engaging. I will try to be vulnerable, I will try to not hide behind a veneer of safe agreeable stances and topics.
I will try to limit and down-size non-public personal projects and ongoing areas of responsibility as well:
- I am not going to implement a manual notes and hightlights reviewing workflow: I just don't have time for that every week. I review what I review. Readwise saves the highlights I made to my notes system automatically. That ought to be enough.
- I am not going to commit to reading/listening to a certain amount of books this year: I read what I read.
- I am not going to track, measure, document, visualize, or overly plan my life anymore. My ToDo-List is simple. If I can't do what's on the list for the day without overwhelm, I will remove items until it has become manageable again).
I am going to continue to write in private, incorporating my love for the abstract and trying to develop ideas and coming up with ways to live the small, slow life in a world that is on fire and probably will stay on fire for the rest of my lifetime.
I will try to embrace to do less things at work, too.
- I am not going to see every opportunity for change in the company in general as a must-participate for me.
- I am not going to let technical purity concerns block me from doing a good job.
- I am not going to say yes per default to every challenge to my estimations and ways in which I'm going to approach the task at hand either.
- I am not going to react immediately to any and every message in my work chat.
- I am not going to ignore my scheduled time blocks to do focussed work or anything else I had planned.
I am going to try to hone my craft, with an eye for quality, architecture and pragmatic professionalism. I am going to take advantage of the 4 hours per week that I am supposed to be able to use for learning and growing as a programmer.
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