So, what changed?
I recently shared that I haven't been producing as much content as I used to. But I didn't mention why I gave up habits I had been honing for years.
So, what changed?
In 2023, I left Autodesk to join a startup1, traveling abroad for work for more than thirty days and spending a decent amount of time planning our wedding and doing a light house renovation.
I still had time to produce content, but I could feel the energy and pace decreasing. I prioritized family and friends, with whom I'd gather to sing, jam, and play boardgames.
In 2024, we had a baby (!).
If you have kids, you know why I'm not producing as much as I used to. If you don't, it's not that I don't have the time, but that I would rather spend it with family, hanging out with friends, or sleeping.
I haven't released any podcast episodes since June 2024. I haven't streamed or uploaded videos for almost two years. I missed twenty Tuesday posts over the past months (that I'm taking the freedom to backfill). And I didn't manage to sketch every single day, or as much as I used to, while traveling. But that's okay.
It took time to accept this is my new normal. Yet this allowed me to recalibrate, adjust to new constraints, and slowly start building new habits, with a different mindset, giving myself leeway.
