This page is dedicated to Derek Sivers’ nownownow project.

What am I doing right now?

Updated on 2 February 2025.

  1. Frantically juggling work deadlines, because the twin forces of perfectionism and procrastination have once again joined hands in unholy matrimony.
  2. Experimenting with a bold new lifestyle choice called “not sleeping enough.” Early reviews suggest it’s a terrible idea, but the vivid dreams are a nice bonus.
  3. Planning our wedding on March 24th. Apparently, people expect me to wear a suit. I’m still searching for one that makes me look like a competent adult.
  4. Attempting to reduce the number of things I own before we move to our house in April. The plan is to achieve minimalist enlightenment, but so far, I’ve just made a larger mess.
  5. Spiralling into analysis paralysis over whether to run Discourse on Digital Ocean or finally become the kind of person who knows how to set up their own server. GPT says it’s easy. GPT lies.

What was I doing before?

April 2024
  1. Eager to get started at a new job, after being laid off at iO Digital due to budget cuts.
  2. Enjoying the long walks with Jip, our long-haired dachshund.
  3. Writing fiction stories with my online friends from across the world.
  4. Staying on top of daily routines that help keep my inbox at zero, including: personal and work e-mail, industry news feeds (Feedly), personal to-do’s (Todoist), podcasts (Pocket Casts).
  5. Sprinkling random goodness over the daily life of others.
January 2022
  1. Enjoying colourful winter sunrises.
  2. Overburdened with work because so many colleages are either sick or burned-out.
  3. Writing fiction stories with my online friends from across the world.
  4. Staying on top of daily routines that help keep my inbox at zero, including: personal and work e-mail, industry news feeds (Feedly), personal todo’s (Todoist), podcasts (Overcast).
  5. Sprinkling random goodness over the daily life of others.
November 2020
  1. Enjoying this extended summer–into–autumn season in Antwerp, Belgium which includes sunny mornings and colourful sunsets.
  2. Working from home due to Corona lockdown while collaborating with my colleagues at iValue.
  3. Writing fiction stories with my online friends all over the world.
  4. Staying on top of daily routines that help keep my inbox at zero, including: personal and work e-mail, industry news feeds (Feedly), personal todo’s (Todoist), podcasts (Overcast).
  5. Sprinkling random goodness on the daily life of others.
July 2019
  1. Enjoying this serendipitous summer season
  2. .Cycling to work every day, sunny or not.
  3. Writing fiction stories with my friends.
  4. Sprinkling random goodness on the daily life of others.
February 2019
  1. Dealing with post-breakup depression.
  2. Cycling to work every day, sunny or not.
  3. Writing fiction stories with my friends.

What could I be doing next?

By all indications, my near and distant future will involve:

  1. Realising at the last possible second that I forgot something crucial for the wedding. Probably matching socks.
  2. Moving into the new house, swearing to keep it tidy, and immediately failing.
  3. Continuing my endless quest for productivity tools that will change my life, only to abandon them within weeks.
  4. Finally setting up that server. Or, more likely, paying someone else to do it and pretending I did it myself.
  5. Finding new and inventive ways to procrastinate updating this page, thus ensuring its timeless accuracy.