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• 📯 OKRs revisited

  Published on 18 Nov 2019

  18 Nov 2019 in OKRs,

  I now read Measure what matters beyond the first chapter. Although the thinking that I detailed in my previous post on OKRs (How I Define OKRS) still holds true, I now understand better how I can use a combination of leading and lagging indicators in the Key Results.

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• 📯 How I define OKRs

  Published on 13 Nov 2019

  13 Nov 2019 in OKRs,

  The way I thought about these OKRs is informed obviously by the OKR framework described in ‘Measure what matters’ (a book I still have to finish). But also it’s informed by the 4 disciplines of execution.

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• 🧘 Meditation retreat

  Published on 04 Nov 2019

  04 Nov 2019 in meditation,

  In the middle of October I went on a 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat. That was honestly one of the hardest things I did in my life. Although the goal is to get out of your misery, during the retreat I couldn’t help but continuously think ‘I haven’t felt as miserable in the past year as I’m feeling right now’. Still, I am happy that I did it, and feel it brought me value.

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• 💸 Investor update October

  Published on 03 Nov 2019

  03 Nov 2019 in investor_update, OKRs,

  Short summary of October

  October was about switching off, about relaxing and connecting with friends in the Netherlands. 10 days in the month were dedicated to a Vippassana silent meditation retreat. I hung out with several friends, multiple times. In Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam. I cycled a total of 425km and had one interview, alas unsuccessful. I enjoyed the Dutch coast, the Utrechtse heuvelrug, Limburg and Brabant rural areas and the Ardennes. Lastly, I started cooking more seriously again.

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• 💎 My personal values

  Published on 30 Oct 2019

  30 Oct 2019 in values, work, learning, effective_altruism,

  There are certain things I value, that are non-negotiable for me. Whether in my next job, next adventure or just life in general, these are guiding and instructive.

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• 🌍 Beginnings

  Published on 04 Oct 2019

  04 Oct 2019 in Climate,

  I’m sitting here in the dunes near Noordwijk and it’s a typical autumn day (at least as far as I can remember). There’s a lot of wind and every 10 minutes of rain is followed by 10 minutes of dry weather with occasional sunshine. The sea is getting close to the dunes, and although there is no danger whatsoever with these conditions, the power of the weather and the sea are a testament to how fragile our society is. Especially in a country where over half of the area is below sea level.

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