The joy of making something for yourself

A great format for an interactive event

I’m training for a triathlon. As a kid I was not a fan of swimming, and my hands are sensitive to cold water, so I mostly avoided it. For my whole adult life I’ve told myself “one day I’ll properly learn to swim”. I decided it was finally time to fulfill that promise I made. Knowing that deadlines and tracking metrics are incredibly motivating for me, I signed up for a triathlon in June 2026 as a forcing function. ...

Learning how to draw

This is my first ever short story. I wrote it during BlueDot's Writing Intensive to explore positive AI futures.

Using a Raspberry Pi + BLE scanner to track room occupancy.

My brother and I teamed up to make a short film for a competition in 72 hours using only AI generated content.

I fine tuned GPT3.5-turbo on 45 blog posts from last year to see if it could emulate my style.

I created a bunch of new logos for a previous version of this website.

Motivation works in many ways, and I think we all owe ourselves to figure out what makes us tick. For me having a deadline and making a commitment is the best way to get things done.