what I'm doing now

Updated: 2026-04-16

job searching and trying to enjoy upsides of unemployment

Unfortunately, despite being close so many times, I still haven't been able to land a new job. The job market seems to (still) be in a really tough place. But I try to remain optimistic. I believe my skills and experience should be good enough to land a good enough job sooner or later. Just a matter of time and patience, I guess.

One of the (perhaps the only) upsides of unemployment is having more time to focus on other things, like my health and exercising. To me that's more gym and ice hockey. It's been great for both my physical and mental health. I'm in better shape than I've been in a long time — and getting better.

I've really tried to focus on this positive side to help me get through the less positive ones. I'm also beginning to realize that, once my hopes materialize and I get the new job, it will be much harder to find the time and energy to keep doing the things I enjoy right now. So despite wanting this phase to be over as soon as possible, I'm also kind of glad to have the opportunity to enjoy these areas of my life to the fullest.

reading more, writing less

I had a nice run of consistent posting at the end of last year, but I started to feel like I was running out of things to write. It makes sense, too, since I wasn't able to read and take in new ideas at the same rate I was posting. This is why, after a period of increased output, I now want to focus on input. Hopefully, this will provide me with new and improved perspectives, which I can share with you via my notes soon.

I would love to write useful and valuable posts all the time, but in the end, I would much rather optimize my notes for quality and value than volume or daily traffic. I still write here and there, but not as frequently or regularly.

If you want to know what I've been reading, I created a separate page for that.

NOTE

• The idea for a now page came from Derek Sivers.