Mikko Laksola

what I'm currently focusing on

This is my now page. Here I will do my best to share (and keep updating) what I'm currently focusing my time and energy on — what I'm up to.

Updated: 2026-06-01

Overall, I'm focusing on landing new job, while trying to enjoy my unemployment as mush as possible — to really make the most out of the increased time and energy it allows me, which I'm mainly focusing on the following things:

my health

In the past year, I've really been able to build great habits to form a solid foundation for my physical health, which, in turn, greatly boosts my mental health in so many ways.

This is mostly about the boring fundamentals: regular/daily exercise (hockey, gym, or long walks), sleep, and diet. Exercise is pretty dialed in, while the other two have been "good enough" and could be better. Nonetheless, I'm definitely in the best shape I've been in a long time. I'm planning to keep it going — hopefully even improving.

my financial foundation

Job search is a big part of this, but I'm also actively looking for other ways to build an even stronger financial foundation than the one that was wrecked by what was a very bad year for me.

While having a lower income (+ some extra debt to pay off) can be restricting, it can also help in the long run in (at least) two ways: First, it motivates you on finding and building alternative income sources. Second, it forces you to evaluate and prioritize your spending — to identify what is essential and what is not. The aim (and the challenge) is to keep both once the income "normalizes" and try not let your spending adjust unnecessarily.

writing

Since deciding to slightly deprioritize it earlier this year, I've recently started to feel increasingly often like I have some important ideas that I want to write about and share. Although I don't want to rush back into any daily or weekly goals, I definitely feel like there is now a backlog of topics I would like to share, if I'm able to transform them into worthy forms.

this website

I also have some ideas for improving or expanding my website a little, and possibly trying out new, different types of content to posts. However, at this time, this is more about studying and figuring out the best way to achieve this technically, and if it makes sense to do natively on Bearblog or not — and whether they are ultimately worth it at the moment.

But the curiosity feels nice, and putting some extra focus on this site feels interesting and meaningful right now.

reading

I'm (still, always?) reading a lot. It's one of my favorite things to do. Lately, I've been reading almost exclusively fiction, and I've loved it. I'm especially grateful for stumbling into Haruki Murakami this spring. I'm in love with his writing.

However, I'm starting to feel the itch to get back to reading non-fiction, so I'm planning to shift my focus slightly towards that once I'm done with some of the books on my current reading list.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, I created a separate reads page.

other minor projects

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