<center> # Life Goals *Originally published 2017-07-01 on [docs.sweeting.me](https://docs.sweeting.me/s/blog).* Learn something about everything and everything about something. Specialization is for insects. <hr/> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/WVaiB03.jpg" style="width: 80%; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);"> </center> <br/><br/> ## Learn - [x] learn how to CNC/CAD/3d print - learn how to weld, lathe, mill, CNC, etc - learn how to sew / alter clothes - learn how to play piano or guitar - [x] learn more organic chemistry and molecular biology - study geology and understand basic rock chemistry, history, and structure - metals & mining: be able to assess rock contents, pan for minerals, and refine metal - [x] get better at rigging and knots - get better at climbing + learn trad/ice - study neuroscience formally: the effects of psychedelic dissosciatives, do an fMRI modelling of a brain affected by methoxetamine + do long term anti-depression study - study organic chemistry: be able to synthesize aspirin, caffeine, mxe - attempt n-back training on contact book / facebook friend names - learn to lip-read - visit a nuclear reactor *and scoop up a bunch of pure neutrons with a spoon!* <center> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/XBmGZwC.jpg" style="width: 80%; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);"> </center> <br/> ## Personality - be more disciplined and rigorous, set and stick to my routines more consistently - listen intently, think slowly, and respond less impulsively - be more deliberate and less flaky in all matters - read more books (especially relevant ones, the classics can wait) - write more journal entries/essays about non-technical things - give more talks and teach more classes at all levels - be a better and more patient teacher of things I learned earlier on - learn how to control my sleep schedule more reliably - don't confuse generocity with integrity, in both myself and others - force myself to work less during binges to avoid burnout - force myself to work more during lulls to avoid stagnation - avoiding re-prioritization while working, be able to stick to original plan the whole way through (even if it's suboptimal) when necessary - codify more of my moral framework in writing and keep the document updated as it evolves (i.e. relativist/absolutist, utilitarian, etc.) - be impressively professional as a business person e.g. be more communicative, gracious, and timely in all customer support / networking / management channels - always always use questions about the *problem aiming to be solved* when challenging people's solutions, don't directly acuse, never appeal to authority - don't reflexively offer any advice to someone who just wants to be listened to until at least a day later, only ask questions and listen initially - always say "I found X worked well for me" instead of "you should do X" <center> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/g2TxnHt.png" style="width:45%"/> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/6Mj8nYW.png" style="width:45%"/> </center> <br/> ## Travel - [x] live out of a van - [x] south africa (cape town, jonhannesburg) (mountain bike here) - [ ] finland/greenland - [ ] kjerag: Western Norway - [x] denmark - [ ] iran (go skiing!) - [x] italy (alps & coastline) - [x] germany (berlin, munich) - [ ] morocco - [ ] russia (st petersburg, moscow) - [ ] live in shanghai for a few months again - [ ] visit yangshuo - [ ] switzerland visit nadine - [ ] alaska - [x] try mountaineering - [ ] try mountaineering w/ splitboard & skins - [ ] try trad climbing - [ ] try ice climbing - [x] go to burning man * 2 ## Programming - [x] give a technical talk at a conference - [ ] finish implementing generic minimax - [ ] finish implementing backpropagation - [x] write a tensorflow program - [x] give a talk at bangbangcon - [ ] work at a network-tech company - [ ] run a BGP autonomous system with my own IP block - [ ] solve zooko's triangle + general-purpose mesh network routing protocol - [ ] teach a programming class - [x] run a small/medium open source project - [x] help run a big open source project - [ ] reduce turing completeness in as many projects as possible, spread the gospel of declarative, data-driven + event-sourced design powered by pure-functional transformations from one immutable state to the next ## Fly One of my primary life objectives is to fly, by any means necessary, preferrably using a jet-powered suit of some kind. I am convinced this will be technologically feasible, and hopefully it will even be affordable within my lifetype. - [x] paraglide - [x] skydive - [x] fly drone with VR headset - [ ] hang glide - [ ] kiteboard - [ ] heliski/helisnowboard (lol only if someone else is paying for it... that shit costs $$$) - [ ] splitboard + skinning - [ ] get paragliding/hang gliding license - [ ] get private pilots license + instrument landing license - [ ] design + make rocket boots (mini jet engines? liquid fueled rockets? anything!) - [ ] wingsuit - [ ] experience zero-G ## Ride I love anything with wheels. - [x] learn how to motorbike - [x] learn how to ride dirt / enduro - [x] bicycle 100 miles in one day - [ ] bicycle 250 km in one day - [x] ride to casey air strip in Quebec - [x] ride around Gaspecie in Quebec - [ ] ride to Radisson / the James Bay Project dam in nothern Quebec - [ ] try a carbon-fiber disc road/cyclocross bike (trek domane slr, tcx advanced pro, etc.) - [ ] bicycle (or motorcycle) on every continent - [ ] Alaska - [x] Patagonia - [ ] mount rainier national park, washington, US - [ ] Cabot trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scocia, Canada (Boreal Forest, Cape Clear, near Margaree) - [ ] Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco - [ ] italian dolimites mountains - [ ] glacier national park, montana, US - [ ] Ocotillo Wells, California - [ ] ride BC rockies: https://www.narcity.com/ca/bc/vancouver/travel/this-map-will-take-you-on-the-most-epic-road-trip-through-bc-anyones-ever-been-on - [ ] ride china & the himalayas - [x] ride around south america - [ ] all of the USA national parks: https://www.outsideonline.com/2244976/staff-picks-our-favorite-public-lands - [ ] do an engine rebuild by hand - [x] try a >650cc 3-cylinder - [x] try an Africa Twin, GS 750, etc. - [ ] try a 2-stroke - [ ] try a 2-wheel drive dirt/enduro bike - [ ] try an H2R ## Give - $1m / $1m / $1m to friends / charity / 529+401 - be able to invest in friends' companies - be able to invest in future education for kids + family - support causes I care about: internet archiving, anti-censorship, information freedom, government accountability, mesh networking, recurse center - build and share land/comunal house with my friends somewhere (maybe in nevada/sierras?) - donate time / skill / code / money to Archive.org - donate free time / skill to a school of some kind (maybe teach in high school / middle school / college?) - donate free time / skill to a government structure of some kind (civil engineering / urban planning / public transit related?) <img src="https://i.imgur.com/KhK2Ult.jpg" style="width: 100%; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);">