id: about title: About date_created: 2020-01-01 date_last_updated: 2023-11-01 description: About me ---

## General

My greatest joy in life is learning new things. Early on I leaned almost exclusively toward the sciences. I still trend that way but my interests have broadened considerably in recent years. Philosophy, science, business, programming, religion, psychology, anything that helps me understand the world better. My specific fascination for the last four years has been computers. They are an unbelievably amazing intersection of so many sciences both physically and in the logic of programming. They also provide the perfect platform for learning and creating.

A close second is making things and tinkering. There is a satisfaction that comes from making or changing something with your own hands that is unique. That is part of the reason that I switched my website from WordPress to something written by hand. Even if I can't make something as good as what I could purchase, it is still mine. I know it intimately and can build or tweak whatever it is to fit my needs exactly.

I read extensively and while my reading list is only getting longer I am always looking for new book recommendations. I listen to a lot of music, almost all styles these days. With a preference for instumentally complex music.

I am quite introverted and enjoy interacting with others one on one. I find that my focus on learning things deeply extends to how I interact. One long deep conversation is more pleasant to me than a dozen short ones. I am more interested in talking about each other and our own interests than current events. It does make interactions more work but personally I find it very fulfilling.

I have recently discovered just how important independence is to me. I think that removing the worry of money from day to day life has allowed me to focus on what is important to me in a broader sense. I think that it is too easy to give up control of things that are important. To rely on external things that I have no control over.

I have been working lately to slowly move my digital life away from cloud services. Hosting my own calendar, contacts, email, backups. There is a sense of peace with that. Knowing that I have control over things that are important to me. It a stress that I had gotten used to and barely noticed. Like not sleeping quite enough for a long time. Didn't notice the effect until it was gone.

I would like to do the same with more of life eventually. Work, food, electricity. Try to make and fix things instead of buying or replacing them. That thought feels right.

It and other feelings about the best way for me to live are things that I am constantly exploring. Trying to live more in line with what feels right internally. A wonderful exploration and adventure.