How to live an interesting life.
In the middle of an afternoon, I found myself wondering whether I was wasting my twenties—and my life altogether. That led me to a simple but persistent question: How can I live an interesting life on a daily, weekly, and yearly basis?
Below, I have synthesized a few fundamental aspects that shape and fuel an interesting life.
Daily Novelty Quota: ≥ 1 unfamiliar action/day (place, person, skill).
Weekly Discomfort Block: 2–4 hrs/week doing what triggers mild fear.
Creation Ratio: Create ≥ Consume (by time).
Output Cadence: Ship 1 visible artifact/week.
Skill Compounding: Add 1 adjacent skill/quarter.
Environment Rotation: Change workspace/city ≥1×/month.
People Upgrade Rule: Spend time with people 1 level ahead.
Fast Feedback: Short cycles. Max 7 days without feedback.
Story Capture: Journal 5 lines/night (event → lesson).
Attention Firewall: No algorithmic feeds before 12 PM.
Energy Floor: Sleep 7–8 h, move 30 min/day, sunlight 10 min AM.
Risk Filter: Choose options where downside ≤ recoverable, upside unbounded.
Identity Reset: Every 90 days, drop one self-label.
Learning in Public: Share progress weekly.
Travel Trigger: If stuck >14 days, change location.
Build-Year Rule: One nontrivial project per year.
Boredom Protocol: On boredom → increase difficulty, not entertainment.
Time Audit: Kill 1 low-value habit/month.
Decision Bias: Default to action when info gain > cost.
Relationship Depth: Invest deeply in ≤5 people.
To live an interesting and exciting life, create it through new experiences, manageable risks, and regular action, guided by your energy and turned into a meaningful story through reflection.