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Caspian Almerud
Writing

Writing

Scattered notes from things I built, measured, broke, or eventually understood.

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2020-04-04

Just having fun is an activity as well

I’ve been a youth coach for about 7 months now, divided up on two time periods. We’ve seen tremendous development from the work we’ve done, and it’s been a really wonderful journey.

2020-04-03

I’m having a jam packed week, with a lot of meetings every day.

We have to deal with change — all of us. The world outside will, with or without us, continue to develop. We don’t have to keep up, but we…

2020-04-02

I think the most prominent trait I’ve seen in people that I look up to is constant change.

Like Dave Chapelle, who’s done comedy for 35 years still being funny and intelligent. Still creating new things.

2020-04-01

A large issue with the virus right now is that people aren’t seeing it.

If you were to put ten people on a line, and then I’d tell you that two of them were clinically depressed, one of them on the Autism…

2020-03-31

Paying for community.

I think one of the things we’re going to see on the rise from here on is people paying for community access. That is, paying to be part of…

2020-03-29

A challenge that liberals are fac

I’ve seen myself as a radical liberal for quite some time now. Doing “The political test” for example, I end up in the extreme…

2020-03-27

When you’re racing, there are two distinct distances you can race.

The only way you can win a marathon with a sprint pace, is if you’re able to keep the pace up for a very long time. It might be possible…

2020-03-25

It’s still your turn.

I think a lot of people are relieved about the Covid-19 virus. It means they have a valid reason to not do. A reason that almost all of…

2020-03-23

The thing we did right was that we never stopped.

The early millennials haven’t really learned the skill of grit, at least not on a group level. Some of the grittiest people I’ve met have…

2020-03-19

Apathy

It’s been a long time since I felt this apathetic. No will do do anything. Absolutely no will to talk to people.

2020-03-15

Let your body do what it needs to do.

I woke up at 12:30 am this morning, after almost exactly 3 hours of sleep. The perfect amount if I’m going for a bi-nocturnal sleep…

2020-03-14

What you need to build a practice.

Building a practice can be hard at times. It takes time, resilience and grit.

2020-02-23

Ep. 18: On Planning

When Christopher Columbus headed out on the big Expedition that we all know him for, he had a plan. He was going to find India.

2020-01-14

Decisions.

All you got to do is to decide what to do with the time that’s given to you.

2020-01-07

Stop to catch yo

I’ve recently made my first trip alone, and it was one of the best things I’ve ever done. One of the things I noticed both arriving in…

2020-01-06

A question for

As I approached myself, I asked

2019-12-19

My daily rhythm.,

I’ve realised more and more what my daily rhythm looks like, and how it affects me. The rhythm is central to know what I need to do at…

2019-12-18

Macro patience, micro speed

Work your face off for the things you want to achieve. Regardless of what it is, it’s going to take a lot of speed and hard work. Every…

2019-12-13

Patience

Today I practiced patience by sorting rice grains for 2,5 hours. Yet the greatest test of patience has been trying to answer e-mails from…

2019-12-12

We were standing on a roof plateau, and looking over a village.

Later that night, she saw a ladder and had a brilliant bad idea. She said that we should build a bridge between the houses, and that way…

2019-12-11

“You are you independent of where in the world you are.”

“You are you independent of where in the world you are.”

2019-12-10

“Notifications are alarm clocks that someone else is setting for you.”

“Notifications are jusalarm clocks that someone else is setting for you.”

2019-12-09

Morals in old stories.

Converting knowledge from the past to a modern context might be hard at times. Right now, I’m reading one book written in the 1600:s, and…

2019-12-07

Travelling with expectations.

I think travelling is something we need to practice. Just as curiosity, and excitement. When I say we, I really mean the ones of us who…