Still Early
You read it right. This is how I am calling the Year in Review article for 2025 that I wrote in December. Feel free to read it here and this way zoom out together with me.
Focus & Priorities
Inspired by Derek Sivers, a snapshot of what's happening now and where I'm investing my time and energy. It's what's capturing my attention at this moment. 8 updates across 3 areas of focus.
General
Attended Green IO conference in Paris
I did not see this coming sooner than Friday before the conference week. Adora Foundation was kind enough to sponsor the ticket, and this way allowing me to revisit the Climate Tech space after a bigger pause due to my past burnout. This was a significant trip as I finally got a chance to meet Ismael and talk about life. I cannot express how much this meant. This concludes the trifecta for 2025 which includes both Peter Hamor and Yan Zoritchak too.
Ski-touring season began
Despite low snow levels in Tatra Mountains in the beginning of the winter season, I took 4 ski-touring trips in December together with my friends. This is a good excuse for deferring purchase of my next pair of running shoes.
Letting the nice things grow in me
Purchased physical copies of top books I've ever read so far. It contains 12 books for now and you can see the photo of them in my tweet. Also, I received vinyls of latest albums of my favorite band as gifts during Christmas. This was a nudge for me to become a vinyl collector and I ended up purchasing all albums except the first one which is harder to get. This is another way for seeing the beauty in the world around me, every day.
Projects
"Samuel AI" becomes PersoGPT
Last month, I introduced my new side project that allows people to chat to your personal brand 24/7. Now it has an official name and a marketing website. This is the project that I shipped the fastest. This is also one of my goals for 2026: to close even more loops, even faster.
free with tech
My content is still paused as of today. I am planning a refreshed approach for 2026 but still don't know how it looks like. I think I just have to pull the trigger and keep avoiding perfection that does not really exist. Project is definitely alive in my head and one of my top priorities for the next year, but I am taking some more strategic decisions as I write these lines. Sneak peek in the section below.
Job hunt
Failed an interview at Google
Not everybody gets a chance to attend such an interview so I think I should be proud I can say this. I am not big fan of Big Tech, as you may already know based on my fwt. videos, but I thought I would give this a try since a recruiter reached out directly via LinkedIn.
Sustainable living
After investing a full year into building my own online ecosystem from my personal savings, I've decided to shift my attention to earning an income again. I am proud of this burst and what I had been able to accomplish last year, but it is time to introduce means of stability with flexibility back into my life again. This does not mean I am abandoning my project, rather strategically optimizing for the long game. Stay tuned.
Previous updates
I try to update this page monthly. Here are my previous reflections:
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