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What I’ve been up to 🌱
A month of traveling - came back from Asia on Aug 8th and headed out to California for the last 12 days of August. Such a great time with family on our road trip up the scenic Highway I: seeing sea lions, beautiful white sand, and eating some good tacos. After nearly 2 months of ongoing travel & part-time work, I’m excited to be coming back to Toronto, refreshed and refocused on being heads down and building.
I’ve been getting back into reading. This has always been a tough pastime for me to keep up. But, I’ve been able to read a few times this month and have completed a few books, and hoping to sustain this going into this new year. Currently reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown - let me know if you have any recs!
What I’ve been thinking/learning about 💭
I’ve been recently reading more about economics and the backstory behind the rise and fall of great nations. Had a conversation with a bitcoin maxi which encouraged me to look into economics. I’d love to hear book recommendations (I’ve queued up a bunch of Michael Lewis to learn more on this).
My to-do list app (Things 3) has been top of mind recently. I’m someone with an ongoing list of tasks and recently (juggling travels & work), I haven’t been clearing out my daily items. This got me thinking about what I’m prioritizing and what I’m committing to on a daily basis, trying to be more intentional with my focus, time, and effort.
Lmk if you are (or know someone who is) working on or thinking about the above!
Personal asks 🙏
Does anyone know a 10x dev with experience building an app (webapp or iOS/Android)? Would love to learn what that process is like.
Any brass ensembles in Toronto? Looking to get back into playing my trumpet again.
What’s next for me ⚡️
Going to be heads down building for the indefinite future
Looking to pick up my old hobbies - sports, music - and integrate them into my weekly lifestyle.
Thanks for reading this month’s update. Would love to hear how I can help you this month (maybe I can make some intros, work through some thoughts with you, or otherwise). See you next month 👋
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Love these updates Brandon! Beautiful photos too 💙