Igor's plan for 2024
I like to begin in mind, so let’s write a report for 2024. This hasn’t happened, but if I don’t write it out and focus on it, it certainly won’t.
Major Projects
Finish and Present What I wish I knew at 42
“Publish” EM Handbook: be the EM everyone wants
Work on my bestie/simulator/smilebox
August Vacation
This summer I’ll have 5 weeks off (maybe 6), and I’d like to spend them wisely. I was thinking I’d do 1 week with each kid independently and then spend 3 weeks with the family. Sounds like a blast.
(I guess when I’m driving, I’ll need to bring some 32 KG Kettlebells with me)
Week with Zach
Week with Amelia
The whole family
Goals
Physical Health
| Metric | Goal | Jan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 165 | 195 | - |
| Sleep | 9pm - 5am | 9pm-5am | - |
| Gym | 5d/week | 6d/week | - |
| Swings | 2H: 6x32, 1H:6x32 | 2H: 3x32; 1H:2x24 | - |
| TGU | 5x32 | 4x32 | - |
| Run | 3 miles @ 7 miles/min | - | Not started |
| L-Sit | 60s | 10s | Not started |
| Half Lotus | 300s from cold | 30s sets | Lots of warm up required |
Other things to get into:
- Skipping Rope
- Pistol Squats (training)
- Pull ups (I do hangs so far)
Emotional Health
| Metric | Goal | Jan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation | Dialy | 3x week | Inconsistent |
| Box Breathing | 15s/side | 10s/side | Sometimes can do 12 |
| Journalling | Dialy | 3x week | Inconsistent |
| Gratefulness | Dialy | 3x week | Inconsistent |
Meditation:
- I probalby need more rituals around this.
- SKY Breathing is my most complex and longest 24m + 10m, feels good too.
- Box breathing. I like to do this all the time, great in the car, 12s/side.
Get through calibrations with out suffering (but pain is probably rightly required). And my current approach.
Magic
Magic used to be a huge part of my life, but after a nasty injury in 2022 it faded in 2023. 24 is the year I want to get it back. It’s not about “knowing magic”, or “practicing magic”, it’s about sharing magic with random strangers and friends
Identity Health
Biking and ballooning are the two I can think of. Lets make ‘em happen
Books I plan to read
Outlive (to start)
Peter Attia’s book that goes into the e
How to write a book (in progress)
Dogs of war and Bear head
Interesting scifi series about using genetic engineering instead of robots for soldiers. As it’s harder to “hack them”. Book 2 gets much more interseting.