What if you could learn from your future self?
Sounds crazy, right.
Well, you can. Just find someone like you that explored that field already.
Example for me, from raygunOS
Energy & Adaptation
Experiments naturally adapt to available energy. Stop forcing consistent output.
Energy States
High Energy (buzzing, eager, “let’s go”)
- Experimenter mode: Big messy experiments, ambitious projects, wild tangents
- Do: Ride it. Take on complex experiments. Go deep. Explore widely.
- Don’t: Waste it on rote tasks. Save easy stuff for low energy.
Medium Energy (steady, focused, engaged)
- Experimenter mode: Focused tinkering, incremental progress, refinement
- Do: Work on known experiments. Build on existing progress. Execute clear next steps.
- Don’t: Force breakthroughs. Let them emerge from fascination.
Low Energy (foggy, slow, but not completely depleted)
- Experimenter mode: Gentle exploration, observation, light tinkering
- Do: Easy experiments. Familiar patterns. Reading. Planning. Doodling ideas.
- Don’t: Beat yourself up. This is still engagement—just different tempo.
Depleted (empty, sludgy, even the choice feels impossible)
- Experimenter mode: REST. No experiments. Just recovery.
- Do: Nap. Walk slowly. Stare at things. Watch something mindless. Let system recharge.
- Don’t: Force productivity. You’re not being lazy—you’re recharging the experimental apparatus.
- Note: Fascination is a choice—but depletion diminishes choice capacity. This is the one state where “just choose fascination” doesn’t work. Rest first.