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.