As you may have noticed, my blog hasn’t been very active the past 6 months.This is not because I don’t have a lot to write about. Quite the contrary. My mind, journal and drafts folder are full of ideas I’d like to turn into posts someday. Rather, I haven’t been writing because I don’t believe it’s a good investment of my time right now. I believe people oscillate between phases of exploration and focus. The phases have distinctly different rhythms and goals. I described this theory in more detail in a post called the T Model: A framework for learning, work, personal growth and non-linear career progression.

When I was in the exploratory phase I read lots of books, attended lots of events and conferences, met lots of people for coffee, and wrote a lot. I followed my curiosity down any path that seemed worthwhile. After a few years of learning I decided it was time to start executing and making things happen. My goal then became to find a project that I could commit to for at least four to five years. I wanted it to be aligned with my vision about where the world should go and be the biggest problem I felt I had a reasonable chance of solving. This lead to a lot of experimentation. Some projects lasted just a few weeks, others took almost a year. A little over a year ago I zeroed in on the problem side of the equation. 5 months ago I discovered the beginnings of the solution I was looking for.

The gears shifted, my energy realigned, and the blog went silent.

The general musings are still on hold for the foreseeable future, but over the next days and weeks I will be sharing a number of repostings and updates on my life and work.