Lecture Notes: Changing Offices and Life Updates

Introduction

• Speaker discusses plans to change office setup.
• Involves moving to a new city and making major life changes.

Current Work Setup

• Current setup includes a big white desk and a gaming PC.
• Minimal use of the gaming PC due to work obligations.
• Plans to move to a bigger office due to space constraints.

Office Relocation

• Moving from a small town to Riga.
• City population context given (small town has 50-100k people).
• Previously chose smaller city for convenience for kids.
• Larger city (Riga) offers more amenities but has more traffic.

Coffee Shop Closure

• The only good coffee shop in the current city is closing.
• This closure contributes to the decision to move.

Monthly Big Events

• Prefers to have memorable, significant events monthly.
• Recently started an Indie App Accelerator community.
• Plans to obtain a motorcycle license.
• Signing a lease for a new apartment.

Personal and Professional Goals

• Balancing full-time freelance work with personal projects.
• Interest in a '12 apps in 12 months' challenge.
  • Mixed feedback from community: concerns about burnout.
  • Considered more realistic to aim for 6 apps in 12 months.

Notes on Productivity

• Importance of releasing multiple projects to learn and improve.
• Reference to the 'parable of pottery class'—quantity leads to quality.
• Plans to continue working on existing applications while developing new ones.

New Office Setup

• Plans for new desk arrangements, nap space in new office.
• Preference for a workspace view towards a window.

Equipment and Tools

• Carries water bottle, coffee, notepad, and pen for work.
• Uses iPad as a secondary screen, MacBook Pro for primary work.
• Discussed using new camera for simplified Instagram workflow.

Final Remarks

• Acknowledges the challenge of balancing new ventures with current commitments.
• Encourages starting projects without waiting for the 'perfect time'.
• Plans to keep updating progress in future communications.