{"id":998,"date":"2023-12-29T00:05:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T00:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/?p=998"},"modified":"2024-01-05T18:47:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:47:37","slug":"the-genesis-post-initiating-a-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-genesis-post-initiating-a-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Genesis Post: Initiating a Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to dpetkovski.com.<\/p>\n<p>People rarely stumble upon a first post unintentionally, so if you&#8217;re here,\u00a0you deserve a brief introduction to this project.<\/p>\n<h2>What is This About?<\/h2>\n<p>At its core, dpetkovski.com is a website where I&#8217;ll write about my approach to everything.<\/p>\n<p>If you allow me to put on my philosopher hat and bring you to the highest levels of abstraction, I&#8217;d copy this excerpt from a text I wrote a long time ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Life is important. Otherwise absolutely nothing matters.<\/p>\n<p>If I take the liberty of postulating that those who cherish life prefer living a long, free, and fulfilling one, I\u2019m confident in stating that there are only 3 things that have <strong>objective value<\/strong> to humans in the framework we live in and with the nature we developed. Namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physical and mental health<\/li>\n<li>At least one meaningful relationship<\/li>\n<li>Financial stability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So I&#8217;ll write about those 3.<\/p>\n<p>Now the question becomes: what do <em>&#8220;health&#8221;<\/em>, <em>&#8220;meaningful&#8221;<\/em>, and <em>&#8220;stability&#8221;<\/em> mean for a person?<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s what will determine if we&#8217;re a match.<\/p>\n<h2>Can You Elaborate Further?<\/h2>\n<p>Pardon the lack of specificity, but it&#8217;s intentional.<\/p>\n<p>As a person with continuously expanding curiosity, I could never restrict myself to a single niche. And I learned this the hard way, after longing for expression in various fields but not allowing myself to commit fully due to the box that&#8217;d put me in.<\/p>\n<p>To clarify, I&#8217;m not referring to casual interests of mine. I&#8217;m talking about skills\/knowledge\/hobbies\/projects\/fields in which I&#8217;ve achieved varying levels of success, proficiency, and recognition. From official designations and appearances on national television to building a career and a lifestyle around them.<\/p>\n<p>But still, when I say my name, I could never add a &#8220;vocation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I was never Mr. Petkovski &#8211; the <em>strictly<\/em> X, Y, or Z.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I was all of them. And probably many more.<\/p>\n<p>And as much as I enjoyed the abundant nature of polymathy, not being able to identify myself 100% with anything, I kept my work in the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I have a better idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ll write about myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write about what I&#8217;m good at.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write about the things I&#8217;m currently learning and\/or going through.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write about what I would&#8217;ve wanted to read when I didn&#8217;t know what I do now.<\/p>\n<h2>Be More Specific.<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, I&#8217;ll give you something.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, I repeat,\u00a0<strong>currently<\/strong>, I plan to categorize my writing in the following manner. Keep in mind that this is neither final nor exhaustive list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatherhood<\/li>\n<li>Self-reliance and self-sufficiency<\/li>\n<li>Productivity &#8211; strategic learning and skill acquisition<\/li>\n<li>Macroeconomics in the context of an non-professional index investor<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin, digital assets, self-custody and security<\/li>\n<li>Software engineering, technology, and career choices<\/li>\n<li>Expatriation\/immigration, identity, and geo-arbitrage<\/li>\n<li>Book reviews and commentary on writings form the public domain<\/li>\n<li>Calisthenics and strength training at home, physical health in general<\/li>\n<li>Goal setting, mindset, optimism, and proper prioritization<\/li>\n<li>Personal stories and experiences in various domains<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy and my takes on a plethora of relevant and irrelevant topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep in mind, I&#8217;m a lifelong learner and don&#8217;t claim to have anything figured out.<\/p>\n<p>I just want to share my thoughts as they are so that likeminded people can find the value that my former self sought.<\/p>\n<h2>And Who Are You?<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m D. Petkovski.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the introduction I wrote for myself on the v0.0 of the homepage:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f46a.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc6a\" \/> First of all, I\u2019m a husband and a father.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f5a5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f\" \/> By profession, I\u2019m a software engineer with more than a decade of experience. I work in the field of financial markets and have a keen interest in macroeconomics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4c8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc8\" \/> I\u2019m passionate about Bitcoin and advocating for an energy-conserving, global, decentralized monetary policy. I spend my spare time researching and venturing the depths of DeFi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4aa.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcaa\" \/>\u00a0My hobbies include strength training, simplifying complexity, and sharing knowledge. I enjoy mutually-beneficial social activities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Keep in mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This is a high-level snapshot of my current circumstances. If you&#8217;re reading this after 29th of December 2023, I might be a completely different person.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, did my writing style improve since then?<\/p>\n<p>Never mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy my website!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to dpetkovski.com. People rarely stumble upon a first post unintentionally, so if you&rsquo;re here,&nbsp;you deserve a brief introduction to this project. What is This About? 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