Way back in 2001. Ancient history

What would surprise my past self the most is that I was fortunate enough to be granted a few spectacular opportunities that enabled me to live my dream of traveling the world for a while, but I squandered these opportunities via wonton irresponsibility and stupidity. Everything changed, but nothing much changed....

Not that interested

Occasionally wonder about Silje.

Ordinary Maccas burgers are pretty poor fare, but the more expensive gourmet creations 'Mighty Angus' burgers, are actually damn fine burgers.

Well yes, I've kept something like that since 1996. Originally it was a dairy, but my thoughts and feelings were embarrassingly bad to read, so I eventually decided to edit that stuff out and the journal evolved into what I now call an 'Event Log' instead, where I just record a quick summary of what I find to be the most significant events to me (without attaching any emotion or interpretation to them)- something I'd be OK to make public.

I'm consulting the Event Logs now actually to help answer this survey!

Physically, or in terms of book content? In terms of book content, I'd have 27 sections of non-fiction covering all the best science topics. Additional dedicated fiction sections focusing on sci-fi, fantasy and general fic. A section for self-help and how-to books, another section for biographical stuff. That's how my Kindle collections are arranged

Always wanted to learn French, never quite succeeded. Chinese or Japanese would probably be the most useful and interesting.

Lemon, Lime and Bitters.

Focus on your own goals and avoid arguing with other people about their beliefs Trying to persuade other people of stuff is not the most productive use of your time - everyone has to learn the truth in their own way. Go your own way!

Try to understand the structure of knowledge as a whole - see the big picture by learning how all knowledge fits together into coherent categories of thought. Rather than searching for one big answer, look for as many different viewpoints as possible - there are multiple valid models of reality, and they're all needed. All we can know are models of reality...don't become too attached to any one model, try to see things from many angles.