Now

This page is inspired by Thomas Frank and his NOW LIST, where he summarize his goals and focus for certain moment. There is also nice explanantion of purpose for “NOW page”.

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Current version (10.1.2026)

  • exercise 3 times a week (gym, running, walking)
  • read a book per month
  • listen to podcasts
  • travel
    • Thailand (2 cities) - visit
    • Japan (3 cities) - work
    • South Korea - visit
    • Taiwan - visit
    • New Zeland - work
    • China - visit
    • XX-stan - work
  • invest 60% of income to long-term, invest 15% in education/travel
  • try to do mentoring

Past version (4.12.2020)

  • health
    • exercising
      • 5x150kg deadlift - partly DONE 3x140kg
      • 10km under 50 mins - not DONE
      • 20 pull-ups in a row - partly DONE - 10
    • cooking by myself - DONE
  • learning
    • doctorate - publish research papers about OOD - not DONE
    • Kotlin + CD/CI + Testing - - not DONE
    • keep investing - look for other possibilities - DONE
      • look at other platforms then eToro or Mintos
      • mortage - 2021/2022 - DONE in 2024
  • work/job
    • writing this blog about me
    • building portfolio
    • get an PhD internship/study abroad - spend atleast 2 months abroad - DONE (Spain, Germany)
    • reading books and listening to podcasts - DONE
  • travel
    • visit Sicily, Israel, Georgia, Balkan/Ukraine/Moldova, Canada, Singapore, Thailand, XX-stan, Vietnam - partly DONE - Sicily, Georgia, Balkan, Uzbekistan
    • continue hiking/sleeping in the tent
      • 3 nights in a row - partly DONE
  • social
    • meets friends atleast one time per 2 months (online/offline) - not DONE
    • improve relatioship with closest one
      • be more positive, less demanding for attention
  • biohacking
    • mindfulness/meditation - once per 2 days
    • try effect of different food and suplements
    • improve sleep
  • volunteering (conference) out of CZ - not DONE

Past version (3.12.2019)

  • health
    • exercising
      • 5x150kg deadlift - PARTLY DONE - 4x140kg
      • 10km under 50 mins - DONE
      • 15 pull-ups in a row - PARTLY DONE - 12
    • cooking by myself - IN PROGRESS
  • learning
    • begin with my doctorate - DONE
    • Kotlin and Java - IN PROGRESS
    • how and where to invest - DONE eToro+Mintos
  • work/job
    • writing this blog about me - IN PROGRESS
    • get an internship/study abroad - spend atleast 2 months outside of the Czech Republic - CORONA FAIL
    • reading books and listening to podcasts - IN PROGRESS
  • travel
    • visit Morocco, Sicily, Israel, Georgia, Balkan/Ukraine/Moldova, Canada, Singapore, Thailand, XX-stan, Vietnam (the order means priority) - DONE Morocco
    • summer hiking/sleeping in the tent - DONE
  • social
    • atleast one meetup/presentation per 2 weeks - CORONA FAIL
    • atleast one meeting where I can meet “my future wife” per month
  • out of scope
    • biohacking - IN PROGRESS
      • mindfulness/meditation - try it again - PARTLY FAIL
      • try effect of different food and suplements - DONE
    • choose some charity and send them money/items - FAIL
    • volunteering (conference) out of CZ - CORONA FAIL
  • BE MORE POSITIVE - IN PROGRESS

Past version (26.2.2019)

  • health
    • exercising (6x per week (45 mins) or atlest 3x per week (1 hour) when there is no other option) - KB5 (CZ) - DONE
    • cooking by myself - DONE
    • trying to strech (to realief a pain from bike accident)
  • learning
    • UX
    • back-end (NodeJS)
    • Android (Kotlin) - partly DONE
  • writing this blog about me
  • find a (preferably remote) job - POSTPONE
  • spend atleast 3 months outside of the Czech Republic
    • visit Thailand, Vietnam and Sicily - partly DONE - visiting France, USA
  • reading books and listening to podcasts - Google Sheet>
    • atleast 1 book/e-book per month - DONE
    • atleast 1 Blinkist audiobook per week
    • atleast 2 podcasts per week

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Past version (10.6.2018)

I am currently in Taipei, moving back to Prague at the end of this month. I will dedicate 90% of my time to this activities:

  • exercising (6x per week or atlest 3x per week when there is no other option) + cooking (in Prague) - DONE
  • doing my master thesis (NER) - DONE
  • learning about design, front-end and blockchain
  • writing this blog about my study at Taiwan - DONE
  • travelling, hiking, meeting new people and going to meetups - DONE
  • reading books and listening to podcasts - DONE
  • improving my managing/planning skills and generating ideas for my startup

I will keep this page updated. (Current version is from 10.6.2018)