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The beginning of a journey down the rabbit hole

Christian Kemsies

5 min in read - 12. Aug. 2024

To be fair, since curiosity is one of my values and a driving force in my life, this was not really a surprising revelation. Yet, seeing it that clearly in front of me felt different. Regardless of the feelings, we quickly returned to reality when exploring what held us back from acting on this pattern. Setting aside the big-ticket tasks, we just didn't have the time and energy. With a full-time job eating up more than half of our waking hours (because, you know, sleep is important), I'd much rather hang out with friends to recharge my batteries than tackle anything else.

A few days later, I'm hopping on a call with a friend from the Dubai Product community. It's been about a year since our last real conversation, and in that time, we've both left Dubai to chase new adventures.

Trying out and learning new things

To be fair, since curiosity is one of my values and a driving force in my life, this was not really a surprising revelation. Yet, seeing it that clearly in front of me felt different. Regardless of the feelings, we quickly returned to reality when exploring what held us back from acting on this pattern. Setting aside the big-ticket tasks, we just didn't have the time and energy. With a full-time job eating up more than half of our waking hours (because, you know, sleep is important), I'd much rather hang out with friends to recharge my batteries than tackle anything else.

A few days later, I'm hopping on a call with a friend from the Dubai Product community. It's been about a year since our last real conversation, and in that time, we've both left Dubai to chase new adventures.

Trying out and learning new things

To be fair, since curiosity is one of my values and a driving force in my life, this was not really a surprising revelation. Yet, seeing it that clearly in front of me felt different. Regardless of the feelings, we quickly returned to reality when exploring what held us back from acting on this pattern. Setting aside the big-ticket tasks, we just didn't have the time and energy. With a full-time job eating up more than half of our waking hours (because, you know, sleep is important), I'd much rather hang out with friends to recharge my batteries than tackle anything else.

A few days later, I'm hopping on a call with a friend from the Dubai Product community. It's been about a year since our last real conversation, and in that time, we've both left Dubai to chase new adventures.