Happy new year 2024

 I've had a Blogger account since November 2005, but I haven't published anything until now. What inspired me to start this blog was the course I did through Cambridge University, a 6 weeks intensive study focusing on creativity, problem solving and design thinking. Just as I finish this course, I received this message from noreply@blogger.com; 

"This email address has a legacy Blogger account associated with it that hasn’t logged in since 2007. In 60 days it will lose access to the account and associated content; the data will be permanently deleted unless migrated to the Google Account system at Legacy migration page."

I could hardly remember opening a blogger account, neither had I any idea of where to find it. So, no need to start from scratch, I already had an account set up, and like a bolt from the blue it arrived in my Inbox.

My short course was inspired by the idea to invest my time and money to do new things that I enjoy and that can add value to my life. I was starting to feel bored for doing the same things day in, day out.

In deciding on a coarse as my first action to get out of a boring life, I looked at well-known universities and what they offer. Surely, these universities do not have a reputation for no reason. Finally I had to decide between 'Create a Happy and Meaningful Life' offered by Stanford University, or 'Creativity, Problem Solving and Design Thinking' offered by Cambridge. After asking for opinions from educated people I know, I decided on the latter one.

Even before I started the course, but after I paid for it, a new, and my first challenge appeared. The coarse is about problem solving, and what problem do I have to solve. I thought I don't have problems in my life; everything was just fine. 

OK, I had a boring life problem, but is this good enough a problem to solve? Then I realized that I actually have another, bigger problem, and that is, no plan or goal for my life. I started the course with the goal of solving my problem of not having a goal and a plan. The teacher told me that I am the only student in this class of about 30 students to have such a personal challenge to address, and throughout the 6 weeks I focused on addressing this challenge, and eventually I passed with flying colors, achieving a score of 91%.

This blog is about tracking my progress on the road to financially independent when I'm 70 - that is just over 8 years and 1 month from now - and to find something new and challenging to enjoy spending my time doing by 2028. (My so-called 5 year plan and 10 year goal.)

Here's too keep going, to show the small little steps on the way to achieving this plan and goal through regular posts.

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