Updated: 13th January 2022
I’ve been thinking of setting up such a page for a while, given that I’m not very active online otherwise. So here’s the first iteration:
Work
I currently split my work time roughly 50-50 between coaching and the Center for Emerging Risk Research. I’ve found that these projects complement each other well in several ways, so I’m excited to continue with this setup.
Within coaching, my primary goals for this year are:
- to continue developing my skills and obtain the Professional Certified Coach credential by the end of the year, and
- to develop a deep understanding of how people learn by studying the literature from the learning sciences, educational psychology, neurobiology, and other relevant fields.
At the Center for Emerging Risk Research, I’m taking care of all operational matters and building capacity wherever it’s needed. This role emerged out of my previous work as COO of the Effective Altruism Foundation (now Center on Long-Term Risk). I’m getting a sense of continuation and stability from this, as well as an opportunity to have an outsized impact.
I’m experimenting with a bunch of different tools and routines at the moment, including a daily one-hour study session in the early morning and having my last meal of the day by 5 pm to improve sleep quality.
Life
I live with my partner in a small town in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. The surrounding nature is stunning, even by Swiss standards. We moved here in the second half of 2020 after getting tired of London city life in times of the Coronavirus. The move allowed me to find out what living close to nature would look and feel like. Almost 1.5 years into this experiment, I’m starting to miss being surrounded by great people and thinking about where to move next. Amsterdam currently looks like the top option. I’ll let that sit for another couple of weeks until the winter cold and current COVID wave have passed and it’s fun again to explore new places.
