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 2023: notice that I have "just about enough" money; secretly prepare
       the documents, and on the last work day of the year, I tell the
       boss I'm leaving
-2024: I am renting an apartment in Kutaisi, and working a remote job;
-      so far so good...
+2024: I am renting an apartment in Kutaisi, working a remote job, and
+      meeting people from England and New Zealand; so far so good...
 
 
 A LITTLE ABOUT ME
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ explorer and a life-long learner.
 FUTURE
 
 At the moment I write this, I've been outside of my birth country for
-about 3 months, and I love it! The beginning was a bit of a struggle,
-but I am finally set up to work on many of long-delayed projects. I'll
-be sure to post the updates in my ~/.plan!
+months, and I love it! The beginning was a bit of a struggle, but I am
+finally set up to work on many of long-delayed projects. I'll be sure to
+post the updates in my ~/.plan!
+
+
+LESSONS LEARNED
+
+When I was about 21, it dawned upon me that a lot of the things I used
+to believe were false, and a lot of the rules I used to live by had a
+negative influence on me. Here are a few things I learned from my
+mistakes (and successes) so far:
+
+- Disregard unsolicited advice, specifically:
+  + Never believe absolute statements. (Even this one ;)
+  + Never believe people who say that something is impossible.
+- Believe in yourself. No one else will. But if you do you'll be able
+  to achieve anything you want.
+  + But don't confuse belief with wishful thinking. These are completely
+    different things.
+- Freedom is the best.
+- If you are in a bad environment, change it.
+- Raw intellect might get you through the basics, but it's never enough
+  for important things. When you set your mind to something, spend your
+  time preparing, or you'll miss all the opportunities.
+- Take walks.
+- Read books.
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@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@ Living in the beautiful city of Kutaisi since January 
 remote job and start doing something! Actually, still thinking what's
 the best way of dealing with the newfound income.
 
-I bought a textbook on the Georgian language, and a dictionary. So far,
-learning the language proves much more challenging than any other I've
-studied before, but much more fun as well! At the very moment, I am
-struggling with the alphabet.
+My attempt to study Georgian didn't go much beyond learning the
+alphabet. I am now trying a different approach with Serbian. I think
+I'll stay in Novi Sad for the next year.
 
+Found out about all the cool expat gatherings. First real friends in
+years!
+
 I began inspecting the tmux source code. I have a few ideas on how the
 program might be improved. Might send some patches on the ML at some
 point.
 
-I am reading 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson. Found it at a
-local book shop. So far seems pretty good. I also orderd a bunch of
-books from America.
+Reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. Really interesting stuff,
+especially fear-setting.
 
 
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