Valerian Life

receive loop switch 2 for being able to concentrate for deep work again in busy environments with lots of small annoying noises (eg. neighbors and street), they are so good that they will always be in my backpack with me to prevent sensory overload — best 60€ spend of the month!

The image features a text block discussing the benefits of silence for productivity and creativity, along with a reference to a study by Jonathan Smallwood.

2025-05-04 07:12:38 UTC

Valerian Saliou

schedule sale of a lot of stocks that were stock-picked, to be executed on Monday, plan to re-invest proceeds (w/ some losses) into 1 global ETF: SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS

2025-05-03 08:05:10 UTC

Valerian Saliou

do 7h of work straight with no pause, only 10min for chrono eating

2025-04-30 14:18:12 UTC

Valerian Saliou

fill taxes for 2024, need to schedule call with accountant to double check everything

2025-04-29 05:13:56 UTC

Valerian Saliou

play some age of empires

2025-04-26 12:10:56 UTC

Valerian Saliou

day off doing nothing to recharge batteries

2025-04-25 12:40:43 UTC

Valerian Saliou

read books to cool down from code burnout

2025-04-24 07:50:35 UTC

Valerian Saliou

play some morning far cry to chill off a bit

2025-04-21 08:03:32 UTC

Valerian Saliou

add another carpet at home for more coziness for weekend work

2025-04-19 13:14:23 UTC

Valerian Saliou

test native union folding stand and it’s really incredible, super small and lightweight

2025-04-18 06:55:32 UTC

Valerian Saliou

wait for my native union laptop stand to be delivered today, only 72g, replacing my previous heavy stand of 500g that I could not put in my backpack to go to coworking spaces cause so heavy!

A lightweight laptop stand is positioned on a table with a hand reaching towards it.

2025-04-17 10:14:23 UTC

Valerian Saliou

go get haircut

2025-04-16 08:27:02 UTC

Valerian Saliou

cool down with slow tasks this morning cause feeling I'm edging burnout

2025-04-15 09:07:44 UTC

Valerian Saliou

rune home errands

2025-04-12 12:05:25 UTC

Valerian Saliou

go private banking meeting

2025-04-11 12:10:27 UTC

Valerian Saliou

play Age of Empires III w/ gf on my MBP with Steam Link, game running on my Gaming PC in another room, and go to bed early cause super tired

2025-04-10 19:14:58 UTC

Valerian Saliou

order new Anker Nano 3 30W charger to power my new Netgear Nighthawk M3 5G router anywhere in the Airbnb, in case reception is better far away from where I work. It’s smaller than Apple’s 20W charger, really impressive!