Here & now - August 2019

Since January 2019, in the first week of every month, I've been writing on my website what I'm going to focus on for that month. I call it the here & now page because there I describe what I'm up to now. In these days of exciting, vigorous, and non-stop change, I feel the need to take a few minutes to reflect over the past month, think about the next one, and write down what is most beneficial for me. This helps me stay pointed in the right direction and spend my time wisely. From now on, I will share my monthly goals on LinkedIn along with a nice quote that resembles my thoughts.

“And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.” ― Libba Bray

August is the month of prioritizing what's most important. Here is a list of things I would be engaged with:

MMID I couldn't have imagined anything better than the opportunity I have got to intern at MMID. I felt right at home since my very first day at the office and have been enjoying every bit of working there. I want to focus most of my effort in my day-to-day work, learn as much as possible, and contribute to all the projects I will be a part of during the month of August. I am doing my best to be proactive in taking up projects and being a significant member of the team.

BRUSH UP I want to spend some time to brush up my mechanical engineering subjects and pick up topics that I have been out of touch with for a couple years. I believe this will massively boost my ability to design more comprehensively. This will also serve as a good revision as I will be a teaching assistant for the TU Delft IDE bachelor's course Product Dynamics starting next month.

CYCLING In the beginning of this month, I got my hands on a beautiful Merida crosscountry bike (cover image of the article). I would like to spend a part of my weekends to tune it and take it out on long rides around South Holland.

To read how I worked towards my goals in the first half of 2019, click here.