diff --git a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-building.md b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-building.md index 260f458e..f27c6a1c 100644 --- a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-building.md +++ b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-building.md @@ -4,4 +4,26 @@ Is A: Area Has: ["[[responsibility-grow-newsletter]]", "[[responsibility-sponsorships]]", "[[responsibility-content-production]]", "[[responsibility-podcast]]", "[[responsibility-team-management]]"] --- # Building -One of the core life/work areas. + +The core area encompassing everything related to building and growing Refactoring as a business. This includes the newsletter, podcast, sponsorship revenue, team operations, and content strategy. + +## Scope + +Building covers the full lifecycle of running a media business as an indie founder: + +- **Content production** — writing weekly essays, publishing the newsletter, maintaining editorial quality +- **Audience growth** — subscriber acquisition, retention, referral programs, SEO +- **Revenue** — sponsorship packages, pricing strategy, sponsor relationships, renewals +- **Podcast** — guest outreach, recording, editing, distribution, analytics +- **Team** — managing [[person-matteo-cellini]] and [[person-paco-furiani]], weekly syncs, 1:1s + +## Why this area matters + +Refactoring is the primary vehicle for professional impact and income. Everything in this area ladders up to the long-term vision of building a sustainable, high-quality engineering media company that serves tens of thousands of senior developers and engineering leaders. + +## Key principles + +- Ship consistently — a weekly newsletter is a promise to the audience +- Quality over quantity — one great essay beats three mediocre ones +- Revenue follows trust — sponsorships work because the audience trusts the content +- Build systems, not heroics — processes like [[procedure-weekly-newsletter]] and [[procedure-content-calendar-review]] keep things running even on low-energy weeks diff --git a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-finance.md b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-finance.md index 55206ced..a328a8a9 100644 --- a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-finance.md +++ b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-finance.md @@ -4,4 +4,26 @@ Is A: Area Has: ["[[responsibility-personal-finance]]"] --- # Finance -One of the core life/work areas. + +Personal and business finances. Covers investing, savings, tax planning, and the financial health of Refactoring as a business. + +## Scope + +- **Personal investing** — index fund portfolio, occasional individual stock research, long-term wealth building +- **Savings** — maintaining a healthy savings rate, emergency fund, annual targets +- **Business finances** — Refactoring revenue tracking, expense management, quarterly financial reviews +- **Tax planning** — Italian tax obligations, VAT management, accountant coordination + +## Philosophy + +The approach to finance is intentionally simple: automate what can be automated, invest passively for the long term, and focus energy on growing business revenue rather than optimizing portfolio returns. See [[evergreen/index-funds-and-intellectual-humility]] for the underlying thinking. + +## Key measures + +- [[measure-net-worth]] — tracked quarterly +- [[measure-savings-rate]] — target 30%+ of net income +- [[measure-sponsorship-mrr]] — the primary revenue metric + +## Cadence + +Monthly portfolio check via [[procedure-monthly-portfolio-review]]. Quarterly deep dive via [[procedure-quarterly-financial-planning]]. diff --git a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-health.md b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-health.md index dae3023a..43fae972 100644 --- a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-health.md +++ b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-health.md @@ -4,4 +4,26 @@ Is A: Area Has: ["[[responsibility-health-fitness]]"] --- # Health -One of the core life/work areas. + +Physical and mental health. Encompasses cycling training, gym work, nutrition, sleep, and recovery. + +## Scope + +- **Cycling** — the primary sport, including structured training blocks, gran fondos, and the long-term goal of riding the Stelvio +- **Strength training** — gym sessions focused on functional strength and injury prevention +- **Nutrition** — fueling for performance and general health, cooking as a creative outlet +- **Sleep & recovery** — tracking resting heart rate, prioritizing sleep duration, managing training load +- **Mental health** — recognizing burnout patterns, maintaining boundaries between work and rest + +## Why this area matters + +Health is the foundation everything else is built on. Consistent training and sleep directly correlate with better creative output, clearer thinking, and more sustainable work habits. The [[evergreen/training-load-and-knowledge-work]] connection is real and measurable. + +## Key measures + +- [[measure-resting-hr]] — proxy for overall cardiovascular fitness and recovery status +- [[measure-cycling-km-per-month]] — volume indicator for training consistency + +## Cadence + +Weekly training reviews via [[procedure-weekly-cycling-block]]. Monthly health check via [[procedure-monthly-health-review]]. Daily gym or ride tracked as events. diff --git a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-learning.md b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-learning.md index 8fd99267..bcac6c13 100644 --- a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-learning.md +++ b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-learning.md @@ -4,4 +4,27 @@ Is A: Area Has: ["[[responsibility-learning]]"] --- # Learning -One of the core life/work areas. + +Continuous learning through reading, courses, conversations, and writing. The input side that feeds everything else. + +## Scope + +- **Reading** — books, articles, newsletters, research papers. Target of 20+ books per year +- **Writing as learning** — [[evergreen/the-compound-effect-in-knowledge-work]] captures why writing notes and evergreen pieces accelerates understanding +- **Conversations** — podcast guests, conference hallway chats, 1:1s with smart people +- **Courses & talks** — occasional online courses, preparing conference talks as a forcing function + +## Philosophy + +Learning is not about consuming more — it's about extracting and connecting ideas. The [[procedure-evergreen-note-writing]] process exists to turn raw input into lasting, reusable knowledge. Every book note in [[note/]] should eventually produce at least one evergreen idea. + +See [[evergreen/reading-more-by-reading-better]] for the approach to reading. + +## Key measures + +- [[measure-books-per-month]] — reading volume +- [[measure-evergreen-notes-created]] — output quality indicator + +## Topics of interest + +[[topic-ai-ml]], [[topic-saas-business]], [[topic-team-leadership]], [[topic-product-management]], [[topic-personal-finance]], [[topic-cycling-training]], [[topic-writing]] diff --git a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-personal.md b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-personal.md index 3f3dd44d..37946025 100644 --- a/demo-vault-v2/area/area-personal.md +++ b/demo-vault-v2/area/area-personal.md @@ -4,4 +4,22 @@ Is A: Area Has: [] --- # Personal -One of the core life/work areas. + +Personal life, family, relationships, and non-work interests. The area that keeps everything grounded. + +## Scope + +- **Family** — regular calls home, visits to [[person-nonna-lucia]], staying connected despite distance +- **Relationships** — friendships, social dinners, maintaining a life outside of work +- **Hobbies** — [[topic-cooking]], [[topic-music-guitar]], [[topic-travel]] +- **Rest & downtime** — intentionally unstructured time, weekends without screens, vacation planning + +## Philosophy + +It's easy to let the Building area consume everything. This area exists as a reminder that the point of building a sustainable business is to have a good life — not the other way around. Protecting personal time is not a luxury; it's what makes the work sustainable long-term. + +## Notes + +- Dinner events with friends are tracked as recurring events — not because socializing needs to be optimized, but because it's easy to let weeks slip by without seeing people +- Family calls are a non-negotiable weekly commitment +- Travel planning happens quarterly, usually tied to cycling events or conferences