Andrei Zviagintsev

Friends, I made a messenger! Yes, just like that, in Laos, practically under a palm tree ;)

The cool thing is that anyone can not only use it, but also become its owner.

The idea was simple: create an algorithm that can be used and scaled without any special knowledge, so to speak, for each of us. Blocks and bans should bypass it; where there's internet, it will work. You also don't need to bypass any blocking to use it; it's all legal – details below. But how does this even work?

This is all so interesting, so I wrote a whole article: Messenger

How do I get out of this mess? The first thing you need if you want to work productively is to find or arrange a comfortable place for yourself. In my case, it's to start by moving out of the hostel and into a decent hotel or bungalow. This will give me a place where I can work peacefully, create content, and not be bothered by anything :) That's the top priority!

This requires some initial money. The question is: where do I get it?

So, any strategy for achieving a goal should be based on implementing several hypotheses. For example, one of mine is to tell this story in real time here. Imagine if I, alone in Laos, was able to promote my services without money, using my skills—how can this motivate those in a more advantageous position, but due to problems, they simply forgot about it and lost inspiration?

There are other hypotheses, too, and I'll share them. But the key here isn't coming up with a hypothesis, but rather following it until my chosen date—for me, it's three months—without stopping or giving up. Both successes and failures can hinder this, as has happened to me more than once. It seems counterintuitive, but think about it: if there's no result for a long time, it's demotivating. Conversely, if you have money and a lot of work, the progress process can pause due to lack of time and simple laziness! It's also important to be open-minded and not get attached to the result—just do what you've planned, as if you were conducting an experiment like a scientist—the result isn't important, what's important is to follow the path, gather observations, and draw conclusions.

By the way, I still need to periodically take 2-3-day breaks to move around. I have a second goal: to get to a place where I can stop for a longer period, but that part of the plan will remain a mystery until I actually implement it ;)

My hostel has four beds and only one electrical outlet. The sink is at chest height, and to wash your hands you have to bend them three times, and the water runs off right onto the floor—you wash your hands and feet at the same time. :) There's a water heater, but it only has two settings: "hot as hell" and "off." Luckily, it's hot outside during the day, so you don't have to use it. It also hangs right above the toilet—I guess some people find it convenient to sit on the toilet and shower at the same time. ;) But I'm not one of them. :) And the other day, two Turks arrived. They seem like nice guys, but they're really weird—they go to bed around 4-5 AM, fuss around all night, wandering around. One morning, around 5:30, I woke up and one of them was just standing there staring at the wall.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining; I've been to worse places. But before, I could tolerate inconveniences for the sake of traveling, but now, apparently, I can't. At first, you try to ignore these little things, then they start to irritate you, but after a while, you adapt, get used to them, and accept them. So, basically, everything's okay ;)

Nevertheless, it seems that this moment was a turning point in my goal-setting, and I'm glad about it.

I also understand that all of this is the result of my own actions over the past nine months – I simply completely abandoned promoting my core services. But I don't blame myself, because during this period, there were many things I wouldn't trade for anything. In short, everything is natural and going as it should!

And my first goal, of course, is to get the project going and move from here to a better place!