I had this thought a couple of days back about time-limits.

I have had this thought a couple of times in the past, mostly with regard to my writing. About having a deadline, a shipping date by which I have to ship a work.

This recent thought I had was with regard to reading, specifically the type of reading I am doing now - using e-kirjasto (e-library). Compared to the traditional books I borrow from Helmet, I borrow e-books or audiobooks from the e-library. Both of those are borrowed for 14 days. That time limit forces me to finish the book in this time. I find myself reading whenever possible. I have mostly stopped listening to podcasts now. I read ebooks while eating lunch or whenever I have time.

I find this applies to other things as well - like figuring out what to learn. It’s good to limit yourself to one or two things, using two or three resources. The technology landscape is huge and limitations are good. This limitation is not the time-limitation I talked about in the last paragraph. It is a different limitation - of choice.