The Most Boring Person in the World

Published on May 15, 2014, filed under adventure, misc. (Share this post, e.g., on Mastodon or on Bluesky.)

Tim Moss of The Next Challenge had me speak a little about the mindset of trying everything, in The Most Boring Person in the World:

When I moved from Switzerland to the United States it was like I switched… frequencies or something. All of a sudden I began to pick up on things that I could do in this still-not-exactly-infinite free time of mine. And I began to give in to these hunches. Skydiving. Motorcycles. Horseback riding. Security guard training. Filmmaking, pretending.

In the guest post, I talk about how I changed my thinking so to become a lot more adventurous. I hope you enjoy—and thanks for having me, Tim!

About Me

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m an engineering lead, guerrilla philosopher, and indie publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead and engineering manager at various companies, including Google; I’m an open-source developer and a contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG); and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development and engineering management, but also with respect to politics and philosophy. Here on meiert.com I talk about some of my experiences and perspectives. (Please share feedback—interpret charitably, keep it friendly, but do be critical.)