Several times recently, I found myself uncomfortable when asked:
"So, what are your projects right now?"
I feel like I switch to autopilot, reciting a series of plans disconnected from me, from the present, from the conversation.
Let me settle this once and for all:
I don't have projects.
Either I'm doing something right now, actively.
And if so, yes, of course, we can talk about it.
We won't be able to help it: it's what I'm busy with, who I am, what emanates from me.
Even if we don't discuss it directly, it will impact the time we spend together. It'll be there.
As for the rest – what I'll do later – who knows. I'm not interested in talking about it. I don't think about it. I have no plan.
Future activity will be a natural consequence of present activity.
I'll discover it at the same time as you when it comes.
And on that day, of course, we can discuss it.
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To be clear: this note is not directed at others.
People can ask me whatever they like and I hold nothing against anyone for inquiring about my projects. On the contrary: it's a sign of interest that I appreciate.
I'm writing this note so I don't trap myself in my own answers.
From now on, the policy is this: I don't discuss the future.