Hey, I’m Joachim Eeckhout, and this is my personal manifesto.

You can use it to better understand how I work and the decisions I make.

You can also use it to inspire your own manifesto (here is a great article on how to create your own).

Here are my core values:

1. I focus on the actions that produce the most results and work to eliminate the superfluous. Currently, those actions include writing blog posts, exercising, delivering good work to my clients, and checking off my to-do list every day.
2. I know you can't have everything in life without compromising your work-life balance. I make choices to protect my time with my family and to focus on myself, even if it means my career moves more slowly.
3. I believe that working asynchronously is the best way for me to maintain a good work-life balance, so I keep meetings to a minimum and decline those without an agenda.
4. I believe creativity is about being resourceful, making things happen, staying focused, and getting good rest.
5. I always keep my commitments to others and to myself. That's why I always finish what's important to me.
6. I am not overly ambitious. I want to live a simple and calm life where I am content with what I have.
7. I don't stress about what I can't control. I focus my attention on the present and let go of any desire to change the past or influence the future.

More about me:

🌐 My LinkedIn