Paulius Macernis · A personal life lab

Why share it publicly?

  1. A resume in my own form

    Some things simply do not fit a conventional resume. This is a way to show how I think, what I build, and what matters to me. Sometimes I give this URL to an AI and ask, “This is me. Which opportunities fit me best?” You are welcome to do the same: “This is him. Is he a good fit for XYZ?”

  2. Connecting the dots

    This is my take on connecting the dots, as Steve Jobs described in his Stanford commencement talk: noticing patterns in my own life and in the lives of others, then writing down what I see.

    Some thoughts and records are still scattered across digital platforms. I want to bring them together here for a more precise picture, with more to come. That context can help another person understand my perspective, or help an AI when I ask it to “do it my way.”

  3. The digital part of my lab

    Here I architect, build, and test guide rails for life. Recognizing a pattern is satisfying; exploring how to change it to help myself and others do better is where the real fun begins.

    Visions come to mind, and I become absorbed in trying to bring them to life. I like to think of thoughts as wonderful creatures to explore and nurture—a metaphor that leaves room for both scientific curiosity and ancient wisdom.

  4. Leading by example

    To me, this is an art gallery for thoughts taking shape in a much wider form. It crosses fields that are usually treated separately, yet stays focused on something I see as connected, even though I do not have a single word for it yet. A gallery about everything and one thing at once: that is the paradox, and part of the art. There can be multiple meanings; not everything is for everyone.

    Life is a play, and experiments are how I try to discover its playbook. This lab is one artefact of that exploration, still without a single name. I put my life energy into making it a good example—not just an idea, but something lived.

Explore visions & ideas Personal vision & progress

Inside the lab

Different ways to connect the bigger picture with the next small step.

Direction

Personal vision and Star: a picture of active commitments and tracked progress, not a measure of worth.

Explore Personal Vision →

Possibility

Visions, thoughts, and ideas with room to develop. Ladders give a chosen intention a practical shape.

Explore Visions →

Practice

Tools and working records that connect plans with action. Most of the work still happens away from this website.

Explore Execution →

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Life as a laboratory

I want the things I think about and the things I do to be a little closer together. This lab is a place to make an intention concrete, try a small step, and notice what changes.

A ladder, a bucket list, or a practice can bring some order without turning life into a score. I am building tools for my own use, not a finished method everyone else should follow. A system is a guide rail, not a guarantee; it still needs judgment, care, and room to change course.

Seven lenses, different clocks

Start with the next small action, then widen the view to the possibilities, commitments, people, and principles behind it. These seven sections are lenses I use to explore life, not a prescribed path for everyone:

Execution
Take a step, practise, and learn from what happens.
Visions
Imagine what could be, and give the next steps a direction.
Personal
Choose what matters and the commitments that shape a life.
Innovation
Turn ideas into contributions and discover what others are creating.
Growth
Develop the capacity to keep going through learning, practice, care, and rest.
Service
Look beyond individual goals to the people and communities we can support.
Integrity
Bring actions and principles into alignment, while questioning the bigger picture.

Daily work changes quickly; understanding, identity, and deeper commitments may shift more slowly. Different traditions describe the larger whole differently. Those remain open questions here, not beliefs anyone must adopt.

The point is not to maintain a perfect system. It is to make the next meaningful action easier, and keep enough room for curiosity, people, and life beyond the plan.

Try a little of it yourself

If I sent you a ladder, start there. You do not need to adopt the whole lab. Try one tool, see whether it brings some order to what matters to you, and leave what does not fit.

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People trying the lab

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