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What is this place and why was it created?

Intro

Hello traveller,
This website is a portion of my Obsidian vault, that I published online in order to share with other people. This is only a part of a larger network of interconnected notes and files that people call PKM (personal knowledge management) or Second Brain. If you are interested in either of those terms or in particular software that was used to create and publish these notes - do not hesitate to contact me.

I am in such a point in my career where l feel I need to invest more of my time and effort to boost the progression before I become to old and slow to quickly acquire new knowledge and learn new techniques.

When I was in my mid twenties, I came up with a master plan for the rest of my career. Not knowing exactly who am I going to be and where am I going to work, I realised one simple fact: based on the average life expectancy and realistic forecast of my vitality, it is only reasonable to say that the first 20 years of my life I was establishing as a person, as a future professional, as a working unit. The next 20 years would be a good time for me to focus on developing my career. This is the time, when I have enough energy and mental capability to quickly acquire new skills and push myself to the limit in order to get ahead of my peers. I also expected that by 40 years old, I will get tired of this constant chase and will start leaning more towards a stable job in comfortable setting and decent salary. The next 20 years after 40, my plan is to milk the results of my 20 years of career development. I am not saying I am not planning to get any better after 40, but would no longer be my main driving factor.

Any works beyond 60 would be either a blessing or a curse and neither should be a basis for a life plan.

Current state of business

When I put that plan on paper and asked myself how close I am to my goal, I realised I might not be as close as I would like to be in order to feel satisfied.
Kindy & Primary0-10Liceum10-20Army & Uni20-25Work in RU25-30Waikeria Prison(30-33)Octa(33-35)Perceived competencyEstablishment of my personality. Developingthe basis of charisma andinterpersonal skills. Growing asa happy and communicable kid,which is a key element for anypeople-oriented career path.Acquiring numeracy,developing sound judgementof this world. At laterstage falling into therabbit hole of obscurephilosophical studies anddistancing from "thecrowd"Army service. Brutalcollision with the harshworld of "practical" people.Learning the real value ofphilosophy (minimal) andthat not everything mustbe perfect. Quality is justanother metric as time andcost, which helped me toescape the typicalEngineer's mindsetStarting professionalcareer. Getting to knowconstruction. Discovering Igravitate towards stern,demanding leaders andhigh-performing teams.Developing work ethicsthat reflects that.Realising I have aptitudeto become a projectmanager rather thanprogress as an Engineer. Getting into PM field.Exposure to PM role, butlimited to coordination.Rapid growth inresponsibilities after acertain opportunity provedto me that I am wellequipped to be a projectmanager. Reached glassceiling. Need to step upinto a managerial role.Instant exposure to amuch broader spectre ofPM responsibilities.Learning all facets of aproject outside of DesignManagement. Realisation ofmy strengths andweaknesses as a client-sidePM. Mapping out a path toprogress to a 100%competency mark.Confirmation of the careerpath beyond 100%. 25%50%75%After PM diploma -straight to a verychallenging project. Maincontractor. A team of 90managers of various levels.Mediocre managers fail andleave, good managers burnout and leave. Strongmanagers clash and leave.80 out of 90 changed in 3years. The remaining10,though, will be my PMexamples for the rest ofmy life. Invaluableexperience.PM Career35-40100%Increased tangent of thecompetency curveindicates a need in higherintensity of careerdevelopment to hit thetarget 100% by 40 y.o.In order to achieve this, amore systematic approachwas taken to careerdevelopment. (this vault)
A more detailed interactive versions of this graph can be found here: 1. Master timeline.excalidraw

Seeing this, I realised this is the time for me to do one more leap in my career. However, unlike previous times, this time it does not necessarily mean a change of job, or a country, or military service.
I believe I am moving in a right direction by staying where I am at the moment, I just need to ensure steady progression. So, in other words, now it is time for me to create my own learning opportunities.

What should I do next

As indicated on a master timeline, I needed to increase the tangent of my learning curve. The only known path to me is to dedicate more effort in achieving this goal. Perhaps, learning what I need myself rather than awaiting an opportunity. There is one inherited risk with this approach: wasted effort due to poor organisation of said efforts. In other words, I believe I need to become more methodical and structured in my approach to self-education so that my effort doesn't go to waste.
And the first step in any organised journey is a plan. My plan to hit 100% competency by 40 years old can be represented as the following Gantt chart:

gantt
    title 30-60 Career Plan
    dateFormat YYYY
    axisFormat %Y

    section Career Outlook
    Move out from Russia:done, 2021, 2023
    Get into PM field: done, 2023, 2025
    Acquire hard skills: active, 2024, 2030
    Acquire soft skills: active, 2025, 2030
    Establish myself as a capable PM: 2029, 2031
    Start enjoying my career: milestone, 2031
    Master my persona: 2030, 2038
    Establish myself as an experienced senior PM :2038, 2050
    Enjoy the retirement: milestone, 2050

How to navigate this place

For all the visitors, who happened to come here:
I am about to give an overview of the vault structure, but remember: the easiest way to navigate this space is to visit the "Navigation" folder in the file tree pane on the left.

Here is a visual map of this vault. Each node will lead you to a dedicated note with further information and further links:

Group 1:Hard SkillsLANDINGPAGEMain vault mind mapGroup 2:Soft SkillsGroup 3:PM SkillsIncludes all facets ofmy career developmentVarious notes with actual knowledgeDaily journalMethodical tracking ofthe following:- new habits- new behaviour- productivity scoreAny question I plan toask, any new ideas toinvestigate, any newhabbit to trackBuilding practicesContract ManagementNetworkingMeditationVoice controlServices KnowledgeImplementation & ProgressKnowledgeStructure & NavigationContentDaily logsProgress trackersQuestions & tasksNavigationGroupsNavigationSubgroups

Main mind map is the best stop to start exploring and can be accessed via file tree (in 1. Navigation folder) or via this link: Main Vault Mindmap.canvas