Hi friends meet @vickiheart. Vicki is a designer, motorcyclist, meditator and very gentle spirit. Follow along this week as we talk about life and what makes us human
Why do you like riding your motorcycle?
Motorcycle = freedom
What habit do you have now that you wish you started much earlier?
Meditation
What about the opposite sex confuses you the most?
Nearly everything
What life skills are rarely taught but extremely useful?
Nutrition, sleep hygiene, personal finance, and mindfulness
Whatโs the worst thing youโve eaten out of politeness?
Crickets.
Tell me about Headspace?
What is the best thing you have learned from working in the tech industry?
Complete strangers will go out of their way to help you succeed
What experiences in life shaped you the most?
Being born 2 months premature at 2 lbs
My dadโs passing when I was 12
Working in pediatric oncology in my 20s
A really humbling bike accident at 25
Quitting my job to start a new career
Traveling solo through foreign countries
Facing my worst fear, public speaking
Whatโs the most anxiety inducing thing you do on a regular basis?
Meditation
What near future predictions do you have?
In order to combat the looming catastrophe of climate change, there will be drastic tax-related measures implemented to cut down on carbon emissions, and these will greatly change how we live our lives.
What do you do to make the world a better place?
Every day, I work at company whose mission is to make the world a happier and healthier place. We build a product called Headspace that helps teach people about meditation and mindfulness.
Mantra of the moment?
Let it go
Favorite quote?
โIf you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.โ โ Haruki Murakami
What does the perfect day look like?
Meditation and yoga in the morning. Lunch at Destroyer with a perfect flat white and a good book. Climbing outdoors in a beautiful location with friends. Garlic crab and a bottle of wine for dinner. In bed by midnight!