Why fyaka
Keep your ambition. Get your life back.
You work in tech and you like what you build. You just want to do it without always being somewhere else in your head.
Sound familiar?
Always busy. Rarely present.
Around you
Messages, meetings, launches, one more thing before bed. The work never stops, so you don’t either.
Inside you
In the meeting, you’re thinking about the inbox. At dinner, you’re thinking about the meeting. You’re everywhere except where you are.
And it's not right
Nobody should have to choose between doing great work and having a life. That trade is the problem, not you.
We've all been there
But you can have both, with the right structure.
I’ve spent 15+ years building companies between Silicon Valley and Croatia. I loved it, and I still do. But I watched brilliant, driven people run on urgency until something gave: health, relationships, judgment, joy.
I kept my ambition and didn’t burn out. When I asked myself why, the answer was a word from home.
The word from home
Fyaka
In Split, on the Croatian coast, there’s a word for being fully present and completely unhurried. It isn’t doing nothing. It’s doing one thing at a time, with your whole attention, and knowing when to stop.
Fyaka isn't what you do instead of the work. It's what makes the work last.
What it looks like
Everyone needs a ritual
Mine is picigin, an old local beach game: a few friends, ankle-deep in the sea, keeping a small ball out of the water. No score, no phone, nothing to win. One hour where only what’s in front of me matters.
Yours doesn’t need a sea. It needs a ritual that is daily, protected and yours.
The plan
How to start, in three steps
1
Read one pause a week.
Every Thursday, one short email with one idea on living with more presence. Free.
2
Find your ritual.
Pick one daily ritual that is yours: a walk, a swim, a coffee without your phone. Protect it like a meeting.
3
Go deeper with the Protocol.
A structured way to practise fyaka, for you or your whole team. Coming soon, subscribers get early access.
Start this Thursday
Take your first pause.
Free, one email a week. Early access to the Fyaka Protocol.