tech environment

Hey friend, 

Environments shape humans.

We are moulded by the environments we choose to exist in.

But our environment is not just the city we choose to live in.

We also create for ourselves a technological environment by the content we consume online, the relationships we nurture digitally & our online work. 

See, I noticed something very interesting in my time during mexico & colombia last year. 

There were many expats who had been living in these spanish speaking countries for years, but didn’t know how to speak spanish to a high level. Or even much more than ordering at a restaurant and basic greetings.

It was because even though they were living in a spanish speaking country, they were still technologically immersed inside an english world.

Work was all day in english, their favourite podcasts, their music, tv shows and movies, who they spoke to online, their favourite books. They were still as technologically immersed in the english language, as someone living in new york. 

And so there was little progress in their spanish. Despite the lessons, workbooks etc. 

It works the other way too. Now, i haven’t been in a spanish speaking country for about a month now. But my spanish has moved forward considerably. Because i’ve created a technological environment where it’s mostly spanish. 

From the music I’m listing to right now.

The podcast im listening to each day. 

The book I’m reading.

My online guitar lessons.

The TV series im watching each evening (I don’t watch Netflix in english)

So i am more immersed in the spanish language right now, in malta- than 90% of expats living in latin america. 

Spanish though, is just an example. 

See, its 2 things that create incredible humans…

1. Incredible environments 

2. Incredible ideas

However, these environments don’t need to be in person. 

You could shape a technological environment specifically for the places you want to move forward in. 

In any area of life. 

With a bunch of people all around the world with similar values and goals. 

This daily email could be apart of that environment, for you. 

The healthiest people, are surrounded by healthy people.

The wealthiest people, are surrounded by wealthy people.

The happiest people, are surrounded by happy people. 

The most curious people, are surrounded by curious people. 

-Jay

Jay Topp is a 23 year old writer, marketer, film maker & self-led educator originally from Australia, now based between Latin America & Europe. You can see his films here. Instagram here. And his business website here.

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