My life in weeks
This is a section inspired by Tim Urban and his blog article Life in Weeks. I’ll leave the graph do the talking here.
Sep 13, 1995Birth👶
Dec 23, 1995I get baptized⛪
May 1, 1996I am registered in Miranda de Azán, Salamanca, Spain🏡
Mar 16, 1997My sister Marta is born👶
Sep 20, 1998I start school🎒
Aug 4, 2000Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Aug 7, 2001Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Sep 15, 2001My uncles Nacho y Mª José get married💒
Jul 14, 2002Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Jun 12, 2003My uncle Ángel bribes me to become a Barcelona FC fan⚽
Aug 1, 2003Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Jan 18, 2004I go to speech therapy for the next two years🤐
Jul 28, 2004Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Apr 23, 2005🧙♀️
May 16, 2005I get first communion⛪
Jun 26, 2005I play as a goalkeeper for a few years🧤
Jul 22, 2005Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Jul 25, 2005I start a mineral collection thanks to a gift from my mom💎
Oct 25, 2005I get a huge crush on a classmate for a few years💘
Apr 22, 2006My cousin David is born👶
Jul 23, 2006Holidays with my uncles Pepe and Maricarmen in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain🌄
Aug 7, 2006Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Nov 28, 2006My grandfather Pepe passes away👴
Jul 16, 2007School Camp in Beluso, Pontevedra, Spain⛺
Sep 3, 2007Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
May 20, 2008My cousin Javier is born👶
Jul 16, 2008School Camp in Huesca, Spain⛺
Apr 4, 2009The kitchen burns down🔥
Jun 23, 2009I change schools👋
Jul 16, 2009School Camp in Apulia, Portugal⛺
Aug 20, 2009I start following my local football team (UDS) for a few years
Sep 14, 2009I start highschool🎒
Oct 27, 2009I join a basketball team for the next three years🏀
Dec 25, 2009Last letter to Santa. I know, 14-years-old... Embarrasing.🎅
Jan 06, 2010I get a Playstation 3 and start playing videogames in an unhealthy way for years🎮
Aug 18, 20106 cats at home🐱
Aug 20, 2010Holidays with my uncles Maricarmen and Pepe in Santander, Cantabria, Spain🌄
Sep 14, 2010I join my first group of true friends👨👦👦
Sep 27, 2010I volunteer to update the sports section of my school´s website (shout out to Daniel!)💻
Nov 27, 2010School trip to Asturias, Spain🌄
Mar 4, 2011School trip to London🛫
Mar 19, 2011Thanks to a scholarship, I do an exchange with a family in Martinique, Caribbean Islands🛫
Jun 19, 2011School Camp in Picos de Europa, León, Spain⛺
Jul 13, 2011I become passionate about 2Pac and rap music🎤
Jun 19, 2012School camp in Valdeavellano de Tera, Soria, Spain⛺
Aug 7, 2012Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Nov 18, 2012Grandparents golden wedding in Isla, Cantabria, Spain🌄
Nov 24, 2012My great-grandmother passes away👵
Mar 14, 2013I got drunk for the first time doing the Jacobs way (school trip)🥃
Jun 4, 2013My grandmother María passes away👵
Jun 20, 2013I finish highschool🎓
Jul 11, 2013Friend holidays in Benidorm, Alicante, Spain🍹
Sep 13, 2013I turn 18🎂
Sep 20, 2013I start college (Business Administration)🎒
Nov 3, 2013I become fond of cycling and start a blog about it🚴♂️
Nov 22, 2013My first beer🍺
Nov 25, 2013✉️
Mar 1, 2014✉️
Jul 11, 2014Friend holidays in Benidorm, Alicante, Spain. Never got so drunk in my life🍹
Aug 1, 2014I leave rap behind and start exploring other music genres🎵
Sep 20, 2014I take English classes (B1-B2) for the next two years
Oct 1, 2014I coach basketball to children for the next two years🏀
Mar 19, 2015🤠
May 31, 2015My uncle Ángel invites me to see AC/DC live in Madrid🎸
Jun 25, 2015I get my first smartphone and get really sucked into the social media rabbit hole for the next 2 years📱
Jun 30, 2015I start a progressive rock CD collection and get my best friend into the same music as me🎵
Aug 4, 2015Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Oct 31, 2015I see Riverside live in Madrid🎸
Nov 5, 2015My brother Samuel leaves home and moves to Cardiff👋
Mar 17, 2016My grandfather Mariano passes away👴
Apr 2, 2016I play keyboard for the first time to my family, after more than a year playing on the sly🎹
Apr 30, 2016I see Toundra, Alcest, Jardín de la Croix and Viva Belgrado live in Madrid🎸
Jun 3, 2016I see Haken live in Madrid🎸
Jun 11, 2016I finish my journey as my children´s basketball coach🏀
Jun 23, 2016I get my drivers license🚘
Jun 29, 2016Be Prog, My Friend festival in Barcelona🎸
Aug 4, 2016Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Aug 14, 2016I play a fantasy football game for the next three years
Sep 24, 2016I try to find ways to make money on the internet: giveaways, online surveys, sports bets...🎰
Oct 15, 2016First time driving by myself🚙
Nov 4, 2016Progstureo Festival in Madrid🎸
Jan 30, 2017Internship as administrative assistant in CGB Informática💻
Feb 3, 2017I see Devin Townsend, BTBAM, Leprous, Noah Histeria live in Madrid🎸
Apr 9, 2017I create a bank account with N26
Apr 29, 2017I see Dream Theater live in Bilbao🎸
May 16, 2017I create my best composition on the keyboard🎹
May 20, 2017College graduation🎓
Jun 27, 2017Be Prog, My Friend festival in Barcelona🎸
Jul 6, 2017I hand in my thesis after weeks of insane mental exertion👨🎓
Jul 21, 2017I start tracking my expenses💰
Aug 4, 2017Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain🌊
Aug 22, 2017My first job interview👔
Aug 29, 2017For a couple years, I become a big fan from Celta de Vigo
Sep 6, 2017I watch Bojack Horseman for the first time (dont ask me how many)🐴
Sep 30, 2017I start learning German
Dec 11, 2017I do my first online marketing course👨🏫
Jan 5, 2018boluda.com introduces me to online marketing
Jan 11, 2018I take English classes for the next few months (shout out to Malcolm!)
Jan 30, 2018I volunteer for a local printing shop with their online marketing (shout out to Maica & Manolo!)🖨
Mar 22, 2018I buy my first domain (javierdeblas.com)🌐
Apr 2, 2018I get into minimalism✨
Apr 24, 2018Relationship with C.💑
Apr 27, 2018Progstureo Festival in Madrid🎸
May 31, 2018In-person digital marketing course👨🏫
May 31, 2018I play as an extra in a popular movie🎬
Jun 30, 2018I get a C1 certificate in English
Jul 8, 2018I see Kiss live in Madrid🎸
Jul 20, 2018Friend trip to Porto🚘
Jul 24, 2018I buy my first laptop💻
Aug 6, 2018Holidays in Jávea, Alicante, Spain. Tiny personal crisis because I feel profesionally lost🌊
Sep 3, 2018I see Camel live in Madrid🎸
Sep 7, 2018Relationship with A.💑
Oct 14, 2018I subscribe to Netflix
Oct 29, 2018I start the habit of running🏃♂️
Nov 3, 2018I see Riverside live in Madrid🎸
Nov 22, 2018I start attending to Spanish-German language exchanges
Jan 6, 2019My brother Samuel buys me a Kindle and I start the habit of reading📚
Feb 1, 2019I launch javierdeblas.com🌐
Feb 26, 2019A dog bits me🐶
Apr 7, 2019My first 10K running🏃♂️
May 11, 2019Relationship with F.💑
May 25, 2019My first job in Online Marketing (Oxígeno Digital)💻
Jul 20, 2019I subscribe to Spotify Premium
Aug 10, 2019I join SinOficina, an online coworking
Aug 18, 2019I quit videogames cold turkey🎮
Aug 27, 2019My sister Marta leaves home and moves to Reading👋
Sep 10, 2019In-person digital marketing course👨🏫
Sep 13, 2019I try Yoga and Biodance for the first time🕺
Oct 4, 2019I see BTBAM live in Madrid🎸
Nov 26, 2019I work as a online marketing manager for Local y Sostenible, a solar company🌞
Dec 30, 2019Trip to Cáceres with Rafa, Marta and Matthew🚘
Jan 28, 2020For a couple months, I volunteer for Erasmus Student Network
Feb 9, 2020I start learning Portuguese
Feb 29, 2020 WordCamp Valladolid
Mar 14, 2020Coronavirus😷
Apr 7, 2020I volunteer to make an online version of the Spanish-German exchange of my city
May 20, 2020I start using Anki for language learning
Aug 27, 2020Holidays in Sevilla, Córdoba and Cádiz🧳
Sep 10, 2020🚘 Friend trip to Ávila, SpainSep 12, 2020🌐 Website revamp (including this very life-in-weeks feature!)2️⃣
Sep 21, 2020Coliving in Calpe with SinOficina
Sep 30, 2020I move out from my parents house. Jávea 1.0 (Alicante, Spain)🏠
Oct 5, 2020I partner up with Adrián Herzkovich, a personal branding coach, to build 40+ League, a paid, international community of ex-corporates over 40
Oct 14, 2020My first noise-canceling headphones (an absolute joy for a productive music-lover)🎧
Dec 4, 2020I conceptualize Meetlang, a community for Spanish German online language exchanges
Dec 18, 2020Trip to Alicante & back to Salamanca for Christmas🎄
Feb 1, 2021I become freelance & 40+ League website launch🦸♂️
Feb 27, 2021Jávea 2.0 (Alicante, Spain)🏠
Apr 30, 2021I get a haircut after letting my hair grow for over a year💇♂️
May 1, 2021I move to Sun & Co, a coliving in Jávea, for two months
Jun 9, 2021Trips to Valencia, Alicante, Gandía & Denia🌄
Jun 18, 2021Trips to Murcia, Cartagena, Cabo de Palos & La Manga🌄
Jun 28, 2021🍆
Jul 3, 2021End of my time in Jávea👋
Jul 16, 2021I move w/ Bas to Anceu Coliving (Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain)
Sep 9, 2021End of my time in Galicia👋
Sep 15, 2021I get my Covid vaccine💉
Sep 27, 2021Workation in Quinta da Quinhas (Vila Praia do Ancora, Portugal)
Oct 4, 20211-year streak learning English, German & Portuguese with Anki
Oct 15, 2021Wisdom teeth removed🦷
Nov 22, 2021Jávea 3.0 (Alicante, Spain). 40+ League get-together in Madrid.🏠
Nov 27, 2021After months listening to Jordan Peterson, I´m enlightened after taking The Big Five personality test
Dec 1, 2021I start a teeth alignment treatment🦷
Dec 5, 2021Relationship with H.💑
Dec 22, 2020Back to Salamanca for Christmas🎄
Dec 31, 2021Last day at 40+ League
Feb 1, 2022I join Actiage, a medical platform focused on longevity, as a community builder
Feb 8, 2022My grandmother Ana passes away👵
Feb 12, 2022Covid positive😷
Mar 2, 2022Bought deblas.com in an auction ($266)🌐
Mar 30, 2022Skin moles removal. Toe biopsy. Hair dermatitis.🩹
Apr 1, 2022Start on Twitter. Delete Facebook. Website revamp.
Apr 9, 2022💔 My plans for the year collapseMay 11, 2022👨👩👧👦 Community Builders course w/ María Sajim2️⃣
Apr 20, 2022I travel to the UK. 10-day stay in Reading with Marta. Day trips to London.
Apr 27, 2022I leave Actiage and question my career in community building
May 1, 2022🏢 1-month stay in Selina BirminghamMay 3, 2022💪 My first gym membershipMay 4, 2022 🎸Tool concert3️⃣
May 9, 2022🎸 The Dear Hunter in NottinghamMay 14, 2022🚆 Day-trip to York + Leeds2️⃣
May 25, 2022🚆 Day-trip to OxfordMay 27-29, 2022🎸 Marillion Weekend in Leicester2️⃣
Jun 2-5, 2022Visit to Bath, Bristol & Cardiff w/ Marta🚆
Jun 7, 20223-month stay in Bansko, Bulgaria
Jun 29, 2022💑 Relationship with G.Jul 1, 2022👨🏫 I give a presentation about The Big 5 during Bansko Nomad Fest2️⃣
Jul 11, 2022I create an Upwork account
Aug 10, 2022I record my first podcast episode🎤
Aug 18, 2022I run out of money💸
Sep 3-5, 2022I visit Sofia, Bulgaria🕌
Sep 5-9, 2022Back to Spain. Stay in Málaga with family and friends.🛫
Sep 23 - Oct 2Coliving in Pontevedra with SinOficina. 2nd presentation on the Big 5. WordCamp Pontevedra.
Oct 4, 20222-year streak learning English with Anki
Oct 13, 2022I feel at a crossroads. My mood takes a serious hit. Anxiety creeps in.😓
Oct 24, 2022👨🏫 Presentation on The Big 5Oct 29, 2022💔 My best friend and I drift apart2️⃣
Nov 21-25, 2022Trip to London. I watch Hamilton. I meet with D. I visit Brighton.
Dec 12, 2022Volunteering in Barefoot Guesthouse (Ericeira, PT)
Dec 31, 2022I spend New Years Eve alone, broke and directionless.😖
Jan 1, 2023I get sick of feeling like a victim. I set out to change. I reach out to friends.✨
Jan 29, 2023I turn 10,000 days💯
Feb 9, 2023I break my left foot while running. 2+ months on crutches.🦶
Feb 13, 2023I drop all career paths and focus exclusively on community building. Ciudad Comunidad is born.🌆
Mar 15, 2023I return to social media with a refreshed mindset💬
Mar 25, 2023SinOficina event in Madrid
May 28, 2023I finish my teeth alignment treatment. But now I have TMJ dysfunction.😄
Jun 10, 2023I buy my first professional camera.📸
Jun 30, 20231000-day streak learning English with Anki
Jul 1, 20233 weeks petsitting in Brussels, Belgium
Jul 23, 20231.5 months stay in Bansko, Bulgaria
Aug 24, 2023My first talk about community building.👨🏫
Sep 8, 2023I buy my first Mac.👨💻
Sep 4, 20231.5 months stay in Jávea, Spain
Oct 10, 2023I launch my business, Ciudad Comunidad.🌆
Jan 10, 2024I launch my podcast🎙️
Feb 12, 2024First client with my new business🤝
Feb 26, 2024I have covid for the second time😷
Mar 1-15, 2024Popup coliving in Quinta das Quinhas, Portugal🇵🇹
Mar 24, 2024I see Meshuggah live for the first time🎸
May 23, 2024I moderate a panel and conduct interviews at a large event🎤
Jun 1-12, 2024I´m invited to a pilot program for digital nomads in Ordesa, Huesca🏔️
Jun 15-18, 2024Comendatio Music festival in Tomar, Portugal🇵🇹
Jul 7-9, 2024Retreat with a community of stoic entrepreneurs🧘♂️
Jul 9-10, 2022Community Led World in London
Jul 17, 2024New client for Ciudad Comunidad💼