Digital Field Notes

Hey there,
I’m Robert Grunau and above all else I consider myself a writer and a thinker, one who is old enough to remember a time before the internet. For work, I do Data Engineering for a global logistics company. When it comes to fun stuff I like moving my body in challenging and novel ways, I meditate, occasionally fly fish. I also do a fair amount of reading, did a little freelance writing before learning to code, and I have a long line of former hobbies; some of which are: bicycle racing, photography, and rock climbing.

I also write about training/fitness, meditation, and personal change over at The Askesis Project. This site is a catch all that doesn’t fit over there.

Writing

occasional, unscheduled
Published — August 2026

Digital Homesteading

This past year has been one of significant change. By this I don't mean Ai or shaky geo-political situations, or the cost of eggs and gas (more worried about the eggs; I eat a couple every day). The change has been personal: mental and physical. For the first time ever thoughts and feelings I've had around movement and how it can be used as a tool for self-creation/realization have finally started to coalesce into something that actual works.

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