I'm a writer and a designer, so there's not a particular problem I'm solving along my primary path. It's more of a taking the rock higher up the hill, closer to

I'm a writer and a designer, so there's not a particular problem I'm solving along my primary path. It's more of a taking the rock higher up the hill, closer to the stars. It's satisfying, but there will be no end to storytelling or design in the foreseeable future. That said, there are goals. I derive all of them from struggling in the same fields, so that others struggle less. I'm currently researching for something I dubbed Common Formatting, where any text-editing would allow one to introduce styles natively, as opposed to using extraneous layers of formatting (Rich Text editors in Windows, for example). The reason? I want to be able to emphasize stuff in my notes without having to use something as heavy as MS Word. So far, Unicode-native codepoints for "different type of weight/slant/figure", combining like emoji do currently, seems to be the best option. Basically, it implies system-native variable font support. I'm also in the very early stages of writing about a more resilient and to-the-point system design, dubbed Natural Systems. People often struggle with implementing changes on all levels, from personal to national. I'd like to research that and figure out a better way to do this. It's more of a Buckminster Fuller type of work, and I don't expect to solve anything, but I do come up with an incremental upgrade, so is the better. "Natural" in the name comes from the simple fact that one should use the traits already present within the system, as opposed to forcing one onto it. For example, following a diet is a problem for a lot of people. My guess is – it's because people don't want to follow a diet: they just want to get slimmer. Trying to adhere to a set of principles foreign to you is akin to hitting your head against the wall: after some time, you'll go "This is nonsense, it hurts, to hell with it, I'm going back to not doing that". Building a natural system means building something that works because its parts align in motivation and resources. It's one thing to promise yourself not to eat any more cupcakes. It's another thing to cut out most of the carbohydrates from the diet because of this research and that study, while still finding sufficient satisfaction in different kinds of food. The idea behind a natural system is to allow for achieving the goal with as little friction as possible. If I can figure out and describe the basic principles in an approachable form, maybe I can help a few people make better decisions. (INB4 someone else has already done it, and it didn't go down that well.)