🚁 Hustle, Fields, and 15 Minutes of Sanity

Last Tuesday was office day again. Back-to-back meetings from 8:30 to 16:15. I’m talking ā€œblink and you’re behind scheduleā€ kind of day. And before you say ā€œwell at least there was a lunch breakā€ā€”let me stop you. That lunch break was more like a hostage negotiation with my calendar app.

But here’s the thing: while most people retreat to sandwiches and passive-aggressive Slack messages, I took a different path... literally.

šŸŽ® The Escape Plan: Air2S Launch Sequence Initiated

I’d already flown the DJI Mini 3 Pro a few times en route to the office—you know, just warming up. But this time, it was serious. I stepped out during lunch, walked a solid kilometer like a man on a mission (probably confusing some cows), and launched the DJI Air2S into the skies like Tony Stark escaping a board meeting.

Why the Air2S? Because over open farm fields, I don’t need special clearance. I am the clearance. And also because sometimes, you just need to look at dirt from 120 meters up to remind yourself that not everything needs to be in a damn spreadsheet.


🌾 The Fields: A Masterclass in Earth’s Calm-Down Mode

Now let’s talk about these fields.

  • Shot #1: Straight lines so perfect they’d make a German engineer blush. Earth doing its version of minimalist interior design.

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  • Shot #2–3: Perspective for days. You can almost hear the soil whisper, ā€œYou’re not the center of the universe, Chad.ā€

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  • Shot #4: Railroad track slicing through green like it's trying to escape the algorithm too.

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  • Shot #5: A tractor mid-action, the real MVP of productivity. Meanwhile, Karen’s still stuck in a Teams call about synergy.

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  • Shot #6: One lone tree. Zero noise. Peak existential inspiration. Nature’s version of ā€œone man against the system.ā€

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🧠 The Lesson: Find Your Damn Reset Button

Here’s the Gary Vee punchline: You’ve got to build micro-moments of peace into your chaos—or the chaos will build you into a monument of burnout. Take your 15 minutes. Fly your drone. Stare at the horizon like you’re filming your personal brand documentary. It matters.

And here’s the Bilyeu cherry on top: If you’re not creating mental clarity, you’re robbing yourself of long-term impact. Mission-driven work doesn’t mean martyrdom, folks.


šŸ“ø Bonus: Drone Footage, But Make It Therapy

These shots aren’t just pretty—they’re a reminder that peace isn’t passive. You’ve gotta fly for it. Chase it. Photograph it. Post about it if you’re feeling spicy. Because a 10-minute drone flight over silent fields beats 10 minutes of scrolling through someone’s ā€œlook at my new productivity hackā€ post.


TL;DR

I flew a drone over some fields. It was awesome. And no, it wasn’t just escapism. It was strategy. Because sometimes, a freshly plowed line in a potato field teaches you more about alignment than a day full of calendar invites ever could.




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Those are incredible drone photographs, Djorn! We are glad that you decided to do something different during the lunch break. Hence, we are enjoying these beautiful shots!

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šŸ˜€ Well, glad I could give that to you all, the joy of my photo's ;-) Thanks for your nice comments!
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Nice work
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Thank you ;-)
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Thanks for the post! Our group feeling a little lonely this week. You could be the only winner this week and rake in all the rewards if others don't catch up. C'mon folks, we can't let him get all the rewards!

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Wow! Wait? What??? Don't tempt me! I've got more in my sleeve ;-) I might just post some extras here... Let's get things busy, right? :-D
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lol, thanks for that! Looks like we got a couple others in there last night, and love the new post as well!

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You're welcome! ;-) lol
And glad you like it!
But damn, my changes are wearing thin now it seems :-D lol
Not in it for the contest btw, I just love sharing my pictures (it IS an ego thing ;-) )
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Keep em coming!

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Doing my best!!! Doing my best ;-)
Quite a bit busy these days... :-D Flying, walking, working, posting, replying... oops!
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We appreciate your work and your publication has been hand selected by the geography curation team on behalf of the Amazing Nature AN Community. Keep up the good work!

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Thank you! Appreciated!
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Way to go on your 10 minutes of drone zen, and the fantastic photos to prove it, @borniet! Those are some quite epic stone shots indeed! 😁 šŸ™ šŸ’š ✨ šŸ¤™

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10 minutes well spent! Definitely better than meetings or other corporate stuff :-D
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10 minutes, and 10,000% better than meetings! 😁 šŸ™ šŸ’š ✨ šŸ¤™

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Abso-frikkin-lutely!!!
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Wouldn't it be cool if your meetings were actually fun and exciting? 😁 šŸ™ šŸ’š ✨ šŸ¤™

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