I think usually this is difficult unless you "choose your own adventure". My attempt to do this is through various side projects, one of which is going relatively well (I at least shipped it!): https://techposts.eu

It's a tech news and jobs website focusing on Europe. I see it as an attempt to showcase and highlight all the good stuff going on in Europe that otherwise flies under the radar.

We need more optimism here, that's the idea anyway!