This month will mark a full-on year of my falling into the world of crypto and web3. I started knowing a thing or two about the subject – some from my closest friend who had just started his crypto career. Other stuff came from documentaries on the subject ("it's all scam," they all said). The sudden decision to read How to DeFi was of the most life-changing things in my life. Back then, I felt stuck in a state-supported multimedia project that continuously drained all my life energy. So crypto was a breath of fresh air. Moreover, down the line, it completely changed my career perspective on 360. The "the rabbit hole" metaphor was accurate, and now listening to countless hours of podcasts, I fully understand what different people mean by these words. Because I have fallen into the same lure too.

June 2021 started with a certain amount of expectations, none of which have been fully realized. So what didn't happen?

• x1000 growth overnight on the first coin I've bought;

• I didn't become a whale in a month or just filthy rich on all the right NFTs;

• Almost all the significant airdrops after June 2021 have passed by me;

• I didn't make a fortune using lots of different farms on lots of different L1s;

• I didn't make 100x aping in a single shitcoin (but instead I have lost 80% of the deposit – hi there, FTM);

• DCA on ETH didn't make me a life-changing money;

• I came as close to becoming an ETH-maxi – but I still try to diversify for some reason;

• I haven't found myself picking through thousands of testnets or making Discord memes fighting for a fraction of a newly arrived project's tokens – perhaps it was a mistake, but I don't know.

2021 is far from a phenomenal year in terms of my crypto career, as you can see. I'm still making baby steps, but they are much more confident now. The past 365 days were about getting to the point of undeniable confidence in my financial actions. As a content producer, I was constantly afraid of losing even a tiny fraction of my capital. Now, it's like an everyday mental practice. And I've gained something more valuable on this way to easy 'fuck you money'. It's the ability to be consistent.

I've seen many guys in CT who managed to gain a massive following in a matter of months. That was not my case this past year too. All of them were pretty successful, either as writers or investors with huge economic backgrounds. With my experience in culture and content production, it's ridiculous to drop into CT with a know-all's face, making assumptions about whatever one L2 or another deserves your attention and capital. To this day, I observe and read a lot because I've got so many things to catch up on mathematics, economics, market cycles, IT & product development, etc. Funny enough, but almost everything that has surrounded me for the past five years has become useless in this new turn of my life. Except for one thing – the ever-present desire for knowledge.

To this day, I realize that I know a fraction of things – and it excites me to keep going. Bear or not, all the challenges are still ahead. I have time to try things and maximize whatever wins are possible.

The first thing I see when I open my private Notion hub every day is this:

In the short term, you are as good as your intensity. In the long term, you are only as good as your consistency.

This month will mark a full-on year of my falling into the world of crypto and web3. I started knowing a thing or two about the subject – some from my closest friend who had just started his crypto career. Other stuff came from documentaries on the subject ("it's all scam," they all said). The sudden decision to read How to DeFi was of the most life-changing things in my life. Back then, I felt stuck in a state-supported multimedia project that continuously drained all my life energy. So crypto was a breath of fresh air. Moreover, down the line, it completely changed my career perspective on 360. The "the rabbit hole" metaphor was accurate, and now listening to countless hours of podcasts, I fully understand what different people mean by these words. Because I have fallen into the same lure too.

June 2021 started with a certain amount of expectations, none of which have been fully realized. So what didn't happen?

• x1000 growth overnight on the first coin I've bought;

• I didn't become a whale in a month or just filthy rich on all the right NFTs;

• Almost all the significant airdrops after June 2021 have passed by me;

• I didn't make a fortune using lots of different farms on lots of different L1s;

• I didn't make 100x aping in a single shitcoin (but instead I have lost 80% of the deposit – hi there, FTM);

• DCA on ETH didn't make me a life-changing money;

• I came as close to becoming an ETH-maxi – but I still try to diversify for some reason;

• I haven't found myself picking through thousands of testnets or making Discord memes fighting for a fraction of a newly arrived project's tokens – perhaps it was a mistake, but I don't know.

2021 is far from a phenomenal year in terms of my crypto career, as you can see. I'm still making baby steps, but they are much more confident now. The past 365 days were about getting to the point of undeniable confidence in my financial actions. As a content producer, I was constantly afraid of losing even a tiny fraction of my capital. Now, it's like an everyday mental practice. And I've gained something more valuable on this way to easy 'fuck you money'. It's the ability to be consistent.

I've seen many guys in CT who managed to gain a massive following in a matter of months. That was not my case this past year too. All of them were pretty successful, either as writers or investors with huge economic backgrounds. With my experience in culture and content production, it's ridiculous to drop into CT with a know-all's face, making assumptions about whatever one L2 or another deserves your attention and capital. To this day, I observe and read a lot because I've got so many things to catch up on mathematics, economics, market cycles, IT & product development, etc. Funny enough, but almost everything that has surrounded me for the past five years has become useless in this new turn of my life. Except for one thing – the ever-present desire for knowledge.

To this day, I realize that I know a fraction of things – and it excites me to keep going. Bear or not, all the challenges are still ahead. I have time to try things and maximize whatever wins are possible.

The first thing I see when I open my private Notion hub every day is this:

In the short term, you are as good as your intensity. In the long term, you are only as good as your consistency.