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Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
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Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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That thing which is living “rent-free” in my head?
It gets its power, its energy from one source.
The fact that I am allowing my attention to be concentrated upon it.
Drawn, as if by a magnet, that “thing” exerts its power over the focus of my mind.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The focus of my mind can be stronger than the magnet.
It can be trained, worked out, and, gradually, it will get stronger.
Then, though that thing is there and may always be there, when I feel the pull of the magnet, the attention muscle is activated and my focus is diverted.
The energy source is cut off, slowly draining that thing of its power over me.
It may take time. It will.
But that’s ok.
What’s important is the daily workout.
The compounding interest of building an attention practice.
That thing which is living “rent-free” in my head?
It gets its power, its energy from one source.
The fact that I am allowing my attention to be concentrated upon it.
Drawn, as if by a magnet, that “thing” exerts its power over the focus of my mind.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The focus of my mind can be stronger than the magnet.
It can be trained, worked out, and, gradually, it will get stronger.
Then, though that thing is there and may always be there, when I feel the pull of the magnet, the attention muscle is activated and my focus is diverted.
The energy source is cut off, slowly draining that thing of its power over me.
It may take time. It will.
But that’s ok.
What’s important is the daily workout.
The compounding interest of building an attention practice.
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