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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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I was sitting outside meditating the other morning.
Eyes were closed. Breeze was light. Birds were chirping.
I was repeating my mantra and, of course, as is the Way, my mind began to wander.
I started to drift to my role as CMO at Radix. It’s a huge opportunity and I’m excited about it. It’s also a big responsibility. I mean, we have to decentralize the global economy, right?
And then I felt it.
A sensation in my right breast area.
It was fear.
Fear of failure. Fear of an inability to perform.
But, instead of letting it overwhelm me, I simply did what one is supposed to do when practicing mindfulness.
I acknowledged it and tried to do so without judgment.
Then, I remembered the saying that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the willingness to persevere in spite of fear.
We all feel it at times (or at least I think we do).
It’s what we do with it that matters.
I was sitting outside meditating the other morning.
Eyes were closed. Breeze was light. Birds were chirping.
I was repeating my mantra and, of course, as is the Way, my mind began to wander.
I started to drift to my role as CMO at Radix. It’s a huge opportunity and I’m excited about it. It’s also a big responsibility. I mean, we have to decentralize the global economy, right?
And then I felt it.
A sensation in my right breast area.
It was fear.
Fear of failure. Fear of an inability to perform.
But, instead of letting it overwhelm me, I simply did what one is supposed to do when practicing mindfulness.
I acknowledged it and tried to do so without judgment.
Then, I remembered the saying that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the willingness to persevere in spite of fear.
We all feel it at times (or at least I think we do).
It’s what we do with it that matters.
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