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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...
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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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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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There’s a concept in quantum physics called a “wave function.”
I’m not sure I fully get it. In fact, I’m pretty sure, I don’t.
But, what I think it represents is that, at any moment, an entire, nearly infinite range of possibilities exist for a given particle.
Then, there’s a moment, a “quantum leap” where the wave no longer exists-it collapses-and the actual event occurs.
Now, all of this happens on a sub-atomic level, but I like to “zoom out” and think about the parallels with the macro world.
It’s almost Frankl-like in its approach. “At any given moment, you can always choose how you respond.”
That’s a wave function of possibilities (keep in mind, this isn’t probabilities-that’s something else).
So, while there may be times when things feel stuck or it’s not clear what you should do, that each of us is a wave function of our own, containing within ourselves a nearly unlimited set of possibilities. Possibly unlimited.
Then, there’s the best part.
The outcome is random.
Yes, there are probabilities, but there’s also chance.
I guess I am trying to get comfortable with the somewhat paradoxical idea that all is possible but the outcome may be beyond our control.
There’s a concept in quantum physics called a “wave function.”
I’m not sure I fully get it. In fact, I’m pretty sure, I don’t.
But, what I think it represents is that, at any moment, an entire, nearly infinite range of possibilities exist for a given particle.
Then, there’s a moment, a “quantum leap” where the wave no longer exists-it collapses-and the actual event occurs.
Now, all of this happens on a sub-atomic level, but I like to “zoom out” and think about the parallels with the macro world.
It’s almost Frankl-like in its approach. “At any given moment, you can always choose how you respond.”
That’s a wave function of possibilities (keep in mind, this isn’t probabilities-that’s something else).
So, while there may be times when things feel stuck or it’s not clear what you should do, that each of us is a wave function of our own, containing within ourselves a nearly unlimited set of possibilities. Possibly unlimited.
Then, there’s the best part.
The outcome is random.
Yes, there are probabilities, but there’s also chance.
I guess I am trying to get comfortable with the somewhat paradoxical idea that all is possible but the outcome may be beyond our control.
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