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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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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“It’s obvious that Church and State should be separate.”
“It’s obvious that we need to protect freedom of speech.”
Once upon a time, these things-and many, many others- were NOT obvious.
What’s true at the macro level is also true at the micro level.
Over the course of our lives, things that were not obvious become obvious.
The question is: if it’s obvious or “self-evident,” then why all the friction and lag in changing our behavior and our outlook?
Even better, if it’s going to be obvious in the future, what do I have to do to make it obvious now?
Seems like that could help simplify things.
I don’t have the answer. Maybe the process of moving from non-obvious to obvious is the goal?
Maybe not.
But, maybe, just maybe, one day,
“It’s obvious that Church and State should be separate.”
“It’s obvious that we need to protect freedom of speech.”
Once upon a time, these things-and many, many others- were NOT obvious.
What’s true at the macro level is also true at the micro level.
Over the course of our lives, things that were not obvious become obvious.
The question is: if it’s obvious or “self-evident,” then why all the friction and lag in changing our behavior and our outlook?
Even better, if it’s going to be obvious in the future, what do I have to do to make it obvious now?
Seems like that could help simplify things.
I don’t have the answer. Maybe the process of moving from non-obvious to obvious is the goal?
Maybe not.
But, maybe, just maybe, one day,
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