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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...
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 used to be a bigger sports fan than I am now, which is mostly a focus of time and attention.
However, I still really appreciate the games, and find that when you understand the intricacies of the sport, it’s riveting, particularly it deals so much with unknown information.
I also love watching it with my kids, who have become knowledgeable sports fans and we can talk strategy together.
I’m probably not the first person to realize this, but I was thinking about the fact that we’re all playing games, every day.
I play the marketing game. Others play the consulting game.
The other day I was saying something about the fact that, if you want a video to get respect, it helps to have a lot of views on the video. Today, no one can verify where those views come from (one day, that will change, thanks to crypto), but someone who comes to your YouTube site can’t tell if the 10k views on your site all came from the US or a Bangladesh-based click farm.
It’s a bit deceptive, a bit, but that is the game. A trick play, is the same, in any sport, right?
It was one of those “don’t hate the player, hate the game” moments.
But, like in sports, you can’t win on trick plays alone. It takes solid planning and execution over time that will pull it off.
The occasional trick play is ok, but if all you rely on is gimmicks, you’re going to lose.
I used to be a bigger sports fan than I am now, which is mostly a focus of time and attention.
However, I still really appreciate the games, and find that when you understand the intricacies of the sport, it’s riveting, particularly it deals so much with unknown information.
I also love watching it with my kids, who have become knowledgeable sports fans and we can talk strategy together.
I’m probably not the first person to realize this, but I was thinking about the fact that we’re all playing games, every day.
I play the marketing game. Others play the consulting game.
The other day I was saying something about the fact that, if you want a video to get respect, it helps to have a lot of views on the video. Today, no one can verify where those views come from (one day, that will change, thanks to crypto), but someone who comes to your YouTube site can’t tell if the 10k views on your site all came from the US or a Bangladesh-based click farm.
It’s a bit deceptive, a bit, but that is the game. A trick play, is the same, in any sport, right?
It was one of those “don’t hate the player, hate the game” moments.
But, like in sports, you can’t win on trick plays alone. It takes solid planning and execution over time that will pull it off.
The occasional trick play is ok, but if all you rely on is gimmicks, you’re going to lose.
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