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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...
One of the forces, the “shadows,” that has an outsized impact on my mentality is that of “scarcity.”
Food, money, time…the feeling that, one day, I (possibly) or definitely won’t have enough of it shoots a streak of anxiety that hits me in my stomach, my shoulders, and my eyebrows.
It impacts my outlook and, I’m sad to say, leads to either outright selfish behavior or a self-centered tendency that requires effort to overcome.
I have a sense of the source of this shadow and its origin makes sense.
But, like many of the other shadows in my life, this one no longer makes sense. It certainly isn’t serving me well and it’s not serving my community well either.
My former CEO, many years ago, picked up on this tendency of mine and encouraged me to look at the world with a mindset of abundance.
It’s not easy, but I have done it, at times, and it is liberating.
But old habits die hard. Old neural pathways run deep.
Building the bypass takes concerted effort over time.
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One of the forces, the “shadows,” that has an outsized impact on my mentality is that of “scarcity.”
Food, money, time…the feeling that, one day, I (possibly) or definitely won’t have enough of it shoots a streak of anxiety that hits me in my stomach, my shoulders, and my eyebrows.
It impacts my outlook and, I’m sad to say, leads to either outright selfish behavior or a self-centered tendency that requires effort to overcome.
I have a sense of the source of this shadow and its origin makes sense.
But, like many of the other shadows in my life, this one no longer makes sense. It certainly isn’t serving me well and it’s not serving my community well either.
My former CEO, many years ago, picked up on this tendency of mine and encouraged me to look at the world with a mindset of abundance.
It’s not easy, but I have done it, at times, and it is liberating.
But old habits die hard. Old neural pathways run deep.
Building the bypass takes concerted effort over time.
B
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