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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tl;dr: Not everything that is published is polished. That is by design. You are both witness and co-creator on this journey. Thank you for being here.
I was trading Twitter DMs with my friend, Dan Jeffries.
If you don’t know of Dan’s work, it is definitely worth checking out. He’s a very broad and deep thinker on a variety of topics including crypto and AI.
I had just returned from the Satoshi Roundtable and shared the post with him. He commented on how quickly I had turned it around, sharing that he tends to spend much more time on each piece, refining it.
His love and attention come through in his work, but I pointed out to him that it is all a function of how we each look at our own blogs.
For Dan, the blog is a gallery. It is a place to show his best work.
For me, it is a workshop.
It’s a place where I do my creative thinking. Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes it isn’t.
I just invite others to watch, if they want.
For me, the inspiration of daily blogging has come from greats like Fred Wilson and Seth Godin who have been doing it for years.
It was really informed by a book called The Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, however, which stressed the need for commitment to creativity, with the recognition that 99% of the work would be sub-par and 1% would be brilliant.
Hopefully, I can reach that level.
Either way can work and either way is fine. It just depends what you as the blogger, er, artist, want to do with your blog. You just need to be clear about it.
This is my workshop. I’m honored that you are here. In fact, by being here, you make the work better with the questions and comments you ask during the creative process.
I am grateful for that.
If you are more interested in my gallery showings, you can go here.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oh…and it would be great if you told your friends about this place, if you think they might like it as a well.
tl;dr: Not everything that is published is polished. That is by design. You are both witness and co-creator on this journey. Thank you for being here.
I was trading Twitter DMs with my friend, Dan Jeffries.
If you don’t know of Dan’s work, it is definitely worth checking out. He’s a very broad and deep thinker on a variety of topics including crypto and AI.
I had just returned from the Satoshi Roundtable and shared the post with him. He commented on how quickly I had turned it around, sharing that he tends to spend much more time on each piece, refining it.
His love and attention come through in his work, but I pointed out to him that it is all a function of how we each look at our own blogs.
For Dan, the blog is a gallery. It is a place to show his best work.
For me, it is a workshop.
It’s a place where I do my creative thinking. Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes it isn’t.
I just invite others to watch, if they want.
For me, the inspiration of daily blogging has come from greats like Fred Wilson and Seth Godin who have been doing it for years.
It was really informed by a book called The Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, however, which stressed the need for commitment to creativity, with the recognition that 99% of the work would be sub-par and 1% would be brilliant.
Hopefully, I can reach that level.
Either way can work and either way is fine. It just depends what you as the blogger, er, artist, want to do with your blog. You just need to be clear about it.
This is my workshop. I’m honored that you are here. In fact, by being here, you make the work better with the questions and comments you ask during the creative process.
I am grateful for that.
If you are more interested in my gallery showings, you can go here.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oh…and it would be great if you told your friends about this place, if you think they might like it as a well.
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