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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...
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 "...
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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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One of the most exciting and perplexing things about quantum mechanics is that it is nearly impossible to come up with an explanation for why it works…and yet it does.
The thing that draws me to it is exactly this paradox.
It’s not a problem to solve in the traditional sense.
The “problem,” if you will, is that the problem to be solved is inside each of us.
It’s about learning to fully hold the paradox and remain at peace.
It kind of harkens back to the F. Scott Fitzgerald quote about the sign of intelligence being able to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time--without going insane.
There was a moment during meditation where I became incredibly aware of the space inside my lungs. It felt like it was an infinite void. The “ein sof” (without end) that Jews are told is what God is exists within each of us…even though we are finite beings.
How does that work?
I can’t explain it.
But it does.
One of the most exciting and perplexing things about quantum mechanics is that it is nearly impossible to come up with an explanation for why it works…and yet it does.
The thing that draws me to it is exactly this paradox.
It’s not a problem to solve in the traditional sense.
The “problem,” if you will, is that the problem to be solved is inside each of us.
It’s about learning to fully hold the paradox and remain at peace.
It kind of harkens back to the F. Scott Fitzgerald quote about the sign of intelligence being able to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time--without going insane.
There was a moment during meditation where I became incredibly aware of the space inside my lungs. It felt like it was an infinite void. The “ein sof” (without end) that Jews are told is what God is exists within each of us…even though we are finite beings.
How does that work?
I can’t explain it.
But it does.
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