I picked up the saxophone in 2019. I quickly learned that first, the tenor is heavy - and second, getting the sound out isn’t easy. I stuck to the lessons, got a little better, but then - lockdowns happened. I then spent 3 weeks doing everything else but touching the saxophone. Then some day, I picked it up and tried again - to get the right sound. And I picked it up almost every day afterwards. I think I got better; I haven’t dropped it and it’s now 2022. Even now, I still fail to pick up th...

I picked up the saxophone in 2019. I quickly learned that first, the tenor is heavy - and second, getting the sound out isn’t easy. I stuck to the lessons, got a little better, but then - lockdowns happened. I then spent 3 weeks doing everything else but touching the saxophone. Then some day, I picked it up and tried again - to get the right sound. And I picked it up almost every day afterwards. I think I got better; I haven’t dropped it and it’s now 2022. Even now, I still fail to pick up th...

To be or to become - is that the question? edition://0xd33082D917bC593273eDFe4B2F8A0D69a1b2C56E?editionId=0

To be or to become - is that the question? edition://0xd33082D917bC593273eDFe4B2F8A0D69a1b2C56E?editionId=0

Writing without routine and audience loses something. A routine gives the scheduled consistency for writing in both work to be done and work to be completed. And an audience - besides feedback - gives the element of ‘eyes on the work’ that provides fuel to keep delivering engaging content. So, what could be some things lost in the absence of the above? Motivation | Content Variety | Critical Feedback | Content-In-Advance | Structure And what is gained if the opposite holds - when content is w...

Writing without routine and audience loses something. A routine gives the scheduled consistency for writing in both work to be done and work to be completed. And an audience - besides feedback - gives the element of ‘eyes on the work’ that provides fuel to keep delivering engaging content. So, what could be some things lost in the absence of the above? Motivation | Content Variety | Critical Feedback | Content-In-Advance | Structure And what is gained if the opposite holds - when content is w...

The wait from 0 to 1 is crucial. Minting my first NFT taught me a lot of lessons about networking and delivering value to the community in which one hopes to earn value from - give to get. Now is a journey to build connections, network with others outside of my immediate circle, meet other web3 poets and - of course - keep writing. There’s a sober trepidation of waiting for 0 to change to 1 - especially when it involves a transfer of money, of energy. No matter - wait patiently. Now is the ti...

The wait from 0 to 1 is crucial. Minting my first NFT taught me a lot of lessons about networking and delivering value to the community in which one hopes to earn value from - give to get. Now is a journey to build connections, network with others outside of my immediate circle, meet other web3 poets and - of course - keep writing. There’s a sober trepidation of waiting for 0 to change to 1 - especially when it involves a transfer of money, of energy. No matter - wait patiently. Now is the ti...

I didn’t write yesterday. Shit happens. Today I’m writing - and shit still happened. Tomorrow, whatever happens - shit will probably show up. Consistency is showing up every time - whether shit happens or … happens. edition://0x7Bf5DaC579bAD1C4b55bA5091e1e375c8986282a?editionId=0

I didn’t write yesterday. Shit happens. Today I’m writing - and shit still happened. Tomorrow, whatever happens - shit will probably show up. Consistency is showing up every time - whether shit happens or … happens. edition://0x7Bf5DaC579bAD1C4b55bA5091e1e375c8986282a?editionId=0

Consistency births distress and eustress - choose. Some days the words come quick, and on other days it takes until night to put the right words together. While poetry comes easier, prose helps flesh out more immediately the stories and narratives from my streams of consciousness. But perfection is not the goal, and more often that not it hinders the completion of good work. The immediate goal in writing is free flow of personal expression. And that goal of free flowing personal expression mu...

Consistency births distress and eustress - choose. Some days the words come quick, and on other days it takes until night to put the right words together. While poetry comes easier, prose helps flesh out more immediately the stories and narratives from my streams of consciousness. But perfection is not the goal, and more often that not it hinders the completion of good work. The immediate goal in writing is free flow of personal expression. And that goal of free flowing personal expression mu...

It’s been a long week. Time to rest a bit. And listen to music, and write more poetry, and sit in silence - to remember again what the purpose of writing and connecting through words is for. There is a tendency for self aggrandizement and centeredness when blogging online; to keep the revolution of stories around the same point, and same ME. We are training consistency. We are testing content monetization. We are refining the art of the written word. Perfection - not required. Optimum effort ...

It’s been a long week. Time to rest a bit. And listen to music, and write more poetry, and sit in silence - to remember again what the purpose of writing and connecting through words is for. There is a tendency for self aggrandizement and centeredness when blogging online; to keep the revolution of stories around the same point, and same ME. We are training consistency. We are testing content monetization. We are refining the art of the written word. Perfection - not required. Optimum effort ...

It’s my first time feeling the market go red. It’s a strange thing - not just seeing the reactions and unfolding stories about the crash - but empathizing with the different people active and reactive in the space. A book I bought in eagerness but hardly read with enthusiasm, is Nasim Taleb’s Antifragile. From the little I know of it, it explores the differences between fragile, robust and antifragile systems, and why both people and businesses need to learn how to be better with uncertainty....

It’s my first time feeling the market go red. It’s a strange thing - not just seeing the reactions and unfolding stories about the crash - but empathizing with the different people active and reactive in the space. A book I bought in eagerness but hardly read with enthusiasm, is Nasim Taleb’s Antifragile. From the little I know of it, it explores the differences between fragile, robust and antifragile systems, and why both people and businesses need to learn how to be better with uncertainty....

The market's been noisy, but when hasn't it been? The ups and downs of crashing prices, together with the hustle-bustle of raging tweets and opinionated takes doesn’t leave a lot of space to see through the madness. And why have it otherwise; no one had to be in crypto woods to hear the falling price tress; reverberating with resounding losses, stops, cuts - and of course even the back-door profits made by few, supposedly. I was - and probably still am - a loud noisemaker about cryp...

The market's been noisy, but when hasn't it been? The ups and downs of crashing prices, together with the hustle-bustle of raging tweets and opinionated takes doesn’t leave a lot of space to see through the madness. And why have it otherwise; no one had to be in crypto woods to hear the falling price tress; reverberating with resounding losses, stops, cuts - and of course even the back-door profits made by few, supposedly. I was - and probably still am - a loud noisemaker about cryp...

The Law of One. First things first. Other things after. How does this apply to writing, or web3? Drill down to the bottom, from the macro to the micro. Process of elimination in order of least to most passionate areas of interest. Simplify all elements involved until we arrive to the - One. What is the One thing I want to, and can do, consistently? Identifying a one to start with helps lay the foundation for building a two on top. In many areas of work lie a multiplicity of elements and tasks...

The Law of One. First things first. Other things after. How does this apply to writing, or web3? Drill down to the bottom, from the macro to the micro. Process of elimination in order of least to most passionate areas of interest. Simplify all elements involved until we arrive to the - One. What is the One thing I want to, and can do, consistently? Identifying a one to start with helps lay the foundation for building a two on top. In many areas of work lie a multiplicity of elements and tasks...

Listening to Miles Davis’ Someday My Prince Will Come; Coltrane and Mobley blowing away as Cobb keeps the tempo, Kelly keys away and Chambers grounds the proceedings plucking at the bass. Music - from Jazz to Hip Hop - has been a faithful partner to my typing and scribbling. Not only as an accompaniment, but also as a catalyst to clear my headspace and properly articulate what I feel as I am feeling. But besides music, there are other elements I have begun noticing, that aid and enable my wri...

Listening to Miles Davis’ Someday My Prince Will Come; Coltrane and Mobley blowing away as Cobb keeps the tempo, Kelly keys away and Chambers grounds the proceedings plucking at the bass. Music - from Jazz to Hip Hop - has been a faithful partner to my typing and scribbling. Not only as an accompaniment, but also as a catalyst to clear my headspace and properly articulate what I feel as I am feeling. But besides music, there are other elements I have begun noticing, that aid and enable my wri...

Rest and write again. Or sleep and re-write? My eagerness to publish sometimes hinders my attention to detail. I feel I’d rather get work out as first priority, than delay past deadlines to polish streams of consciousness - that may be come formulaic. Rest refreshes my pen to write better. Sleep reboots my brain to think clearer. I guess a bit of both should help - but then, finding the right mix becomes the new conundrum. W3bscribing has been a test in consistency; more so than editing and c...

Rest and write again. Or sleep and re-write? My eagerness to publish sometimes hinders my attention to detail. I feel I’d rather get work out as first priority, than delay past deadlines to polish streams of consciousness - that may be come formulaic. Rest refreshes my pen to write better. Sleep reboots my brain to think clearer. I guess a bit of both should help - but then, finding the right mix becomes the new conundrum. W3bscribing has been a test in consistency; more so than editing and c...