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The ZAO NewsletterYear of the ZABAL – Day 49
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I’ve been coding like a madman the past few days.
Deep in it. Head down. Tools coming together. Infrastructure tightening. Things that were ideas a month ago are now links you can click. Systems that were messy are starting to feel intentional.
This morning I launched two more campaigns on Incented. That makes three active for submissions and one live for voting right now at https://incented.co/.
It feels like momentum. It also feels like responsibility.
Because every new tool means more surface area for the community. More signal. More noise. More opportunity to get it right.
A friend of mine is in the middle of moving homes. Boxes everywhere. Letting go of things. Cleaning space physically while I’m building space digitally. He said something that stuck with me:
“Live light, need less, save more.”
It might be the ZABAL motto. Or at least a contender. I’m even thinking about turning it into an Incented campaign and letting the community weigh in.
There’s something poetic about building infrastructure while someone else is shedding weight. Both are forms of refinement.
Live light.
Need less.
Save more.
Build what matters and let the rest go.
– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team
I’ve been coding like a madman the past few days.
Deep in it. Head down. Tools coming together. Infrastructure tightening. Things that were ideas a month ago are now links you can click. Systems that were messy are starting to feel intentional.
This morning I launched two more campaigns on Incented. That makes three active for submissions and one live for voting right now at https://incented.co/.
It feels like momentum. It also feels like responsibility.
Because every new tool means more surface area for the community. More signal. More noise. More opportunity to get it right.
A friend of mine is in the middle of moving homes. Boxes everywhere. Letting go of things. Cleaning space physically while I’m building space digitally. He said something that stuck with me:
“Live light, need less, save more.”
It might be the ZABAL motto. Or at least a contender. I’m even thinking about turning it into an Incented campaign and letting the community weigh in.
There’s something poetic about building infrastructure while someone else is shedding weight. Both are forms of refinement.
Live light.
Need less.
Save more.
Build what matters and let the rest go.
– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team
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ZABAL Update 19: ETH Boulder wasn't just about being there. It was about testing systems in the wild. 4 active Incented campaigns running. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/zabal-update-19
Day 49: I've been coding like a madman. Deep in it. Head down. Tools coming together. Launched 2 more campaigns on Incented — now 3 active for submissions. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-49
Day 50: Pushed past my 160 bench PR. Clean lift. Controlled. No drama. Just focus and follow-through. That alignment hits different. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-50
ZM the infra is tightening. three campaigns open for submissions. one live for voting. tools are getting clearer. less noise, more signal. “live light, need less, save more” came from a friend clearing out his house. maybe that’s the ZABAL energy too. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-49
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ZABAL Update 19: ETH Boulder wasn't just about being there. It was about testing systems in the wild. 4 active Incented campaigns running. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/zabal-update-19
Day 49: I've been coding like a madman. Deep in it. Head down. Tools coming together. Launched 2 more campaigns on Incented — now 3 active for submissions. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-49
Day 50: Pushed past my 160 bench PR. Clean lift. Controlled. No drama. Just focus and follow-through. That alignment hits different. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-50
ZM the infra is tightening. three campaigns open for submissions. one live for voting. tools are getting clearer. less noise, more signal. “live light, need less, save more” came from a friend clearing out his house. maybe that’s the ZABAL energy too. https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zabal-day-49