# 42 Creating Within the NFT Mania with Zen Academy — Zeneca

By [UFO](https://paragraph.com/@ufoclub) · 2023-10-25

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[Zeneca](https://twitter.com/Zeneca) is the founder of [Zen Academy](https://twitter.com/ZenAcademy), a space designed to be a helpful community to learn about about web3 and NFTs.

Former professional poker player. Speaker and content creator, writing about crypto, web3, NFTs, and the future of the internet.

A catalyst for a community which spun up during the 2021 NFT mania. Zeneca first appeared on Twitter back in those days, initially posting daily NFT stats. In the hype of the time, many creators reached massive social followings, and today Zeneca has 370,000 followers on X.

We talk about the future of the internet. Opportunities in onchain media. Adapting when your business model disappears along with NFT royalties. Highlights from the blur that was the NFT boom.

About Zeneca’s interest in stoicism, and well founded concerns about mental health and burnout from being maxed out when you are extremely online. The need to have balance in our lives, physical fitness, sleep and touching grass when dealing with the drug feed which can be the internet signal.

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Imagine the last few days, but for months on end  
  
That’s what a bull market feels like  
  
Logic and reason go out the window and things get absolutely batty  
  
Whether it’s soon or 2024 or 2025 or later, there will be another bull market

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5:57 AM • Oct 25, 2023

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Pay attention to the people hustling atm.  
  
They’ll be the biggest names next cycle.

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11:01 PM • Oct 12, 2023

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I take a few days off and the bull market begins? I should get depressed more often ![🙃](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f643.png)

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11:50 PM • Oct 23, 2023

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We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the ZenAcademy content Ecosystem:  
  
30 Days of NFT Tech! ![📚](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4da.png) ![🔮](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f52e.png)  
  
Read on for more info ![⤵️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2935.png)

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12:04 PM • Oct 20, 2023

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Zeneca's Letters
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Weekly Web3 Deep Dives

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Letter 48: FriendTech (3,3)
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FriendTech is the talk of the town. This 5000 word deep-dive is designed to teach you everything you need to know about FT, (3,3), and everything else.

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Letter 46: Base, A New L2 Blockchain
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All your base are belong to us

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Letter 45: Things I Have Learned As A First-Time Founder
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Oh the mistakes I have made...

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Letter 42: Why Did The NFT Market Collapse?
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And how should you navigate the red seas?

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*Originally published on [UFO](https://paragraph.com/@ufoclub/42-creating-within-the-nft-mania-with-zen-academy-zeneca)*
