“Beginning is hard, but continuing is harder. Those who seek a glamorous life should not pursue art, science, innovation, invention, or anything else that needs new. Creation is a long journey where most turns are wrong and most ends are dead.”

Kevin Ashton

From the Desk of Wolf Pup #0
Seattle, Washington
January 26th 2023

Over at Gray Wolf Labs, we are in full "mad scientist" mode cooking up the next phase of The Guardian Academy and The Wolf Den. Like the mischievous little wolf that I am, I snuck some of the top-secret strategies and tech home to test them myself.

Now, what I like to do is let everyone participate in the testing of new strategies and tech, so we are going on an adventure and you are invited.

Remember, creation is a byproduct of many micro steps and tight feedback loops. The key to making something extraordinary is avoiding a rigid, dogmatic orientation and being open-minded to the infinite number of possible outcomes; many of which are far better than we can even conceive of when we start.

Kick the dogmatism aside long enough for the journey and let's what happens.

Here's how it works:

If you subscribe to this newsletter or pay very close attention to Twitter you will get clues, just like this post. The clues may come in the form of a story, anecdote, or disguised as education, but if you pay close attention and use your wolfie senses you'll pick up on the clue.

Picking up on the clues is not enough, though.

You will also need verifiable proof that you are following along. How? Along the way, I will create a limited number of collectibles on the blockchain. Since this is a "beta test" of sorts, they are all free and on the polygon, network to keep your gas fees to a few cents, max, while participating.

These collectibles are not only reminders of the clue they represent, but they will act as keys to unlock other clues and collectibles. If all goes as planned, there will be a big reveal and maybe, just maybe you will have all the keys you need to participate.

Of course, in many ways, this little wolf pup hopes things do not go as planned because, with someone like you coming along, we should be able to find much more exciting outcomes that aren't obvious just yet.

I'm going to give you a little head start.

The first key you will need is the Mad Scientist Wolf Pup, you'll need an OG Wolf Pup to acquire it and it can be minted for free right here.

The second is hidden (in plain sight) right here and should have you in a contented dazzlement of surprise.

Note: both collections have been minted out and can be purchased from opensea.

All future clues will be sent here and/or tweeted but will require at least one of the two above to unlock the next.

Here's to science.
Wolf Pup #0