Hello friend.

So I basically stumbled upon solitude by accident.

I'm not entirely sure how or when it happened, but it definitely occurred.

I think it's because I never really found my own niche before.

Not knowing how to spread my minds legs wasn't from a lack of effort either.

The problem was the opposite: I was always I trying out various things with super intense effort.

Like a DJ Sampling life...

Except far less cool cause the DJ in his Apartment giving out fist bumps to pictures of grandma sitting on his nightstand...
just...sitting there...looking at him with all that judgment.

It always felt a little inauthentic

to create a "niche" for something I might not continue if it was just a mental "fling".

Always having a new rabbit hole I was exploring that wouldn't result in a sequential "unfolding" seemed too surface level to be worth a mention.

Apparently It was my job to gatekeep information and energy.

I did a damn good job at it too.

Not much of a bragger but ... 10 time world champion.

(I'll leave it at that I don't want to sound douchey from my magnificent unbeatable record.)

But now I realize that was the wrong way to approach life.

People should just share where they're at with what's relevant to them.

That's connection.

It took me too long to realize this, but the sooner we can exchange ideas, ponder, contemplate, and find our tribe- the better.

If you haven't heard the recent news going around,

Being a lonewolf in a sea of ideas is extremely gay.

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Dope is meant to be dealt.

(Legally dude chill)

Now I gotta keep it real.

Since I haven't done any of the fuzzy connecting stuff,

I've made it unneccesarily difficult to grow and expand on ideas, and explore concepts from other people's perspectives.

Why?

No clue.

That shit was a brain bottleneck.

Think about it..

When someobody ostracizes themself from the world, how could one ever find out what actually IS dope?

Answer-

You cant

Which is whackness.

Don't recommend it.

Fortunatley.

It's a new year.

Instead of trying to go to the gym for 2 weeks and crying I'm still tubba,

I am going to commit to you.

Full send.

Yes my love, The marriage you never asked for.

But before we elope...

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Theres something you should know.

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I don't get why I'm like this

I once had a room mate who never wanted to leave the house.
You couldn't get him to "go check out" jack shit.

My man was not having it.

Ironically to this entire post, I am a social butterfly in person.

I used to think he was weird, but I always understood it.
There's alot of energy out there.

Is that what my "thing" was?

I can't say for certain. Maybe.

Expressing thoughts on the internet doesn't seem like this would be a challenging thing for a IRL "people person" does it?

For whatever reason, however, The universe has deemed it so in my head.

For me,

It's like putting a half finished painting in a gallery and being stoked.

I'm always thinking of a million things at once so finding a start and finish can be tricky if that makes sense.

What's it like for you?

Maybe some context here would help.

I'm serious too I'm genuinely hoping I can move past this weird barrier.

This is the year I am going to finally change this.

God willing lol.

I don't know why I didn't believe writing could be my medium, but I think I can finally "see the light"

And you are to thank for that.
The people that engage and contribute their best ideas to the internet.

Alot of you folks seem very good at writing.

I'd like to participate.

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Remembering the Need for Connection

It's super weird.
I used to do all the time as a kid.

I think it's something about the structure and having to follow the rules of the game.

My creative expression has always been freestyle. I mean, I started as a breakdancer.

That was my thing because you could do whatever pops into your head and just get down...

..But a lot of online writing that I was aware of at the time seemed too formulaic to invoke genuine curiosity and wonder for me, and my brain just couldn't deal with that.

So I gave hundreds of hours to Youtubis Maximus- The ad friendly warrior whos never lost a fight to a rabbit hole.

Whackness.

It's okay though, Things have changed.

I see the value in using "training wheels" now until one can find their own style.

The more you do it, the more you can break the rules.

So between us, I am going to spend this year practicing as many formulas as possible so I can get to the rule breaking quicker.

The jump.

This is step one, creating this public forum newsletter.

I guess since we're tying the not I can just lay it all out there.

I've actually tried to do this before, but it's like something prevented me each time.

Truth is,

I've been wanting to use Paragraph for over a year

it always seemed pretty interesting...


And if we can make a more interoperable world

I am here for it.

That's one of the reasons I feel comfortable telling you that It's beyond me how the transition over towards having the potential for some sort of ownership in the distribution of our creations isn't a standard practice by everyone already.

I really love that concept. I'm sure you do to. So lets.

About me:

I'm a growth hacker, an artist, and a micro investor.

My perspective on the world has shifted in the past 48 months in very contemplative ways, and I can't wait to share my "findings" with you to get your feedback.

I've really been fascinated with unique ways to find leverage , generate royalties and making life more dynamic.

Disclaimer: Alot of my ideas are fucking nuts. So there's that.

😂

If all this chaos wont be a deal breaker for you however:

> I do.

**We sail into the sunset with Wedding Bells ringing, doves flying and fireworks through your screen**

Now that we're doing this thing.

I'm sure you want better direction on where we're headed.
I'll let you know on the next one.

For now,

I'm glad you're here.

Magic.

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