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Funny story: I've been reading The Bitcoin Standard by Saifdean Ammous and my reader says I'm 91% done.

It has been a such a slog. I've been reading it for months, a few pages at a time. I either fall asleep or my brain needs a break.

Saifdean Ammous has written an excellent book that I would recommend to everyone who is interested in the subject of money. And honestly, if you want to be a productive member of society, you should be interested in the subject of money.

Me saying it's a slog is absolutely "it's not you, it's me." A book like this is not one that I can pick up and devour in an afternoon. I have to be in the right head space to learn and use my brain in ways that I normally don't. It doesn't come easy to me.

I'm glad I've stuck with it. The knowledge he's imparting and the way he writes is really good. This book has been a constant companion for the last few months.

I am determined to read it to the end, no matter how much longer it'll take. I will keep sticking with it. After all, I'm 91% done. just a few more pages to go...

but friends, I did say this was a "funny" story, didn't I?

I just noticed yesterday that it says "sample" on the cover. I'm 91% through JUST the sample.

I'll be lucky if I finish this book by the end of the year, stay tuned (and give me strength)

karo 2y ago

I'm making a nostr book club, details below! 🔽

About a week ago, I posted my funny story about reading The Bitcoin Standard. I'm here to announce that I've finished the last 9% ...

...of the sample.

This means that it is time for me to read the actual book. If the sample took me 6 months, I don't even want to think about how long it'll take me to read the whole book. years? 😭

I need a game plan to push me through this book. It is going to be difficult for me to do it alone.

Who wants to join me in a nostr book club? We can read a chapter a week and have a little discussion thread here on nostr every Wednesday.

Even though I've already read chapter 1 and bits of chapter 2. We'll start at chapter 1. It's been such a long time since I started reading so I'm due for a refresher.

I think it'll be fun, even if it ends up with just me having discussions with myself.

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bitjoon 2y ago

I’ll zap you when done with book for motivation! Although once you dig in, I don’t think you’ll need it.

karo 2y ago

woohoo! that makes me even more motivated 😀

karo 2y ago

what great timing, maybe they can join my bookclub for this book that starts tomorrow

lol who am I kidding. I fully expect to be doing it by myself 😅

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Sage Phoenix 2y ago

I’m in!

When does it start?

karo 2y ago

starting tomorrow! I'll be posting an intro note and starting reading chapter one. and then we'll be discussing the chapter next Wednesday. thanks for joining!

karo 2y ago

#NostrBookClub starts today!

📚 Week 0 📚 The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous

To kick it off, here's this week's discussion question:

Why do you want to read this book? What're you hoping to learn? I'll tag and feature some responses in next week's post!

Happy reading this week and there will be a discussion question on Chapter 1 next Wednesday 26th! 🤓

I started this as a project to help me get through reading the book in a reasonable time so it will be fairly fast paced at one chapter a week. For more background info on this book club project, check out my previous note

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Sage Phoenix 2y ago

I read (listened to) the first 4 chapters today 🤣🤣

Why did I read this book?

I’ve seen it mentioned often, and as a student of finance and all things BTC I thought it would be helpful to glean new insights, and I hadn’t read it before.

What am I hoping to learn?

Anything I don’t already know. You don’t know what you don’t know. It already gave me a clearer picture of stock to flow, and how that works.

I have a pretty decent understanding of money and how it works, so much of this is review for me, but I appreciate the reinforcement of things I’ve heard/learned elsewhere.

Money = medium of exchange

ANYTHING can be a token of value, to be used as a medium of exchange. The trick is making it useful through time/space/exchange.

I wish this was the way it was taught in school.

I am really enjoying the book so far, and I’m looking forward to learning more and seeing everyone else’s responses.

karo 2y ago

yay! thanks for joining in 🤓

Sage Phoenix 2y ago

Thanks for for my first Zap!! I almost feel like a real pleb now!! 🤣