I love @`Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ / @gladstein (RSS Feed)`'s distillation of #bitcoin and its use cases into four main categories: Savings, Freedom, Commerce and Power (electrical). During the conversation with @`petermccormack` he explains each of them and how they are all connected and lead to an equal playing field for all of humanity. In essence, it's a path toward the #goodlife for anyone. I'm glad to be around the witness the transformation.
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed that is not faced." -- James Baldwin
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"Every moment of the day - indeed, every moment throughout one's life - offers an opportunity to be relaxed and responsive or to suffer unnecessarily." -- Sam Harris
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Do you sometimes have trouble falling asleep?
I do, so I recently experimented with listening to the sound of a crackling fireplace. No kidding, it works like a charm. Within 15 minutes I'm fast asleep and I log more deep sleep and REM sleep on my Oura ring than usual. It's amazing how our ancestry roots still rule our lives in this present day and age. Let me know if it works for you, too.
#goodlife #sleep #lifehack #fireplace
Henry Ford on the power of thoughts:
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t you are right!”
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"Why am I in such a rush to get through life when I want so much to enjoy it?" -- Jan Chozen Bays
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Morgan Housel on optimism:
"The belief that things can be, and will be, better even when the evidence is murky is one of the most essential parts of everything, from maintaining a sound relationship to making a long-term investment."
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"So much has been given to me I have not the time to ponder that which has been denied." -- Helen Keller
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I know I'm late to the party, but I finally came around to reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. If you haven't done so yourself, you should definitely check it out. Learning how to build positive habits and eliminate bad ones is one of the most important skills to have.
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"We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits. With the same habits, you'll end up with the same results. But with better habits, anything is possible." -- James Clear
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Something to keep in mind on another turbulent day:
"The ones who thrive long term are those who understand the real world is a never-ending chain of absurdity, confusion, messy relationships, and imperfect people." -- Morgan Housel
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"In a world that has seen more than its fair share of chaos, create an island of calm where you currently are." -- Sam Harris
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"People will try to put the same limitations on you that they put on themselves. Don’t mistake their insecurities for your ceiling." -- Mark Manson
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"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
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"We have the technology that enables every child to have a superior education, literally in a couple of years. The enabling technology is finally here and it's finally good enough, fast enough, and cheap enough." -- Emad Mostaque
Imagine a world where everyone can fulfill his potential. What would it look like? What ideas, products, services would emerge?
#goodlife #education #children
"It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway." -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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There's nothing like a Peter Diamandis pep talk to get excited about the future. Both he and Cathie Wood predict extraordinary changes in the coming years (years not decades!), which will transform the fabric of society and will hopefully lead to the #goodlife for all of humanity, #bitcoin among them. Most exciting time to be alive!
"We spend our time looking for the next gratifying thing - the next powdered-sugar doughnut, the next sexual encounter, the next status-enhancing promotion, the next online purchase. But the thrill always fades, and it always leaves us wanting more." -- Robert Wright
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I'm currently reading Robert Wright's "Why Buddhism is True". It's intriguing because it marries the ancient teachings of Buddhism with modern psychology. According to Wright, science is finally catching up. He tries to corroborate the teachings argument by argument and comes to the conclusion that mindfulness meditation fulfills its promises. The only caveat: You have to do it. Regularly. (Talking to myself here...)
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"If we are ever in doubt what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done." -- John Lubbock
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