I find that even bath as “warm” as 64°F can be really beneficial if done for 30 mins or so.

My consistency dropped a bit the past few months (2-3 times weekly instead of daily), now upgrading my setup to make daily baths easier.

I started in January. Did daily for about 3 months then switched to 2-3 times a week (minus travel). Wanting to do daily again so upgrading my setup. It helps me a lot to feel more in control of my day/life.

Just did 45 mins 🧊🛀 in 59°F. Some shivers towards the end, that’s my cue to get out. It’s my path to meditation, so far the most effective method to slow down my system.

I tried one episode and didn’t like it. Characters felt unrealistic

Formal ETHire, 2030

Jesus Christ. In a hard money society nobody would listen to this guy. Fiat prophet. Dystopian. If he loves totalitarianism he should go live in a communist country.

The Sassaman thesis is that he did it as part of assimilating to living on the European continent.

Are you a bot? Can you respond in less than 4 paragraphs?

Thanks… 👀

Jens Ducrée: “Satoshi Nakamoto and the Origins of Bitcoin -- The Profile of a 1-in-a-Billion Genius” (Paper from last year l just found out about. Looks very well researched)

https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.10257

Did you know (of) him at the time?

I remember looking those up, too. Could also be genuine doubts because he was so depressed.

What’s your take on the theory that Len Sassaman could have been Satoshi? https://evanhatch.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c85c2b10

That’s what my wife said earlier today, Watts is a great gateway person, making the spiritual realm accessible, opening it up for discussion.

Enlightening, punchy read: “The Lazy Mysticism of Alan Watts”

https://www.philosophyforlife.org/blog/the-lazy-mysticism-of-alan-watts

I feel you… I have misjudged people many times in the past, because of my own blind spots. And oftentimes these issues only reveal themselves over time. “Trust everyone, check everything” is a heuristic I’ve heard use by a business once 😄

Generally when you notice in yourself an inclination to avoid. Avoidance to think of particular things, to spend time with yourself, to feel what feelings would naturally come up. (This imo is the root of all addictions) Nightmares can be another indication, as it is the subconscious at work.

Ability to regulate emotions is a big one. If a person has a propensity to get fits of anger, or to become suddenly cold/unempathetic, or other emotions that seem disproportional to the situation… those point at trauma.

Another is addictions: drugs and alcohol of course, but also more subtle addictions like food, work, even working out. It’s tricky because you don’t want to pathologize every person, or dismiss uncomfortable truths because the messenger has a different lifestyle than yours. But yeah I try to at least consider these factors.

If you have significant unprocessed trauma, your brain will come up with stories that justify those emotional echoes from the past that run through your body—stories that are far fetched and most often completely wrong. This is true regardless of intelligence. That’s why when I assess experts, I consider emotional maturity before everything else.