One of the most important life and business "secrets" is surrounding yourself with smart, successful people.
This has always been true. Think of the old adage: "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are."
Sometimes, this is easier said than done – especially if you live somewhere with few people who share your interests.
The beauty of the internet and platforms like YouTube, Twitter/X, and Nostr is that you can find, listen to, and engage with some of the brightest minds in the fields you care about – literally, the top experts.
Surround yourself, whether in person or online, with the smartest people you can find. Even if it's tough to follow along at first, keep listening. You'll absorb knowledge and eventually catch up.
I had this experience when I first started listening to the MacroVoices podcast back in 2019 or 2020. I thought I understood a lot of financial jargon. Turns out, I was wrong, like really wrong. It took weeks, maybe months, to start grasping much of what was being discussed. I had to pause, look up terms, go back, slow it down, and listen again. Even now, some guests are such elite minds that I still find it challenging to to follow and have to slow down and listen again.
For you, it could be learning to play an instrument, woodworking, parenting, understanding #bitcoin, or even quantum physics. The process is the same: immerse yourself, struggle through the confusion, work your way out of the dip in frustration, and push forward.
Learning from those who have mastered their craft is what makes you better.
Don't settle. Don't be content with being the smartest person in the room. Aim higher. Seek thought-provoking conversations. Actively engage with people who challenge your perspective, you might learn something valuable.
We're lucky to live in an era where this is possible. It’s crazy to think how easy it is to access hours of insights from the world’s brightest minds through interviews, podcasts, or even tweets.
Use your time wisely. While others Netflix and chill, you level up. Over time, it becomes more enjoyable – more exciting even – than just watching a scripted show or the Grammys.
Aim to improve every day. Just 1% better each day. Your future self will thank you.
#grownostr #tips #plebchain #btc #life #business #success #behumble
Good morning! Looks chilly 🙂
Good morning nostr!
Enjoy your Monday. Take opportunities to get sats. Drink coffee or whatever makes you happy.
#gm #grownostr #coffeechain #espresso #plebchain #bitcoin #btc #sats 
Haven’t put anything on the smoker. Just occasionally grilling on the old kettle.
That’s happened to me too (the igniter)! While you get a replacement, you can get it working by manually heating up the fire pot, it’s a pain but gets you going. Igniter is used only at startup. The fan and auger do the work after that. What brand pellet grill do you have?
I’ll take a look at your square board. To be honest, I don’t pay as much attention to football as I should but it sounds like fun. If you ever have one on MMA/UFC, I’m your guy haha. Will scroll through your feed later and look for it.
Hey Chriso. I was working on some architectural lighting renderings/generations and I got distracted with a side project. Image is just a futurist/brutalist building generation based on some imagery I’ve been compiling for a while.
Look at the price of #bitcoin right now.
Do you feel nervous, scared, want to panic sell?
Or do you remain calm and maybe even buy because consider this an opportunity?
Do you think if you sell now, you’ll look back at some point and regret that?
Why not take a walk. Take a shower. Think about what you own before you make a decision you might wish you didn’t make.
Study and know what you have. You’ll feel better.
#gn #btc #grownostr #relax #plebchain
Project B.
#gn 
I know a lot of people are sharing this but some haven’t given credit to Jeff Park from BitWise, so just doing it on my end here.
This conclusion pretty much matches with what nostr:npub1k7vkcxp7qdkly7qzj3dcpw7u3v9lt9cmvcs6s6ln26wrxggh7p7su3c04l has been saying for months now.
I’d bet #bitcoin is going higher, sooner. Not financial advice obviously, you do you. 
If you recognize this, you are watching too many #Bitcoin podcasts.
#gm #plebchain #grownostr #btc 
GOOD MORNING NOSTR.
Sorry, just trying to see what it feels like to be nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and yell at the sky. 😆
#gm #plebchain
Think about how crazy it is to say your money, which you work so hard for, isn’t your property… so the government can take it at will.
In what universe are you okay with this?
“The DOJ just argued that your money isn’t actually property—so the government can take it at will. If that sounds insane, it’s because it is. A federal court will decide if this madness stands.”
#news #grownostr #bitcoin #btc #property #rights #freedom #plebchain 
I keep trying to come up with simple ways to explain why #bitcoin is a worthy investment.
Here’s another attempt, thoughts?:
The US Dollar, the strongest currency, is literally designed to debase (lose value) because of its 2% inflation target.
The US Dollar is mathematically designed to go down in value while Bitcoin is designed to go up in value with its fixed supply.
I still don’t think I’m there but still trying… more detail:
This means the fed WANTS to print *just enough* dollars to maintain inflation at 2%.
Let’s assume their metric for inflation is right (it’s not), that means BY DESIGN, the dollar is scheduled to lose at least 2%. Guaranteed.
At 2% per year, your wealth in US Dollars loses half its purchasing power in 35 years.
If you know your wealth is being eroded away, why not put it in an asset which won’t erode?
#btc #asknostr #grownostr #inflation #saveyourself #plebchain #economics
Visually, I get how the deminishing returns folks make their argument.
They don’t think in log scale.
I think every generation feels this about their era.
Like their taste in music kind of gets ossified in their teens-twenties and everything else is inferior.
That tray of food given at a hospital contains approximately 50 to 60 grams of sugar. Insane.
Hoping nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg9cra4jwh4ay750qnlaqhwpd0yl5v5uhrvuge9u00dl2p5grrsrcqpaeh6k can fix this.
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Good morning!
Do something productive today.
Not feeling up to it? Start small.
Get up and take a shower. Take a short walk. Read a few pages. Do a chore you’ve been procrastinating. Brew some #coffee
Take a step and the rest will happen.
#gm #plebchain #coffeechain #espresso #grownostr 
You buy, it drops. You buy, it drops. You cry.
Long-term, you look back and laugh.
AKA: Buy the dip. Hold.
#bitcoin #btc