Create first, consume second: why it’s time to kick-start a new morning routine.

Is that a baby crying?

Probably…

As I rolled over, I realised it was my second daughter, who had managed to fall out of the bed we were sharing.

“God I miss her sleeping in a cot” I thought to myself…

After a swift grab of her sleep suit, I yanked her up, and helped place her head back onto the centre pillow.

Phew… I lay back down again.

After a brief pause, wait, ah yes, she’s falling back to sleep; nice.

I was left with my thoughts.

“If only her cot wasn’t in storage…”

We were in our 3rd Airbnb of the Christmas period, in between 12 month rentals, and as a Father of a young family I had plenty to reflect on.

A comment my wife quite rightly makes, “You can’t live in a Bitcoin”, echoed through my head.

She’s so right. This is hard isn’t it Jake? I had to admit it was. Indeed, on reflection I had totally under-estimated the difficulty of renting.

This was one of the moments I will remember in the future.

We are what I call “mid-trade”, in that the investment strategy we set is still playing out, and as a result we need more time.

The thesis is unfolding as we speak.

Well what is that exactly?

Some would say we’re mad, but we sold our primary place of residence back in 2022, in favour of purchasing more Bitcoin and renting for a few years.

In fact I sold all our investment properties to accumulate more Bitcoin.

What’s not to like about superior risk-reward in your portfolio?

Thankfully the investment is playing out as I predicted, with solid capital growth, however the Melbourne rental market has proved far more tricky than I expected.

Rents are increasing, vacancy rates are very low, whilst agents give preferential treatment to friends and family on the inside.

You live and you learn as they say.

Which brings me to the point of this story: I want to share more.

Specifically I want to write more.

So having being inspired to re-visit my morning routine, I am going to be setting my alarm, and waking up to get 25 minutes of uninterrupted writing in everyday.

I am going to create first.

Once that is done, my day can proceed, in the knowledge I’ve been able to scratch that creative itch.

All those problems that will arise.

Phone calls.

Emails.

Crying babies.

Appointments.

Nostr…

All of it, can be consumed second.

Speaking of which, I can hear my eldest daughter waking up…

This is day 1 of the new routine!

I look forward to writing again.

You can expect a wide range of topics, all relevant to my life, as a Dad, Entrepreneur, and Investor.

Please reach out if you have any questions at all!

Best,
Jake

I tried night scenes with my senses, but the shutter speed was too fast and ISO 125 was not enough.

Yesterday, the film came back from developing and was underexposed. It was a good experience.🥲

Nooo I didn’t ask for permission and his demeanour would be different. I do have it all though 😉

Finished the call with the FT journo. Good of him to chat to me.

we’re gonna have another call after the halving.

Despite reporting on Bitcoin and interviewing people who made bitcoin documentaries, he understand it about as much as the next mainstream journalist.

His main gripes were about the usability of bitcoin- which tbh I do agree with - and the fact that until it has mass adoption Bitcoin will continue to be a fringe tool. Weird paradox I know.

He’s really quite financially privileged but was generally open to discussing bitcoin in the global south

He had some weird takes about Saylor and the bear market, and he thought that a lot of the”maxi types” had disappeared during the bear market and are only coming back now. Wrong.

He is watching my documentary about Cuba and El Salvador for homework which is good of him.

He says the price will be $30k after the halving; I say $62k.

He could very well be right. nostr:note1ayjgs2lvxe3sgk4050a9j23rhum5u25tkwwjgpane6knduvtpkkq44a8h2

What gets you all most excited about nostr in 2024.

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