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I'm a young #engineer/#programmer and #researcher of all things #sovereignty (#health, #wealth and #tech). I started down the #Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2021 and it turned me into a burgeoning #Bitcoin Maximalist. "Don't trust, verify" #French #Spanish

You might want to say Bitcoin instead of crypto. Some people in Bitcoin are very particular about it not being like the "crypto"/altcoins stuff.

But all that aside, great advice!

Patience is key.

Low-time preference > high-time preference

Is it possible to get your app directly from your site rather than through the play store? Something like downloading an apk file from your website. I'd rather not use the play store.

I have looked on meetup, but there isn't anything in my area. I have heard of the orange pill app, but I haven't gotten around to setting it up yet.

Thanks for reminding me.

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Embrace the Suck

We crave constant excitement and entertainment. We yearn for life to be an endless series of enjoyment. While these are what we desire, they are not what we need. What we truly need are skills, and gaining these doesn't always involve fun. Fun is instant gratification and immediate happiness, but they have a cost later on.

Focusing on fun is how we develop addictions. We seek immediate satisfaction, oblivious to the long-term consequences that could potentially ruin other aspects of life. Fun is inherently high time preference.

A mental shift towards maturity and responsibility involves learning to appreciate the initial unpleasantness of acquiring new skills - or as I prefer to call it, "embracing the suck". Trying to do something you're not skilled at isn't "fun". It's frustrating and demands considerable discipline. More than anything, it requires courage due to our inherent fear of monotony.

But there's no harm in boredom. In fact, it's the default state of life. Excitement is, and should be, the exception rather than the norm. By learning to manage boredom, you'll cultivate a much-needed trait - patience.

We demand immediate satisfaction because we are entitled brats. If we don't find fun in a task instantly, we tend to surrender. But that joy in doing something, that joy in being good rather than having fun takes years to develop. This requires a patient and mature mindset, one that prioritizes long-term gains over immediate satisfaction.

Good things to remember and seek to implement.

It is hard to be consistent at the long-term valuable things in this fiat society that extracts so much energy from us while presenting us with cheap short-term instant-gratification thrash.

It requires conviction and diligence.

Low-time preference > high-time preference

"Stay humble, stack sats"

Lucky you!

I wish I could go to a bitcoin meetup where I am, but I don't know of any meetups here.

I have about the same amount of butter after every meal. I love it so much!

Looks tasty!

I think I see lots of butter! πŸ‘

#healthstr

I have some friends that lost their house in the wildfires in Canada. But, I think the fires are getting more under control now.

I know I've been kind of quiet lately. So, here's to posting again.

I just want to thank the frens I have here. A few weeks ago, I was feeling quite lonely, but then I got on #nostr and I was blown away by the friendliness and optimistic "let's build"/support each other vibes going on.

"Barefoot" shoes or just straight up barefoot, anything else is horrible.