The Indespensible Path To Nowhere Tricky post to give a title to, but I wanted to hint at the idea that, yes, there is a process, but the process leads you to the conclusion that none of it was necessary, that there is nowhere to go, that there’s nothing to add. After a decade plus…

Intro Most people look at Bitcoin based on recent price moves. When prices rise, it’s “a revolutionary asset that is transforming traditional financial systems”; when prices fall, it’s “a ponzi scheme and the longest standing scam ever”. The aim of this post is to explain the value proposition of Bitcoin, away…

The Practice of Living Consciously: The first pillar is about being aware of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. This involves being present in the moment, paying attention to our own internal experiences, and taking responsibility for our own lives. The Practice of Self-Acceptance: The second pillar involves accepting ourselves for…

Communication Practice active listening: Give your full attention, ask questions, and seek to understand the other person’s perspective and needs. Show appreciation: Express sincere appreciation for the other person’s qualities, accomplishments, interests or efforts. Empathy: Put yourself in the other person’s shoes and understand their thoughts and feelings. …

On ‘time’ and the imperfection of words If you listen to Osho, Sadhguru, Eckhart Tolle, or maybe some prior teachers like Alan Watts, Ram Das or Nisargadatta Maharaj, you often hear of time being an illusion, of the present moment being the only truth. Upon hearing that, many people might fall into the trap of trying to…

First post of the year, I want it to be about #BTC and about onchain analytics. I must sound like a broken record by now, hopefully because things take time to play out. I remember feeling the same back in 2018–19. The MVRV score, a measure of market value relative…

A Simpler Concept: To Not Personalise Things, Events and Situations In my earlier posts, concepts were quite spiritual, quite… conceptual. (ha) In today’s post, I want to talk about a perspective, that’s helped me make all of this being-free-from-the-ego thing more practical. When discussing spirituality, the ‘ego’ refers to “the thinking mind” or “the mind-constructed idea we have of ourselves…

Disidentification Only Arises With Presence I like the comparison -which is absolutely spot on- of the brain as just another organ. …

Surrender — Can This Moment Be Anything Other Than What It Is, Now? Are You Expecting This Moment To Be Something Different, To Bring Something To Who You Are? As alluded to in earlier posts, the greatest (only?) source of suffering is resistance to this moment. When you stop resisting what is, a situation can be a good or bad situation (can be something to remain in or change) but it is not a cause of mental pain. …