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Explorations of the emerging crypto-economic models and their potential implications


Covid State Changes

10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: how an uncommon experience becomes the only common experience. One thing that I am appreciating more and more is just how much stress everyone else is under. Initially, when Covid hit, I was thinking about the suffering of those afflicted with...

When the old programs break

10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: on the MindsetOS upgrade that is required as we age. Maybe it’s just my stage of life, I don’t know, but I’m starting to appreciate more and more how the programs I’ve built my life upon until now are starting to work less and less. Diminishin...

Doing it even when you don’t feel like doing it

8 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: the commitment to the practice is more important than whatever you get from the practice. My morning practice involves a sitting meditation and then a writing meditation (this blog). But there are days, like today, when I don’t really know wha...

The Mental Health Frontier

7 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

I suspect that the Covid epidemic will have another long-lasting impact on our society. This will be the innovations that come from the study of mental health, as we now have a global society that has experienced a traumatic event(s) and are sufferin...

When to Quit?

4 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment jer979!!

tl;dr: We’re often told to “never give up,” but sometimes we should, right? I’ve been thinking about the book The Hard Thing About Hard Things a bit recently. That is because these days, I’m consciously trying to do less. I am trying to remove items...

Are all Problems the Same?

3 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: Does every problem just come down to alignment and coordination? I’ve been exploring the worlds of modern management theory and OKRs in addition to my passion for crypto and I’m noticing some similarities. All of them are trying to address the...

Heard of an Apostille? Not for long

2 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment jer979!!

tl;dr: The Apostille is like an international notarization. One day it will be like the Dodo bird. Back in July, I wrote a post “The Notary Public is an Endangered Species.” Soon to join that list is the Apostille service. For countries that are sign...

Unbundled and Tokenized Shoes

1 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: All or nothing collectible, art, and other markets are about to get “unbundled” In the crypto futura, it will be possible (and commonplace) for people to own a small percentage of assets which they would otherwise not be able to afford. This p...

Duty

30 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: on the benefits and burden of duty, and the idea of a personal mission I’ve been binge-watching The Crown, Season 4 and it’s made me think a great deal about the concept of duty. The Queen and the royal family are very aware of the burden of d...

Hackers and the Wild West

27 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments jer979!!

tl;dr: a hack of Origin protocol reminds me of the existent dangers of the crypto world I was an early participant in Origin Protocol‘s OUSD program which I heard about from Paul Verdittakit The idea behind OUSD was to serve as a stablecoin high-yie...