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meeting roadblocks, embracing pivots and trusting the universe

todo

-[x] run/lift at 6 am -[x] text SW, CJ -[x] email UPENN SEAS abt policy for email -[x] post on LI 3 times -[x] post on substack 1/day

-[] talk to Jennifer abt insurance inefficiencies -[] build i2 - tennis pop ups -[] build i3 - book club delivered

memo

harness your strengths, construct game to advantage, no competition

insurance is throttled by connections, distribution channels

obs: tennis is super organic way to meet people pivot: create a rec tennis league, build user base + funnel for adjacent services for 1) health 2) wealth 3) knowledge. decentralized tennis rationale: you’ve played tennis for 15+ years, coached students and know events playbook a/b test: 1) ig poll 2) closed, word of mouth sign up

meditations

the flow state of running early morning minimal noise, just yourself, the ground and your breathing best time of day for idea incubation

workspace

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migrating accounts -[] Instagram -[] amazon -[] mars college,

setup forwarding email

—1200PM— 3.08 * 5 = 15.4 + 48.7 = 5 DAYS + 3 DAYS

writing

health, wealth and knowledge are the foundations. just read an article called Death of the Corporate Worker

realizing freedom is actually more a psychosocial, than a material challenge to tackle. what i mean is that most of freedom comes from the absence of debt, responsibilities, consumption - and the mental state of being a lean machine is incredible.

we’re programmed and conditioned by society and our institutions to believe that consumption is essential and good for our economy. please read The Bitcoin Standard by Ammous, which explains much of the hedonism, undisciplined policies and behavior our government and financial institutions engage in.

I’ve begun to realize the importance of long-term thinking, (i am pro asymmetric thinking, but responsibly) where services like insurance, banking and core agriculture and construction were essential to building strong human communities. the in-person nature of human neurobiology, our “hardware” if you will, fostered stability and sustainable development throughout our evolution as a species.

granted, now that hardware is being seriously tested with AI and

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