just finished the movie Stardust, really good - what if we were all stardust, watching and knowing everything, but decided to come here to experience human love... yet ended up being fooled into chasing fake money and fuc*ing with each other.

Having coffee in a 400+ years old house, it felt like traveling back in time.

We all talk about POW, but it upsets me that oftentimes the people who do most of the work only get a tiny fraction of the reward. That's partly why I quit my job and started to do my own thing a few years ago because it's just not fair - I work hard to do the job and need to do what was told and be there every day, then you just reap my effort and giving me a faction called the salary? how is this even make sense, not to mention all the stupid corporation shit and unproductive meetings... 🤯

went to a money museum the other day, the owner spent about 30 years collecting money from different places; then I asked where is Bitcoin 👀 and he said he doesn't believe it, as it was *not guaranteed*. Then I asked him what's money, and he didn't answer; I guess even a money collector don't know what's money.

The City of the Prophets: Urfa ( Şanlıurfa ) places around this area are like a living human history documentation, you can see how different human civilizations lived here, and they built things that last so we got to know that they existed, which led me to think about what our generation is building that could last, besides Bitcoin?

Went to Göbekli Tepe recently, the oldest temple discovered so far; it was built about 12000 years ago, you could probably find many videos online of it, but nothing beats seeing it in person - it's literally in the middle of nowhere, seeing everywhere yet without being seen from afar, super smart! ( there are still other areas waiting to be excavated ) And one of the interesting things I have learned is that ppl used to use it to gather together to exchange goods, even marriage 👀 not just being a temple; I was getting lost a bit in history last week, too much to learn...

Maybe it's not about going or searching for the places that are more popular with Bitcoin if you are willing to do the work yourself. So far, I've paid Airbnb hosts/rent, devs who I work with, some of the restaurants I go to all the time, VPN, Mail, Domain, and basically most of my web setup switched to paid in sats. *You don't need the whole world to accept Bitcoin*; Seriously, all you need is the people around you; And be selective, only pill the good ones, don't waste your energy.

Things you own end up owning you. Here's a fun hack for simplifying your life: categorizing your belongings into essentials ( the things that are really needed ) and the optional ( the things that bring you more comfort, but you can live your life without them. ) My solution to keep my life simple is to see what is really needed first and do my best to get the best of them, not fiat marketing brand best but inside best, then slowly do the same for the optional; Now, I don't really need to buy any new things, but trying to integrate my ideas into making what I need better.

Your home culture is an invisible cage, which could potentially limit your growth. Sharing one funny story, I had my first ear piercing when I was about 18 years old, and my dad was so mad at me. Then I often see cute little girls are already wearing earrings in Turkey maybe like 5 years old ...Many things don't make sense in a place, yet it could be perfectly normal somewhere else. *Don't let your home culture limit you or tell you what to do*; I think one of the best things you can do is see it from far away, explore around, and then choose what works for you instead of doing what everyone is doing there. And one thing I noticed is that many people still love to hang out with people coming from the same place and barely leave their own bubbles, even within nomads, expats, or people who moved abroad a long time ago but would still be married to people coming from the same place, I guess mostly due to convenience and it's easier? Nothing is wrong with that but it's quite interesting. 🤔

The Art of Problem Solving - Write down what you want to make it *happen* - Break it down into small steps for execution - Go through all the options in your head or write them down to see how each option would lead to what you want closer, then choose the ones make the most sense - Keep testing and improving For simple problems, just do from 3-4; and what's your problem-solving hack? 🤓

How do you think? Planning to use this site to showcase what is possible to integrate Bitcoin into your digital home and business, on top with my tips and tricks. 👀⚡️

one of my favorite photos.

Trust needs to be earned, value needs to be proved.

Drew down and crafted a bit of my bank setup yesterday, and now the flow is about *earning - caching & spending - saving*. I used to work in finance, and the mindset during that time was *earning - spending & investing* ( investment is also a form of spending) because you know that if you don't do anything, your money will lose value, so people either need to figure this out themselves or pay someone else to do that on top of earning money, now with all the inflation and bank account frozen, it must be HARD to actually sit down and THINK when you are constantly worrying; And it seems people always want more and more in the fiat world like it's NEVER enough, but your time in this world is limited - why waste it to chase unlimited money that others can print out of thin air? But with Bitcoin, all you need to do is well keep the seeds, not only can you sleep like a baby ( no one can take Bitcoin away from you ) , but also you can focus all your time and energy on learning and creating, and doing something actually meaningful with your precious time.

You find tools to solve your problems and make life easier, not bringing more headaches - If you find yourself being drained all the time and energy into the tool itself, maybe it's good to think that this might not be the right tool for you.

whenever you are feeling low energy, then think as long as you are healthy and have time, then all the problems are solvable, just be patient.

Fun fact Sunday - the best skincare is actually without using any skincare.

Tulip festival in istanbul - Tip: April is the best time to come. and fun fact: Tulip is native to Anatolia ( actually, the nomad Turks brought it from Asia ), then brought into Europe during the Ottoman time. But I guess many people would first think of the Netherlands when it comes to Tulip, maybe due to more commercialization or marketing there...but Turks' love for Tulips is uncomparable, you can easily see it in all kinds of arts and crafts, and do you know the meaning of tulip? 🤓🌷

The past few years for me, not sure if it is because of Bitcoin or a mix of everything, it's like a journey of going back to what's real; so we were born and being taught how to blend into modern society: go to school then get a job, work till 65yr then you can retire...But did you ever question of why do you need to deal with people you don't like so to earn money or why someone else did nothing yet getting a big cut out of your work? You slowly realize the matrix, and the good news is seeing the problem is the first step to solving it! Then, you start to figure out how to exit ( Bitcoin is a powerful tool ) and learn how to stay away from "modern products": from the food you eat, tools that you use, or even the values that are fed to you, much verifying yet rewarding at the same time. And once you take good care of the shelter, food, and all the necessities, then you have all the time to work on something you love ( find your ikigai ) and spend time with people you like instead of keep waiting for retirement or holidays.