“Deep depression often indicates that something must change. Work without meaning. Relationships without closeness. A body without movement. A spirit without purpose. These are conditions of life, not merely chemistry.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health)
“Out of this landscape, something old returns in a new form. Bitcoin.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money)
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
— Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Acquire Bitcoin)
“Tat Tvam Asi. Thou art That.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion)
“Focus on your craft.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft)
“Bitcoin inheritance is not an abstraction. It is a responsibility.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense)
“Spend. Don’t sell.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Spend Bitcoin)
“Philosopher-kings are those who cultivate wisdom, discipline, and restraint within themselves before exercising authority over others. They serve something higher than their own ego.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Governance)
“Bitcoin will always require stewards.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (The Raft)
“Even if you are only able to pass down 0.1 Bitcoin, or some smaller amount, this may become immensely meaningful one or two generations from now, given Bitcoin’s fixed supply and the compounding effects of the halving. Every bit counts.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Dynasty)
“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (circa 170 AD), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Media)
“money is removed from matter, and has been for a while. Many Bitcoiners will argue that this is why the world feels so broken, so fake, and why most people feel disconnected from reality, as well as the fruits of their labor. Forever chasing, never arriving.”
— Gigi, Foreword to The Way of Bitcoin
“The defining physical advantage of humans is endurance hunting. We are built to move across long distances on two legs.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Health)
“A ledger open to inspection. Rules enforced by consensus rather than decree. Settlement without trusted third parties. Triple entry accounting. Magic internet money. Digital gold.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (A Brief History of Money)
“Build your ark before the flood. And make sure it floats.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Acquire Bitcoin)
“You are a part of the whole, and the whole is present within the part.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Religion)
“However long a person’s past collected works, it will on the average continue for an equal additional amount.”
— Benoît Mandelbrot, The Fractal Geometry of Nature (1982), quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (The Lindy Principle)
“Not your keys, not your coins.”
— Bitcoin proverb, quoted in The Way of Bitcoin (Store Bitcoin)
“Go deep where you are strongest. Develop real competence. At the same time, remain broadly literate. Learn enough about adjacent fields to avoid blind spots and exploitation.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Craft)
“Attackers seek softness. Easy targets. A composed, capable individual is not an easy target.”
— Alan B, The Way of Bitcoin (Defense)
