Starting something new:
In 2025, I coached a number of Bitcoiners. Their achievements included
- launching India’s first Bitcoin-only fund (done)
- getting investment from Ego-death Capital for new Bitcoin company (done)
- launching a Bitcoin Policy Institute for their country (done)
- turning around their Bitcoin mining company (done)
- launching a Bitcoin hedgefund, attracting wholesale investment (done)
- influencing nation state leaders on how to acquire Bitcoin tax-neutrally (in progress)
After some reflection, I've realized the best way I can contribute to mission Bitcoin is by helping more Bitcoiners to reach their potential through coaching. They can do so much more than I can alone!
I've found group coaching is the most effective way to help founders, builders and educators reach escape velocity.
That way people get both the right coaching, support and inspiration. Simply put: when you’re part of a group of your peers who inspire you by their example - your own game surges ahead.
So I've committed to running a special year-long group in 2026. If you'd like to see if you're a fit for the group or you know someone who is (or both), reach out!
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That's 3 pretty important things that you miss out on when you rush to escape boredom! When you constantly fill every spare moment with scrolling, podcasts, or video, you suppress the DMN.
2. It Fosters "Divergent Thinking"
Creativity isn't just about having ideas; it's about having novel and useful ideas, it's about generating many different solutions to a problem.
Studies have shown that participants who were first made to perform a boring task (like reading a phone book) subsequently performed better on creative tasks than those who were not bored.
This is because boredom creates an "aversive state. Your brain is unsatisfied with the current low level of stimulation. To escape this state, it starts explore internal thoughts, leading to more original, imaginative outcomes
3. It Builds Tolerance for Uncomfortable Feelings
Our modern reflex to reach for a phone at the slightest trace of boredom is a form of avoidance.
Constant distraction prevents us from learning to sit with mild discomfort. This can lower our overall threshold for frustration and make you more impulsive
Allowing yourself to be bored is a gentle exercise in mindfulness and emotional regulation. You learn that the feeling "I need to be stimulated right now" will pass and that uou don't need an external device to manage your internal state. This builds mental resilience
4. It Leads to Authentic Motivation
Boredom is your brain telling you, "What I'm doing is not that meaningful or engaging."
This feeling motivates you to seek out a more challenging activities. It might push you to finally start that habit, call a friend, or just get off your butt and go outside. This is motivation born is your true inner motivation, not the external motivation of someone else's algorithm.
I guess what it comes down to is "do you want to outsource your motivation to a tech company?"
How to "Practice" productive boredom:
Delete social media and games from your home screen ( makes accessing them an intentional act)
Embrace "Micro-Boredom": Instead of pulling out your phone while in a line, just wait. Let your mind wander.
Schedule Unstructured Time: Literally put "time with self" in your calendar
Boredom is not an emptiness to be urgently filled. It is an invitation to increase your self-awareness, creativity, and intrinsic motivation.
By rushing to fill the gap, you rob your mind of one of its most vital functions: the power to simply be with yourself. 
