Day 24: Was definitely in a good head space today; easy to be exuberant when corn is running like it has been! Not to say I got a ton done, just feeling more confident about what direction I'm going with my writing in the short term, and have been thinking a lot more about the organisational structure for how it's going to look long term. Didn't get anything done last Thursday as I was helping out with the 김장 (making kimchi) but a day away was definitely worth it in terms of giving me time to sort things out in my head. I really want to strike a balance of thinking things through, making realisations and then needing to write them down, but it's just not always the case that I can make sense of things in my head, emotionally or logically or whatever.

Day 23: didn't get much done, but the wheels are turning. I've been finding it hard to write because I'm not quite sure where I'm going in the short term, but I'm slowly hammering it out in my head and jotting it down in small spurts. Still feeling anxious, but nowhere near as bad as last week. Being confident and sure of where I'm going in my writing would help, but sadly its related to that problem which makes it harder to deal with.

Day 22: tried and failed twice to get a note to post (something about relays) gotta keep the streak alive, but can't be bothered to retype my original note

Day 21: Was a rough one today. Didn't get much done. Feel so anxious these days and nothing was working to get my head in the game.

Day 20: Have a little more than 23 pages done; getting some time to write at work has helped, but I wish I could get more done on my dedicated writing days. Alas. Onward and upward.

damn, zapvertising is turning into a real thing. I mean, you're gonna have to pay me more than a single sat to get me to pay attention to whatever you're shilling, but it's a good start. Traditional advertising is so asymmetrical as to be completely predatory, so I ignore it as much as possible, but if the playing field were more level and I got paid for my attention, I'd be more receptive for sure.

Day 19: Wasn't a particularly epic one today, but got a solid amount done, and this was after getting a decent amount done yesterday at work. I keep on thinking though that I'm 22 pages into a book on Bitcoin and I haven't talked about Bitcoin at all. I'm still on the introduction yeah, but for me Bitcoin is connected to absolutely everything, and so that's what I want to talk about: Bitcoin and everything. Shoving things into silos is classic fiat thinking and I am trying to think my way out of that.

Hey, it's me! stolen from reddit https://v.redd.it/0qzelji26mzb1

Day 18: two weeks in a row with only Thursday being "dedicated" to writing, but today was a pretty light one. Still, quality work was done, if only a tiny bit, and I'm still on pace for more than a page a day. I've been knocking out little bits at work or at home when I'm inspired. Seeing the end of the introduction in the near future, and have a better idea for organising the main body of the book so still feeling positive despite the very light work day.

Day 17: Having trouble getting into a groove, had to work Tuesday so no work on the book. Today was mostly unproductive; had some fun watching Bitcoin rip (modestly) and got a new gym membership at a 24hr gym as October had been rough for my exercise regimen (7 workouts all month, vs 15 in September, which doesn't sound like that much either, but yeah). Working out while the sun's up jives with my internal clock though, and I had been basically forced to go to the gym at 10pm-12am because the old one was so busy, so I have big hopes that this will be a really positive change for me. And that will help me write more because... reasons?

Day 16: pretty good day, overall felt good and got a decent amount of work done. Feel like I'm very nearly done the introduction; on a pace of more than a page a day, which ain't nothin' to sneeze at despite it feeling like I don't get much done on my working days.

don't forget, words get repurposed all the time, and you really have to consider whether getting hung up on them is worth the effort

Day 15: There was nominal attention paid to the manuscript, but the day was spent finishing a follow up to my mom's email that I started writing last week. I posted the first one here as a kind of 'proof-of-work' mini-essay, and the second one is kind of the same: some basic orange-pilling, explaining some concepts of Bitcoin as it relates to me personally and my book, and other more personal stuff. No sense in pointing the second one, but trust me when I say that it involved a lot of work, as relationships often do. I've never had the best relationship with my mom so it was great that she travelled across the world to see me, and now we can have a correspondence that both helps me to sort my shit out, and my mom to understand me better. I'm a 40-something married man, but let me repeat the same advice I've heard everyone else give on the subject: take every opportunity you can to build relationships with your parents/kids if and when they arrive, because there's really nothing like having someone you can actually relate to in this world who is willing and able to talk to you.

Day 14: Officially two working weeks (over a period of two months lol) on my book, and I really feel like the Lindy effect is starting to take over and this thing will just take on a life of its own. I took some time off, which definitely did derail progress a little bit, but I'm hoping it was just like a market dip that sets off the next rip, and my momentum just gets catapulted from here. Today was the first full day that I really committed most of my time towards getting new material down on the page, and it culminated in a real crescendo of words, and a real moment of clarity in my head. Whatever happens, I'm gonna stick to my guns and see this through, even if "my book" becomes a barely legible PDF that no one reads.

Hah, I saw that it was trendy to add 'The' to your username because, you know, 'The nostr' and all that. Anyways, I'm ahead of the trend for once.

The fact that RFK garners so much recognition from Bitcoiners is a big problem. He is terrible for Bitcoin and he's only using it to try and cement his far-right bonafides, because unfortunately, in the mainstream political discourse, Bitcoin is just another way that the oligarchs leech wealth out of the workers and kill the planet in doing so. Now of course I'm not saying I believe that, but being associated with far-right conspiracy theorists who are clearly funded to be divisive figures within the Democratic party only further makes Bitcoin a wedge issue, rather than it becoming a true policy platform that can be seriously presented to the public and debated. Just like fascism is coming to America draped in the flag and carrying a cross, CBDC totalitarianism comes decked out in orange while calling out the IRS. Bitcoin is for freedom and is therefore antithetical to far-right politics; let's show some political literacy and not start licking boots the minute someone promises to pump our bags.