“No ones coming to save Bitcoin. It will need to stand on its own merits” - Lyn Alden

I used to think Bitcoin was about price. Now I think it’s about time — and not letting yours slowly disappear without you noticing.

In a world of distorted values, Bitcoin gave me a mirror. It’s not just money—it’s clarity. Once you see value clearly, you start building your world from the inside out

Lately, Mondays feel like a reset to me. Not sure if others experience it this way, but I find its how I mark time now, like another block of life has passed. Early mornings. Workdays. My son at school. Dinners, a game before bed, books read aloud. Then the weekend—family time, chores, recovery, football when it’s on. And every day I try to read about the history of money and Bitcoin. Every day I try to write a bit more of my research project on Bitcoin. Every day I try to grow a little. Mondays tend to make me reflective. I replay the weekend and think about presence—whether I was truly there with my son and my wife. Right now I’m working through balance isn’t something you solve once. It’s something I have to practice, imperfectly, again and again. And at work today, my thoughts drifted—as they often do—to purpose. I listened to stories from places like Venezuela and the quiet lifeline Bitcoin has become for so many there. Situations I’ve never had to face. Realities that put my own life into sharper perspective. That contrast does two things at once. It brings gratitude for the stability I’ve known. And it raises a question: could I be doing more—learning more, contributing more, supporting others in ways that matter? Bitcoin has changed how I see value. Not as something assigned from the top down, but something discovered over time—through trust, effort, patience. It’s reshaped how I think about money, but also about responsibility and long-term thinking. As it continues to change my own life, I’m hopeful to see how it continues to change the lives of others. In the pursuit of the world we want to build, I wanted to remind myself—and maybe others who feel the same—that we’re imperfect beings. But we’re capable of reflection. And with reflection, we can do better.

Filmed part of a training session today. I’ve come to notice that a lot of people struggle with movements not because they’re weak—but because they were never shown different ways to *think* about them. A few cues that have helped me throughout the years: - On hang power cleans, I don’t focus on pulling the bar “up.” I think about pulling my body under it and moving through full triple flexion. - On squats, using my elbows to actively engage my upper back helps me stay more upright and steady. • On nordics, I don’t think “lower down.” I think reach long and guide the hips forward • Reverse nordics make more sense to me when I treat them like a leg press—legs pushing *into* the ground. • Standing pancake at the end is just a way to let things slow down and move through a long, comfortable range. None of this suddenly makes things easy. But with repetition, these small shifts in intention have changed how the movements feel in my body. Sharing in case any of it helps someone else think about their own training a little differently.