After Watching a Monkey Video on YouTube, I thought about NFTs

I love YouTube. https://youtu.be/spMkaJp975s Not because I can watch these pet videos but because it's the best platform to educate myself & entertain myself....for FREE. Yes, of course, there are ads, but what do I pay actually? Maybe my precious time to watch those 5-second ads.While I was watching the monkey video, I thought about …

I’m trying to explain “Why Bitcoin” to my girlfriend and her mother

Before getting into the weeds of Bitcoin, let me say one thing I'm 99% sure of, that is... There's 99.99% probability that government-issued money (i.e. fiat money) is like melting ice cubes (at best 2-3% per year...or at worst 19%+ per year, as we can see from the M2 money supply.) 19%(!) increase of money …

Breed the “Massive Positive” Black Swans (Human Progress Is Unlimited)

Flying was a jokeCar was a jokePC was a jokeInternet was a jokeiPhone was a joke Source Source Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U Ballmer Laughs at iPhone (YouTube Source) Years later... Tesla is a jokeBitcoin is a jokeWeb3 is a joke Ladies & gents, our previous experiences don't tell us what we'll have in the future. Human progress …

We’re at the beginning of infinity (with Bitcoin)

What #Bitcoin is doing: For the 1st world citizens: unbank them.For the 3rd world citizens: bank them. Where do they meet? On peer to peer payment system without any "reliable" 3rd party. That reliability has corrupted--most 1st world citizens haven't figured this out yet. Reading @HDeSotoPeru's book "The Mystery of Capital", once the capital standardization happens at scale, we'll …

When & How to Buy Bitcoin (or Any Megatrend Assets)

From my last post I talked about “why” I buy Bitcoin and Tesla. And this post is about “how”. Enjoy! When do I buy Bitcoin? Dollar cost average (DCA)Buy the f***ing dip (BTFD) DCA is straightforward. Currently, I’m contributing to my IRA $500 per month (max $6,000/year IRA contribution) where I buy GBTC and Tesla. …

Why Bitcoin is the Bigcoin: My Investment Thesis on Bitcoin & Tesla

Summary For the first time, we have a viable option of owning something other than that’s based in fiat currency. Because of the excessive amount of printing money (as you can verify with the M2 money supply), it will become more probable that money supply-led inflation cannot outcompete technology-led deflation: mainly in the automobile-related industries …

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Career

Sometimes I’m puzzled how I end up where I am.  I came out of college with a less than subpar GPA: around C+ average. The thing is: I was consciously slacking off school to focus on what I valued more: work experience and dating.  After 2 years out of college, I am happily dating a …

Life Formula (that works for me so far)

Inspired by Naval Ravikant, here are some formulas that have been worked for me. Happiness = Health x Freedom x Wealth x Relationship with others Health = Mental health x Physical health Mental Health = Calmness x Detachment x Not taking self seriously Physical Health = Sleep x Exercise x Nutrition Sleep = 8-9 hours …

My Investing Diary Intro

A diary is meant to keep it to yourself. Or so I thought. I've realized how important it is to open source my journey as an investor. Investing to me isn't only about making money. It's about developing myself as an individual thinker. It's more about seeking the Dao as an investor. Why am I …

The Psychology of a Weak Man

A weak man doesn't know he's weak. Worse, he knows but he doesn't want to admit it. Therefore he lives in a fantasy world, whether it's a TV, the Internet, whatever. A weak man acts like he's strong. But everyone around him knows that he's weak. A weak man is abusive verbally at first, then …