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What’s the biggest decision you’ve made this year?

5871 sats \ 57 comments \ @02b7622c79 2 Nov 2023 meta

Not only about bitcoin

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1401 sats \ 1 reply \ @benthecarman 2 Nov 2023

Starting mutiny

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoin_rationalist 2 Nov 2023

👏

2234 sats \ 9 replies \ @lonestarr 2 Nov 2023

Quit my well compensated job at the Federal Reserve and become unemployed. It's been tough but as a "Bitcoin maxi", did I have any other choice??? It could cost me everything.

3 sats \ 2 replies \ @evanbaer 2 Nov 2023

Wow - that's a big change, curious to hear the story there...

3 sats \ 1 reply \ @lonestarr 2 Nov 2023

That's a good idea. It's been a rollercoaster few months.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 2 Nov 2023

The future will thank you for staying true to your principles I’m sure.

Hoping you’re doing well and have good people around you

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoin_rationalist 2 Nov 2023

One of us!!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 2 Nov 2023

You able to share your story on SN one of these days?

Did you ever mention to them your libertarian leanings? Or Bitcoin to colleagues? Do they truly believe they are a net positive on the world? And helping fix things for the average Joe? Did you find Bitcoin after the job? What was your resignation letter like? How do they view Bitcoin internally?

I expect it’s like any other job you’re no longer aligned with on principles, but that contrast in particular raises many questions for me 😅

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @garyKrause_ 2 Nov 2023

Well done.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @AfroBitcoin 2 Nov 2023

Wow, wow wow. I wish you all the best buddy :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @lonestarr 2 Nov 2023

Thanks @Atomic_Swap!

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1100 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 2 Nov 2023

I’m in my early 40s, that awkward stage where people take stock of their lives and examine what they have amounted to so far. Concepts like meaning and significance gradually take on more importance than money. I’m no different from my contemporaries, except that I’m thankfully not in the middle of a mid-life crisis.

This year, I decided that I wanted to live a life of legacy, something that only I could do in my own unique way. Something that would mark my contributions to the world when I’m gone. I don’t need to become popular or famous but I do want to leave my idiosyncratic imprints on this world. So, I have been toying with things to do - outside of my job and family. Something authentically mine.

I went as far to set up a Medium account because I’m passionate about Japanese culture and want to blog my witty observations about Japan. But real life got in the way, so I ceased blogging there. In the meantime, I was exploring ChatGPT to enhance the productivity of my work. I won’t say that I’m an expert in prompt engineering, but I managed to create a niche for myself. To the extent that I was invited to do a sharing on ChatGPT at a national gathering for educators in my country.

So, the biggest decision I made this year was resolving to be proficient in the use of ChatGPT and other AI tools. Hopefully, I will enhance my expertise in them such that I can have the bargaining chips to pivot my career in exciting ways.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @sancristrader 2 Nov 2023

Concepts like meaning and significance gradually take on more importance than money. I’m no different from my contemporaries, except that I’m thankfully not in the middle of a mid-life crisis.

Only because there's growing realization that it's too late to make $$$ in your 40s.

6 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 2 Nov 2023

Ouch the truth hurts haha

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @benthecarman 3 Nov 2023

Bitcoin fixes this

962 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek 2 Nov 2023

Joining SN

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 2 Nov 2023

Your words say it all lol

0 sats \ 7 replies \ @02b7622c79 OP 2 Nov 2023

True

40 sats \ 6 replies \ @ek 2 Nov 2023

to clarify: with "joining", I meant this not joining SN as in signing up. My first post was last year.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @02b7622c79 OP 3 Nov 2023

That remembers me, is there is any plan for reaction or zap reaction on sn ?

Every time someone comment on my post or reply to me i want them to know that it was me who zapped them

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @02b7622c79 OP 3 Nov 2023

@ekzyis

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 3 Nov 2023

mhh, no, no plans that I can think of at the moment so far. You want to use this like a read receipt, right?

I think @AR0w had a similar request in the past

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02b7622c79 OP 3 Nov 2023

Something like this yes

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @02b7622c79 OP 2 Nov 2023

Now i understand

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02b7622c79 OP 2 Nov 2023

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501 sats \ 2 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 2 Nov 2023

Not so much of a decision, but becoming a parent was a big one

481 sats \ 1 reply \ @trevor 2 Nov 2023

Same! 2.5 weeks ago!

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 2 Nov 2023

Congratulations! Welcome to sleep deprivation haha

My princess turns one this month. It’s hard but rewarding

840 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitByBit21 2 Nov 2023

I just adopted another pup after my 15 yo dog passed away one month ago. This is pretty huge to me because I will be sharing my life with him for another 15 years or so... BTW, his name is "Sato(shi)".

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 2 Nov 2023

man.. enjoy it.. Hope he gets to 15 like your last. dogs are awesome. dont use those dry pellet shit to feed him.

525 sats \ 0 replies \ @ryu 2 Nov 2023

Finally buying a Pixel (refurbished, fuck Google) after only talking about it for a long time, and flashing CalyxOS (Graphene briefly, may switch over on my next Pixel purchase if I can make a pseudonymous Google account with sms4sats) onto it.

Bigger one is ditching Wells Fargo after four shitty years under them, and going all in (Spritz exempt) on Bitcoin. There are some IRL trade-offs unless I want to suffer in the walled garden of Crapple, but they've been mostly worth it.

411 sats \ 0 replies \ @garyKrause_ 2 Nov 2023

Ignoring a bitcoin job to keep things “stable” while wifey is preggo. She doesn’t want big changes during this pregnancy since things changed A LOT during the last two. Probably not a huge decision but I think about escaping fiat mining daily to work on bitcoin full time.

412 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 2 Nov 2023

On second thought it was probably, going to bitcoin miami with my wife

412 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonofbitcoin 2 Nov 2023

swapped out exorbitant urban rent for a travel trailer sitch. nomadic mode, engaged!

412 sats \ 0 replies \ @Majere 2 Nov 2023

Switching to Grapheme & ditching apple after 20 years or going full send on bitcoin & stopped shitcoining.

Honestly its a toss up

402 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 2 Nov 2023

Not this year, but pretty recently - moving. Away from a metropolitan area that was rapidly becoming a shithole. Best decision I've made in a long time. Moving is not at all easy, but in hindsight, and also seeing the further changes in this metropolitan area - it was absolutely the right thing to do. I'm glad I was alert to the changes, weighed up the options, and made the move.

244 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet 2 Nov 2023

Own a company

192 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 2 Nov 2023

Buying a Start9 embassy

217 sats \ 0 replies \ @joyepzion 2 Nov 2023

Growing myself first before growing any company/organisation

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @gijjah_jacob 2 Nov 2023

I have just started diving deep in Bitcoin. Trying to understand it more. Its a true value.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @muteness11 2 Nov 2023

ove the last year I made a decision to save none and DCA monthly ... it wasnt easy as I deprived myself from some luxurious things but I managed to pay for one vacation which included attending BTC Bali Conference :)

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @emmanuelrosa 2 Nov 2023

To not give up on my dreams.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @harrr 2 Nov 2023

Going on a vacation. Hadn't been in a loooong time.

215 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 2 Nov 2023

Probably going from 60 to 80 hours/week. I forgot how much I enjoyed doing just one thing all the time.

486 sats \ 2 replies \ @elvismercury 2 Nov 2023

It's awesome if you're getting energy from it. I hope you are! I ground myself to dust in 2020 from this, and am now wary of the transformation from passion to an anxiety-inducing hellscape.

215 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 2 Nov 2023

I am. I’ve over-ground myself before too so I know the signs.

No pressure (you’re usually pretty private) but how did passion turn to anxiety? For me, it’s been passion to disappointment to depression.

1543 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 2 Nov 2023

It was basically a situation where I was leading a group of people who needed me, and the nature of how my teams work is that the personal relationships are very real and strong. And so it genuinely felt amazing, even as it was exhausting, to be helping them. I felt like what I did mattered on a personal level, and it's crazy how affirming that is, how it will hold you up. You will chew through barbed wire when it's for people you care about and they care about you and appreciate your efforts.

But, to paraphrase Lyn, you still take damage from that, even if you're so amped up you don't feel it for months and months. And then, after a year and a half, you just ... start to crumble. And bc everyone else has also been in this crucible, they crumble with you, and suddenly it's hell, and you don't have that force field anymore. Gradually then suddenly, as it were.

I've been in a couple startups, and the feeling was similar, though I wasn't right in the crosshairs of it. My free advice is that it's okay to give yourself to SN, or whatever else; but be alert to your foundation, that you might not notice at first (e.g., physical health, nutrition, exercise, relationships w/ family and friends outside of your immediate passion) that keep you alive and sane.

You can neglect the fundamentals for a while, but the house wins in the end.

156 sats \ 0 replies \ @brave 3 Nov 2023

I stopped smoking

142 sats \ 0 replies \ @conduition 2 Nov 2023

Quit my day job as a software dev to pursue open source cryptography and bitcoin projects full time. It's slower progress than I hoped, but i've already learned more in 6 months than I have in the past 6 years. Having the best (nerdiest) time of my life honestly.

Next year's will probably be even bigger: my wife and I are planning to get a small house together.

And all this, thanks to Bitcoin. I would never have expected to see myself at this stage 5 years ago.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 2 Nov 2023

Take the shot and 6 more boosters.. NOT

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 3 Nov 2023

Started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu about 3 months ago. I've never pushed myself so hard physically. Its awesome.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PRA3S3NT1A 3 Nov 2023

It is a nice topic I like it, thanks for sharing. This year looks bright to me in terms of finance. I decided not to save money in bitcoin but help on my best friend to buy his car. I don't mind that I gave him the money instead save it in bitcoin. I love bitcoin but we won't live forever. I am happy to help on my best friend.