Are we merely echoing the #thoughts and merely #judgments imposed on us, or are we genuinely expressing our true, #sovereign nature?

🔬 Your brain can watch itself think and improve. 🧠 #meditation Neuroscience shows that the highest form of intelligence is not raw IQ or fast thinking. It is #metacognition. That means your ability to notice your own thoughts, question them, and adjust them in real time. When you pause and ask why am I thinking this, your brain activates areas in the prefrontal cortex linked to self awareness and control. These regions help you spot mistakes, rethink assumptions, and choose better responses. Studies consistently show that people with strong metacognitive skills learn faster, solve problems more effectively, and adapt better under stress. Think of it like a mirror inside your mind. Instead of being carried away by every thought, you can step back and observe it. You notice when your focus drifts. You catch emotional reactions before they take over. You recognize when confidence turns into overconfidence. This skill is not something you are born with or without. Research shows it grows through reflection, feedback, and curiosity. Students who reflect on how they study perform better. Athletes who analyse their decisions improve faster. Even emotional resilience improves when you can label and examine your thoughts instead of fighting them. For everyday life, this changes everything. Metacognition helps you break #habits that no longer serve you. It helps you learn from failure instead of repeating it. It turns mistakes into data instead of shame. When you learn to “think about your thinking”, you stop being controlled by your mind. You start working with it. That is real #intelligence. Thank you @RobBrinded for the thought trigger from @Daniel Prince's 'Once Bitten! A #Bitcoin Podcast' @ https://fountain.fm/episode/gsWtgOJqVoLRJuAF2LKL?t=6740

"Surveillance capitalism unilaterally claims human experience as free raw material for translation into behavioral data. Although some of these data are applied to product or service improvement, the rest are declared as a proprietary behavioral surplus, fed into advanced manufacturing processes known as 'machine intelligence,' and fabricated into prediction products that anticipate what you will do now, soon, and later. Future behavior is now a commodity: traded in a new kind of market for behavior predictions that is surging in value and volume."— Shoshana Zuboff, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism." #bookstr #quotestr View quoted note →

ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ: • ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ • ᴅɪꜱʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ = ꜰᴇᴀʀ ᴅɪꜱɢᴜɪꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ • ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜꜱʏ = ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ • ꜱᴀʙᴏᴛᴀɢᴇ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴜɴᴡᴏʀᴛʜɪɴᴇꜱꜱ • ᴡɪᴛʜʜᴇʟᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ꜰᴇᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ • ᴍᴏᴄᴋᴇʀʏ = ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ • ɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ɪɴᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ • ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ • ɢᴏꜱꜱɪᴘ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛꜱ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ • ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ • ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪꜱᴍ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴀᴅᴇQᴜᴀᴄʏ • ᴇxᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴ = ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇʀᴀꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ • ᴅɪꜱᴍɪꜱꜱᴀʟ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ɪɴᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜ • ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴀᴅᴇQᴜᴀᴄʏ • ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀɴᴇꜱꜱ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ɢʀɪᴇꜰ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴜɴᴍᴇᴛ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ • ꜱᴍɪʀᴋꜱ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴋ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ • ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ = ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢᴏ'ꜱ ʀᴇꜰᴜꜱᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴜᴘ

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A guided journey to understand the forces shaping the cost of living. 📈

Why Do Prices Rise?

Discover why prices keep rising despite technological progress. Learn the economic truth behind inflation and the forces shaping modern life.

Discover why prices keep rising even as technology improves and productivity increases. via @Bitcoin Awareness

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ, ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ… #quotestr

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡'𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣." — 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯 &̷ 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘴-𝘔𝘰𝘨𝘨, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 #quotestr #grwonostr

Panasonic RQ-44 Portable Cassette Player, 1982. @npub1f49t...zpez

Long due; better late than never… @Bitfest wasn't just another conference, but a vibrant, grassroots gathering that embodied the core principles of #freedom, #selfsovereignty, and human connection. It was an event that went far beyond typical #Bitcoin exhibitions, and established a safe harbour for free thinkers, #privacy advocates, #NOSTR plebs, and #Bitcoin enthusiasts who believe in something greater than mere bitcoin price speculation. @Bitfest stood as a powerful testament to the Bitcoin community's resilience, enthusiasm, and passion; an absolute perfect environment where ideas flowed freely, friendships were forged, and the true ethos of Bitcoin and self-sovereignty were celebrated. Every attendee, speaker, and organiser contributed to a remarkable demonstration of what happens when like-minded individuals come together with shared values of personal freedom, technological empowerment, and genuine human connection. @Bitfest is not than just another event; it is a movement, a statement, and a beacon of hope for those who believe in creating alternative systems that prioritise individual liberty. Highlights #shoutout: @AJ_AFreeExistence @Nikos @Avi Burra @Ben Arc @Joe Nakamoto @npub1g53m...drvk @Timothy Allen @MadMunky2140 @Nikos @Chiefmonkey @RobBrinded @npub1lrj3...mzx2 @Daniel Prince @Aaron of Essex @Derek Ross To @Nind, @Nathan Day, @npub1kulp...5xv0, et al. who made #Bitfest 2025 possible — big congrats on creating something truly special that captured the raw, unfiltered spirit of the Bitcoin and NOSTR community. To the next one! Tick tock… PS Culture is indeed as important as Code 🟠

𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚈𝙾𝚄