Best advice I got recently to haul yourself out of a slump
- kindness
- ease
- grace
You’re in a shitty mood, this is a frequency, a vibration
1) be kind. To yourself mainly. But to others around you as well
2) follow the path of least resistance. It might not be your “to do” list, but allow the path to open up
3) be grateful. Again. Again. and again. Meditate on helping your neighbours dog stop barking, anything, focus on it, really focus, and send good vibes
And boom
Watch how your vibration alters, your cells feel it, your aura shifts, your mood with it, and phew, you engineer a way out of your slump with energetics
🙏🏻
Stoicism
Need to learn more
Hunch: podcasters selling sponsorships are vastly under-selling their advice, brand, and energy
For those of us allocating financial capital
There is no better place than long Bitcoin
Thought Criminals - Contra (JWP111)
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In this conversation I spoke with Contra, and dove deep into the concept of a “thought‑criminal”, - anyone who refuses to let algorithms and institutional “thought‑police” dictate what they believe or share. Using a recent Nostr post as a springboard, we explored why the emerging Purpleverse of Nostr, combined with Bitcoin’s monetary sovereignty, offers a practical antidote to the outrage‑driven, profit‑first models of legacy social media. Keep an ear out for insights into Contra's personal evolution - from a turbulent childhood, and a stint in the military, to a family‑centered life grounded in faith - showing how each stage sharpened his awareness of systemic control, and sparked a quest for genuine freedom.
Timestamps
**0:00** Introduction with Contra
**0:48** Embracing the idea of being a thought criminal
**5:45** The thought police and freedom of speech
**8:13** Contra's military background and questioning the system
**13:37** The awakening moment
**15:13** Exercising free will at home
**21:32** Contra's broken home and the importance of masculine figures
**27:27** Free will: staying in the military vs posting on Instagram or Nostr
**39:21** Bitcoin, counterparty risk and the freedom to act
**47:13** Contra's spiritual journey and faith
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Thank you
Best,
Jake
Not going to lie, the last 24 hours have been really hard
Not because of some disaster
But rather the mundane, the daily grind, my duties as a husband and father, have just not quite clicked
Anger
Anxiety
Frustration
Sense of lack
Exhaustion
My emotional cup has been full, so any test, has tipped it over
Shouting at kids
Arguing
Making poor decisions
Feeling wrecked
As much as you’re working towards a vision of brilliance, sometimes things just don’t go well
The rough with the smooth
The hot with the cold
It’s been shitty
I keep trying to remind myself that it will pass
And as I write this, I think I am basically through it
Indeed, I am starting to laugh and cringe at the same time, as I think about what kicked me off
It was circa 7.30 last night
On the sofa with my wife
Watching some TV
Thinking we were in the clear kids wise
Then boom, one wakes up, interruption, then the other won’t go to sleep, then the other wakes up again
Until I find myself having hit pause on the show we were watching, having maybe got through 30 mins in 3 hours
😅😅😅
I was mad
“I’ve been looking after one of these things since 5am this morning, can I not sit down in peace ever?!?!”
Running through my head
Lol
What a psycho
And there it is. Me. I am the problem. My expectations. Children are unpredictable. Life is unpredictable. So really this experience is a reflection on me, that I am not in as cruisey a state as I thought
I must do more work on myself
Shit, and there I was thinking it was everyone else’s fault
Tomorrow I will better
GN
🙏🏻
Speaking with a friend today
They got kicked off TikTok end of last year
50k followers
Posting about Bitcoin and investments
Pooft
Gone
This is why we Nostr
A view (that I also hold):
Gold is very close to its peak before the distribution trade into Bitcoin goes ahead
