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Shoot for the stars, Aim for the moon

[Codedscientist @Codedscientist]

A man got fired from his job, was unemployed for 10 months, watched his savings crash 75%, and somehow built one of crypto's biggest exchanges.

> In July 2017, Siemens laid off Hayden Adams, a 24-year-old mechanical engineer.

> He had no software engineering career to fall back on.

> His friend Karl Floersch told him Ethereum was the future and convinced him to learn smart contract development.

> Hayden spent two months learning to code.

> Then Karl showed him an idea from Vitalik Buterin about how people could trade tokens without a traditional exchange matching buyers and sellers.

> Hayden started building a prototype. Called it Uniswap.

> By April 2018, he'd been unemployed for 10 months and the crypto he was living on had lost over 75% of its value.

> Most people would've started looking for another job.

> Hayden booked a flight to South Korea to attend a crypto conference.

> He didn't even have a ticket to the event and was turned away at the entrance.

> Then he ran into Karl, who introduced him to Vitalik Buterin.

> Vitalik pulled out his phone and read Hayden's smart contract right there.

> He adviced him to apply for an Ethereum Foundation grant.

> Hayden applied and got the grant which was valued at around $100,000 on paper.

> After $ETH's price dropped, its actual value was closer to $55,000–$60,000.

> He kept building.

> On November 2, 2018, Uniswap launched on Ethereum.

> Today, it's one of the most important decentralized exchanges in crypto, allowing people to trade tokens without relying on a traditional centralized exchange.

A man lost his job, watched his savings collapse, and built one of crypto's biggest financial platforms.

Imagine if he'd just updated his CV and moved on.

[( 0x0 ) @0x0knows]

@Obesepotato_hl Underrated gem 💎

[ryandcrypto @ryandcrypto]

if iv learned anything being in crypto for years is that you just try the new thing

just do it

a lot of times it's rewarded handsomely

[( 0x0 ) @0x0knows]

@Quanterty You’re welcome @paperstrategy_ $PSTR

[jo johnson @josbjohnson]

I am relentless because I have seen what happens to men who stop believing there is more for them. the fire that once drove them becomes a memory they occasionally bring up over dinner. men my age already talking about their best days in the past tense. I cannot accept that for myself. I refuse to spend the rest of my life looking backward at the person I used to be. I will not. I will not.

[Stijn Noorman @stijnnoorman]

How to become dangerously self-motivated:

- Have a clear goal
- Know why you want it
- Create a clear plan
- Make progress visible
- Protect your energy
- Protect your attention
- Quit cheap dopamine
- Remove distractions
- Have a clear routine
- Make good behavior easy

[Fatih Arslan @fatih]

When I started my first job in 2010, I bought a few books. One of them was Hackers & Painters by @paulg. I was a recent graduate, just starting my career.

In the book, Paul wrote something that has stuck with me ever since: “If you have two choices, choose the harder.”

The idea is that the gains from doing hard things compound over time. When there are two paths in front of you, taking the harder one will cause you to learn more from it in the long run.

That sentence stuck with me so much that, even 16 years later, I still follow that advice. It has helped me a lot throughout my career, and I’m trying to teach the same thing to my two kids. That a comfortable life is often built by doing hard things, putting in the effort, and learning how to solve problems.

[LEO @leoxbtt]

Sinceramente, no tengo ningún deseo de ser rico para poder comprarme un Rolex o un Lamborghini.

Quiero ser rico para poder disponer de mi tiempo y poder ir al gimnasio a las 3 de la tarde de un lunes.

Para sentarme en una cafetería y relajarme durante una hora en una tarde lluviosa.

Para poder cocinar en casa con ingredientes frescos.

Gastar en mi familia y amigos sin preocuparme por el presupuesto.

Esa es mi idea de una vida rica, no la falsa idea consumista que nos han metido en la cabeza.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

My entire life changed when I realized that the people I admired were just the ones who had the courage to start. The ones who didn't overthink it. Who put their ego aside. Who walked toward uncertainty. Who kept showing up. The answer is found in the action.

[( 0x0 ) @0x0knows]

@kaish3n Invite me. Let’s make money together sir

[rozz @rozzwrld]

Best piece of advice I can give is never put your irl friends on in crypto, and never let anyone know how much money you made

Changes the dynamics of everything, and ruins relationships

You are better off cooking with highly competent randos on the internet and focusing on your own pocket

Even people you consider brothers will take a mile when you give an inch and you will let it happen bc of ‘loyalty’ or emotional connection

[alexei @alexeixbt]

Carl Jung described 100 years ago what neuroscience has confirmed: the closer a person is to their true potential, the more the psyche resists breaking out of the familiar scenario.

[Ozzy | 奥兹 🅿️ @MEADGod]

@0x_ultra Ultra was the first person ever to tell me to quit my corp job and build a crypto protocol.

All this happened over a cig break.

I shall support this

[۟ @MINHxDYNASTY]

there is always a next trade

dont blow up your capital chasing bs while you wait for it

[ManaMoon @ManaMoonNFT]

ngl been having an awful run recently

mostly just from holding way too long, roundtripping massive P into losses

I got into some INSANE spots and just completely screwed the execution up

fumbled a few mil on quotrons after hitting that sub 100k (v1 and v2). yield felt dry after a couple days so i fumbled before the big run up.

roundtripped like 600k profit from FWA (was hard to take P on this when i really believed it deserved 9 figures)

rt another 6 figs on MEME, bought before vlad follow, held all the way back down

some more tragic stuff, just too much to mention honestly

started hypergambling on tilt, oversizing on a LOT of trash intraday plays that had no staying power, incinerating $ for no reason

Didn't touch much coins today, just kinda watching and being much more selective. Unfortunately left for a break as the flybrain stuff was blowing up but it's ok.

Gonna try to change my approach, work on the execution and run this trading stack back up.

Posting this just to keep myself accountable.
Cant keep doing the same shit and expecting shit to change.

[Ashwin @ashwinsuriya]

Just watched Apple’s launch event livestream. Apple CEO John Ternus’s hands were shaking, and when he tried to show IShowSpeed a demo live, it didn’t work 😭😭

[mcray @mcray69]

realistically going for a couple 7 figs this run, not greeding for 8 anymore

last run i lost a shit ton being euphoric and oversizing at the late inning of onchain, leveraging up my spot bag which was already close to 700k

almost anyone can turn 10k into millions if you lock in and have some understanding of how these markets work. remember its not money until it hits your bank

best of luck lads, may everyone achieve genny wealth

[۟ @MINHxDYNASTY]

have you missed the runner? yes, no, you’ll probably miss the next one

but do you see how frequently they happen? we’re all here, prepared

keep your capital, and be patient, your time will come, protect the mind

it’s a long game

[merp @0xMerp]

kind of interesting that after you sit and stare at enough coins it becomes very clear that the line between scam that goes to zero and scam that goes up a lot in price is so small that it just makes sense to punt small amounts into almostevery single coin that gets traction and if you can bankroll manage enough and the season lasts long enough you should theoretically be able to massively print and thats why you see all of these people that just buy every single thing they see and so it comes down to *what you see* as opposed to *what you buy* because its almost optimal to buy everything you see and therefore what actually dictates your positions is your info flow and not your actual trading, theoretically