Damian Tide

Navigating tides. Abundnace, aesthetics, effortless mastery.

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1/ The fierce competition for our attention has led to an awakening. People are beginning to recognize the value of their attention.

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Life, an intricate symphony of vibrations and rhythms, orchestrates the harmonious dance of existence, where every beat resonates with the cadence of possibility.

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A state of physical fatigue often ushers a tranquil mind.

When the body is pushed to its limits, a serenity emerges amidst the exhaustion.

This weariness becomes a conduit to a quieter, clearer mental state, fostering a sense of calmness and introspection.

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The most interesting people are walking contradictions.

They defy labels.

They merge seemingly opposing qualities, creating a compelling tapestry of complexities.

It's in this fusion of contrasts that a unique richness and depth emerge, drawing attention and admiration.

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Through the meticulous craft of refining the body, a vessel emerges capable of recognising beauty, while the disciplined mind finds transcendence.

We embody the role of both sculpter and the marble.

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Violence isn’t necessary. But the capacity for violence is. It mediates and even de-escalates conflicts.

Mutually assured destruction is a recipe for peace. This applies at any scale.

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Guided by the aesthetic principle.

What is beautiful is good.

I’m talking timeless beauty - nature, feminine elegance, effortless mastery. Not fake beauty.

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Memory never recaptures reality.

Memory reconstructs.

Your emotions at time of recall are the architects of that reconstruction.

All reconstructions change the original.

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The ideal consumer is someone who undervalues their attention and overestimates their wealth.

Don’t be this person.

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Your life is very much the result of what you pay attention to.

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Everything becomes more fun once you get good at it. Nothing breeds passion more than competence.

Confidence drives the development of competence, so it should also precede it.

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Ambition is the active process of redefining self-imposed limits.

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When unable to find food, for example, pigeons will indiscriminately peck the ground even if nothing there is edible.

Such futile behaviour observed in situations of frustration is known as displacement activity.

What’s your displacement activity?

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Displacement Activity.

Giving up on your goals while staying busy as a coping mechanism.

A thread.

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A starving animal prevented from reaching its food by a fence will make increasingly frantic efforts to get through it.

Gradually, however, this behavior is replaced by another which has no obvious purpose.

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@SahilBloom Truth gets glossed over when it presents itself as a paradox. Sometimes, truth is not difficult to find, but difficult to accept.

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Be intentional about creating the right environment for luck to
manifest, and you'll experience more of it.

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Serendipity. Being at the right place at the right time. Chance
encounters. Once in a lifetime opportunities.

We call this "luck", and think of it as being outside our control.

But it's actually the result of our environment and 1000s of
mini-actions we take daily.

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Hunger is mental fuel.

Ending a 24 hour fast now.

Flow state. Zoned in. Tunnel vision. Senses elevated. Survival instinct triggered.

Only consistent tactic I've found to reach state is prolonged periods without food.

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Rising tide lifts all boats.

Everyone is a genius during a bull market.

Dumb money gets rich.

Smart money stays rich.

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The NFTs that rise from the ashes of the next bear market will likely have an established use case and retain value over the long term.

I will be accumulating.

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A thread on NFTs.

The ability to create digital scarcity through NFTs is a technological breakthrough.

NFTs:
- democratise ownership of collectibles
- are a form of digital property
- allow creators to monetise their content without middlemen

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NFTs now look like a bubble with lots of scams.

There is rampant wash trading and the lack of transparency in the market allows people to create multiple accounts and bid up the price of their own NFTs.