Jeremy

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Ice cream sommelier. Tweets are mine, and sometimes I don't sugar coat. IL Native, CA Wanderer

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later).

Your life has seasons.

Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity.

But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season.

To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season.

You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine.

You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything.

The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible.

Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state.

I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later.

Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon.

You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes.

In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back.

The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts.

As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life.

But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive.

How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future.

A mentor recently asked me this:

"Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?"

It hit me hard.

And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them.

Why are you in such a rush?

The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines.

In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours.

In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence.

Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it.

Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do.

The good old days are happening, right now.

And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words:

Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?

[Maury Brown @BizballMaury]

BREAKING: Sacramento Officially Unveils MLB Expansion Ballpark And Funding Details

(Link in the comments)

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

Got to see the @SpaceX Falcon 🚀 on our @SouthwestAir flight tonight

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on my @SouthwestAir flight this evening 🚀

[PeteNova @SuperrNova38]

One of the greatest sports clips I’ve ever seen.

[Mr. Mike @mrmikeMTL]

A cancelled meeting gives me more dopamine than a night out now.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

One of my favorite lessons I’ve learnt from working with smart people:

Action produces information. If you’re unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it’s the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually be doing.

Sounds simple on the surface - the hard part is making it part of your every day working process.

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@RobinhoodApp OCO capabilities

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@tjparker Real question is if payers are ready to forgo their rebates to buy down premiums and instead enable net cost at POS. DTP needs to be covered under the benefit in order for more adoption imho. I don’t see PBMs going away, but being more of a true TPA and outcome based platform

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@RobinhoodApp 529 plans!

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@vladtenev Yeah, I know. Been on the waiting list for my gold card for over a year 😞

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@barstoolsports Sacramento brings more in for the As on a Wednesday noon game and that’s playing at a AAA field.

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@tjparker @derek_j_morris Alternative options that can be implemented very easily:
- encourage plan sponsors to pass the rebate they receive at point of sale (pos rebates)
- utilize a net cost focused formulary and pricing model

Plan sponsors love utilizing rebates to buy down premiums.

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@SacAppraiser Goals !

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@Sierra_at_Tahoe Me and my friend assessing if it’s worth driving 2 hours to ride in the rain 🌧️ today with the meh conditions

[Neil Jacobs @NeilJacobs]

Bitcoiners right now waiting for $100K 😂

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@womenoptionswin @darkminer Proshares BTC ETF

[naiive @naiivememe]

People : " Don't get involve in crypto, it's too risky "

Crypto investor :

[Jeremy @Gallus56]

@pdicarlotrader What platform do you use ?

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

Thank you, #Bitcoin Miners.