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[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

The Winners Supercycle: Introduction

There is a pattern so consistent across sports, business, relationships, and war that it almost looks like code.

Winners keep winning.

As beautiful as that supposed logic is, it also applies to the other side.

Losers... often keep losing.

Although it doesn't sound like something that happens always.

But I've observed it with enough frequency that it demands explanation. (at least in my life lol)

The hypothesis is this: "a single significant win does not merely add to your score, it restructures the conditions under which your next attempt occurs."

I call it the Winner's Super Cycle. And I think it works like this.

A win produces 'chemical permission'. (I don't know if that's a real word lol).

The body literally reconfigures itself for aggression, confidence, and risk tolerance.

You walk into the next contest already altered. Your cortisol, the stress hormone that constricts thinking and tightens muscle is lower.

And your threat-assessment system that's normally hyper vigilant, relaxes just enough to let you think clearly under pressure.

But that's not all.

Then comes 'social gravity'. People, other winners and people hoping to 'win' like you begin to orbit you.

Opportunities that weren't available before the win, better teams, more capital, stronger networks, higher-quality opponents who sharpen you further naturally come with the attention you now have.

Success is, among other things, a filtering system that attracts resources.

This is why the rich famously keep getting richer, not only through greed or structure, though both are real, but because money is a magnet for more money, and winning is a magnet for more winning.

Next, we'll talk about cognitive reframing, what happens to your mind after every win.

I'll just leave the CTA for you to fill in yourself. But we'd pick up from here later.

What do you think about what I call the winners super cycle anyway?

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@le699a figured. I remember you shared last year and asked us to DYOR

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@jadonxn we can fix that. just check the link the quoted tweet bro

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

last year, elzz gave me the opportunity to be a part of the zcash contributor workshop.

but life had other plans for me.

although I did participate, I didn't make the most of that opportunity.

and that's on me.

oh, when I said I didn't make the most of that opportunity, it didn't mean I didn't use the tech.

I did.

I just wasn't loud enough about it on my X even though I did onboard about two of my friends (minimally)

this is another opportunity and it's come at no better time.

if you've been looking to get into the privacy aspect of web 3,

your wallets and transactions are public and you're tired of all of that, of course there's more,

this might just be your best bet and easiest entry point.

privacy is inevitable! I've locked in my registrations btw, what about you?

[elzz 🛡️ @CQ_Elzz]

the only thing standing between you and contributing to @Zcash is you.

you assumed it was a builders-only space.
too technical,
too cryptographic,
no room for someone who doesn't write code.
so you've been watching from the sidelines while telling yourself maybe one day.

but ecosystems don't run on code alone.
they run on writers, designers, researchers, educators, communicators.
the people who make the tech make sense to everyday humans.
there's always been a seat here. you just never sat down.

so this is me pulling out the chair for you.

i'm teaming up with @ZecHub for a 3-day contributor workshop.
come learn how to actually find your place in this ecosystem.

🗓 June 8th to 10th
⏰ 5PM daily
📍 Zcash Discord

registration link in comments 👇🏾

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@ori_man17 check the link in the quoted tweet buddy

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

some of my personal most beautiful @shaolinsaga

still hunting for more

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@le699a What's the alpha with jailed btw?

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@le699a @LSCabal_ @onchainbonsai Super dad cooking again!!!

Would be honored to hold a spot. Followed hahaha

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@le699a top 3 by mcap but chart's all red. Who's pumping usdt btw?

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@le699a @LSCabal_ LS cabal on top. In little to no time, this will rival T1 communities ngl

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@le699a @srhsnn honestly no better way than this. just show support and show up

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@le699a @MortalCK Minimalistic but just how I love eet

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

some of my personal most beautiful @shaolinsaga

still hunting for more

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

when art calls, you have no choice but to answer.

and that, art - at least it is to me, because art itself is both subjective and relative - found me doomscrolling.

i know, doomscrolling isn't the best of habits, especially at nights.

but if there's one benefit of doomscrolling, it's that you often come across the silent alphas amidst all of the noise.

it's similar to how they say you often find treasures in the most unexpected places.

and it was on this strange note that I found @shaolinsaga, doomscrolling while I should be sleeping.

something about the art stood out, maybe it was the aura patterns on the drawings.

or the fact that I grew up watching and loving shaolin monks amidst many Chinese movies.

it felt like the kind of art that blows up overnight but the more I digged, the more I saw how intentional the founder seemed.

"why isn't this everywhere yet?" I asked the founder in discord.

and while his response would have made some call him unserious, it made a lot of sense to me.

if you want to build something that lasts, you don't need every random person.

you need builders, a loyal community and a group of people who choose to support you and your dream against all odds.

no, this is not a financial advice. but you can peep the art on ME or Tensor and the project's page is public so you can DYOR.

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

when art calls, you have no choice but to answer.

and that, art - at least it is to me, because art itself is both subjective and relative - found me doomscrolling.

i know, doomscrolling isn't the best of habits, especially at nights.

but if there's one benefit of doomscrolling, it's that you often come across the silent alphas amidst all of the noise.

it's similar to how they say you often find treasures in the most unexpected places.

and it was on this strange note that I found @shaolinsaga, doomscrolling while I should be sleeping.

something about the art stood out, maybe it was the aura patterns on the drawings.

or the fact that I grew up watching and loving shaolin monks amidst many Chinese movies.

it felt like the kind of art that blows up overnight but the more I digged, the more I saw how intentional the founder seemed.

"why isn't this everywhere yet?" I asked the founder in discord.

and while his response would have made some call him unserious, it made a lot of sense to me.

if you want to build something that lasts, you don't need every random person.

you need builders, a loyal community and a group of people who choose to support you and your dream against all odds.

no, this is not a financial advice. but you can peep the art on ME or Tensor and the project's page is public so you can DYOR.

[𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 @sagethecreative]

@bunya_eth super stoked for this bunya!!!

[Bunya🏀 @bunya_eth]

https://t.co/cC0hPfsUd4

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@Gathi32 you know I do gathi!!! It would be an honor

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@snarkw_ it is well... Crypto won't be interesting if we didn't have both good and bad days

we up soon

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@theProcessXCII still a grail imo... I've seen it a couple of times too

one of the series I can comfortably watch all over again and again