Ask Questions and Act

The accessibility of information has never been easier in humanity’s existence. In the last generation, we have seen the emergence of computing and with it, the proliferation of Moore’s Law, which states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years. This doubling leads to dramatically decreased costs while exponential increases in computing power and efficiency.

Astronauts walked on the moon with less “technology” than what is on your smartphone in your pocket. A smartphone that you, myself included, take for granted. In reality, you should stop and realize the true magic that your internet-connected devices possess. We take for granted what we have because it is what we are used to.

How would you even begin to explain your smartphone and the internet to someone from the 1800s? Do you realize how crazy they would think you are as you tell them that you click a couple of buttons on a brilliantly illuminated device and find any answer in the world you want?

In the internet age, where the world is interconnected and any single connection is a couple of clicks away via social media, there inherently become two groups of people.

There are consumers and there are producers.

The consumers are what the tech corporations thrive on. These are the people who get sucked into their personalized algorithms and scroll for hours a day chasing the cheap dopamine hits that each personalized video or post brings. This is a mom on Facebook, a teenager watching streamers on YouTube, a sorority girl watching TikTok dances, a gym bro watching motivational videos to begin “the great lock in,” and countless other examples. You know who and what I am talking about. Chances are, you are guilty of some amount of this behavior; I know I am. It is hard not to be in the age we live in.

The other group, the producers, are people who recognize the power at their disposal and act. These are people who choose to post on social media with intended outcomes: building a brand so you can be a fitness coach, launching an e-commerce company or product, and learning all about marketing across different platforms, the singer posting clips hoping to be seen, a person who leans into a passion and becomes a subject matter expert. The producers move beyond the initial fear that grips them right before they hit post.

Yes, the two groups above specifically relate to social media habits. Consumption and production. However, in shifting the goal post of what “action” means, there is still a small change that can be made in everyone’s lives, given the ease of access to information.

Simply be curious, ask questions, and pursue answers to those questions. Challenge the narrative you are told, pursue new ideas and ways of thinking, be malleable in your opinions, and you will continue to grow and evolve.

It is the decision to shift from only consuming content and information that is largely irrelevant to seeking information that enhances your knowledge. It’s a choice to learn. It’s a choice to ask questions and be curious about something. It is also a habit. If you have spent years catering to cheap dopamine, scrolling nonsense on social media, going to work, and crashing on the couch to watch a television series or sporting event, choosing to allocate time to learn will be a struggle at first.

But that choice will be worth it.

I love writing about becoming the best version of yourself, motivational tactics, and behavioral psychology. I spent all of 2023 writing daily posts on these topics. When I can tie in these thoughts with bitcoin, it’s a marriage of two of my interests. So how does this relate to bitcoin?

Going from no bitcoin to some bitcoin is a monumental shift for many people. For many people, it requires a blatant confrontation with their ego and a realization that they do not know about something. For many people, this is hard. It’s especially hard for most people, who have spent the last decade hearing negative headlines about bitcoin. To push from the 0 to 1 moment, as it regards holding no bitcoin to holding some bitcoin, people have to be curious enough to ask questions and humble enough to take in new information and form new opinions.

Even if you are someone who couldn't care less about understanding bitcoin, you may still need to overcome negative thoughts reinforced in your mind to accept that it is an asset you should probably hold in some capacity. For example, any sound investor would struggle to come up with reasons for why you should not want to hold an asset that has been the number 1 performing asset 12 of the last 15 years. If you aren’t curious to seek that information, you will miss out.

In the end, being curious, asking questions, and being open to learn are three mentalities that will most likely change your life for the better.

In the case of bitcoin specifically, if it does a fraction of what I actually believe is possible in the next decade or so, it will become a generational asset that changes the lives of whole bloodlines. In this future, being curious, asking questions, and acting on what you learn truly has the capacity to alter the future of your family. I would also argue that any decision made today would involve infinitely less effort or luck yet offer the same, if not more, upside than doing something like starting your own business.

My head football Coach at the University of Virginia, Coach Bronco Mendenhall, told my class in our first meeting, “He who stops learning fades to irrelevancy.” I know I don’t want to fade to irrelevancy, and I seek information on topics I am curious about. My desire to seek knowledge is a choice. I choose to allocate my time in this way. If I am not conscious about my decisions, I could very easily find myself doomscrolling on social media or consuming slop. I value learning about current events, politics, history, economics, and bitcoin, and many other subjects.

Knowledge is power.

Ask questions and act.

The journey never ends.

Stack SATs.

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