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Last Notes

2026-02-07 20:35:26 UTC

Buy a $1 book direct from the (genius) author.
Come on, Nostr. Let's stick it to Amazon.🖕
Zap me 694 sats, with the number of the book you want (info below)
I'll send a digital copy in the DMs.
Just a fun experiment, really.
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Books (all fiction), from top left to bottom right.
1. Foreign Voices - short fiction of various genres set all around the world.
2. The Fisherwoman - deep stories, reflecting on the theme of 'home'
3. Fifteen Shades of Time - A philosophic novella with mind-bending presentations of time.
4. Before. During. After. - A thrilling 20-character interwoven narrative set in an American high-school.
5. A-Z of Rotten Uncles (illustrated children's book) - 26 funny character profiles of terrible uncles. Also available in Italian.
6. @nprofile…lrpn : Financial Fallout - Dystopian fiction from 21 authors on the theme of monetary collapse. Includes artwork.
Make sure to follow me, so I can message you.
#v4v #books #p2p

2026-02-06 07:37:26 UTC

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That's true. There is a lot that AI can cover. As with most industries, it will take over the bottom 80% of tasks (rated by skill).
But there are so many aspects of writing LLMs will never be able to do (no matter how powerful they get) because of the way they function.
It just means us humans refocus on higher value tasks.

2026-02-05 18:58:38 UTC

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It's not a competition.

2026-02-05 16:21:58 UTC

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2026-02-05 10:16:28 UTC

GM.
Waiting for $58k...
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2026-02-04 17:16:20 UTC

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It is tax season again here in Spain.
Every month I'm able to cut one more tie to the fiat world and it makes me breathe easier, but trying to play both sides of the financial system is stressful.
Every three months, I'm searching down the back of the sofa for tax money
I usually find just about enough.
#naddr1qq…6v0t

2026-02-03 13:39:17 UTC

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Proud to be one of the team building meetups and community in Gran Canaria with @nprofile…pg6p
https://bitcanario.com/
Very small at the moment, but we hope to vexl more in the future.
P2P - this is the way.
#nevent1q…yazn

2026-02-02 22:49:14 UTC

To celebrate 500 notes posted on Nostr, I have deleted the X app.
GN

2026-02-02 10:56:48 UTC

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Maybe they have a 'one in, one out' policy now 🤣

2026-02-02 10:22:25 UTC

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2026-02-02 10:14:03 UTC

My personal Facebook page just got banned.
No fucking idea why.
I opened the account in 2006.
20 years of Meta sucking the value out of my content and data.
If my 'appeal' is unsuccessful, they will just 'delete' everything.
(Of course, they will keep all the data, but will deny access to me).
The 'appeal' involved uploading a photo of myself. Surely anyone could do that with a quick google search.
Anyway, if I lose access, I don't really care.
Could be a good time to cut ties with that shit.
2026 is pointing me towards spending more time in the parallel spaces that can't revoke your access.
Carry on, Nostr.
Nothing to see here.

2026-02-02 09:52:33 UTC

Chapter 16 — Becoming Totally Human
I was kicking around some ideas about directions for my writing.
My business had already touched on articles, courses, fiction, editing, coaching, newsletters, and guides.
I settled on Bitcoin as a niche because it’s the only area I want to invest my energy in.
It might sound harsh, but if you are a freelancer, and you aren’t writing in a niche that resonates deeply with you, why do it at all?
The plus side of being a writer in Bitcoin is that there are very few creative professionals in the space with deep skillsets. I’m not saying that to put anyone down. It’s a small ecosystem compared to insurance, pet care, fashion, and other writing niches.
Clients are forthright. They do what they say, and they don’t mess you around.
It’s easy to meet them too — founders, industry leaders, investors, and top minds can all turn you onto projects that need words. All you need is a clear profile and the guts to meet them. Over the last two years, I’ve had dozens of calls and have been to quite a few conferences.
Really, it’s the same as any other industry: success comes from clarity, consistency, reputation, and who you know. (For more on ‘how I built a bitcoin writing business’, read my Bitvocation article: https://blog.bitvocation.com/p/i-left-the-fiat-world-to-work-as).
But in an industry that embraces AI with open arms, why call myself ‘Totally Human Writer’? Four reasons:
1. It shows my values.
I believe in communication that is human centric. I’m a fiction writer. How could I not want to write for people?
2. It’s clear positioning.
If you want someone to pump out social truisms, 3-step guides, and ‘top 10’ articles, that’s not me. Repelling the wrong clients is just as important as attracting the right ones.
3. It’s a mark of quality.
I aim to work on high value projects, not $50 per keyword-stuffed blog content.
4. Purple monkey dishwasher
(would an LLM write that???)
Overall, I’m not against AI. That is not a position that’s tenable anymore.
I use Lumo for quick research, lists of items, quotes, and to summarize books and podcasts.
But using it to actually write just takes all the joy and meaning away.
Contrary to what AI shillers say, meaningful writing is worth more than ever before.
LLMs produce millions of words virtually for free. That’s why the internet is filled with shit content and no-one’s marketing is working any more.
There is no magic formula for cutting through the sea of slop.
As with anything, it’s about time, effort, and value.
We’re in the period where entrepreneurs and founders are figuring out what they can and can’t automate. Certain types of writing tasks can be automated. But if you automate your vision, message, and reduce the time spent in your community, your authenticity trends to zero too.
I recently read a podcaster’s book. I’m the perfect age to be in his target audience, so I was keen to see how he’d relate Bitcoin to my struggles. The book was written with AI (maybe 20-30% was the author’s work). It was awful. I felt no connection to his experience, his opinions. If he couldn’t put the work into writing it, why should I bother to read it?
Machine content is always derivative, and derivative work is less valuable than original work.
When ChatGPT started eating freelancers’ lunches (mostly due to short-sighted budgetary decisions), I thought long and hard about what AI can never do:
* Invent novel analogies & frameworks
* Understand biology & the mind
* Generate niche humour
* Vary voice effectively
* Share experiences
* Offer real opinions
* Write with rhythm
* Craft stories
We read to learn things. However, we also read to connect with others.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel a connection with billion-page internet libraries.
Although technology advances at an exponential pace, human connection is one thing I think won’t change.
Next time, I become a children’s author.
***
Catch up on previous chapters via the articles on my profile.
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2026-02-02 09:33:37 UTC

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Good advice from the Plebfather as always...

2026-02-01 11:59:31 UTC

Catch up on chapters 13-16 of my writing-life story.
(just two more chapters to go!)

2026-01-31 21:47:57 UTC

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@nprofile…6mag

2026-01-31 07:37:24 UTC

GM.
Another hike to start my weekend.
Arucas, Gran Canaria.
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2026-01-30 10:23:47 UTC

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Dal and rice.
(red lentils)

2026-01-28 09:14:15 UTC

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"Hey, mom.
I've finally become a journalist!
My topics? I write about bringing down Big Tech and building parallel systems outside the bounds of hideous government overreach... you proud?"
#naddr1qp…wfnt

2026-01-28 09:10:31 UTC

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It was enlightening!
Thanks for putting up with my non-technicality.
One of these days, I'm going to understand what all you devs do on GitHub all day...

2026-01-27 22:21:46 UTC

Four-player chess is easier to comprehend than half of the BS people post about the Bitcoin price.
GN.
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2026-01-27 15:07:58 UTC

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My card just says 'GM'

2026-01-26 21:29:22 UTC

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It really is swapping the greasy career ladder for the social-media hamster wheel.
Well avoided!
As I said in the post though, all learnings build resiliance and skill you can employ in other realms (like writing dad jokes about bitcoin mining).

2026-01-26 21:27:12 UTC

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Thanks for reading.
The stars aligned and allowed me to find bitcoin when I needed it. Having a savings stack gave me the confidence to go all in on writing in the space and to reject any clients that don't fit my values.
A world when we can all hone our crafts will be so much more healthy and beneficial. Major respect to anyone currently doing that.

2026-01-26 11:39:46 UTC

Chapter 15 — Scaling and failing
“Stop swapping your time for money.”
This is what we are told when we run a digital business.
Going from charging clients $45 per hour to selling online courses and access to your genius* feels empowering.
*disclaimer: I am not a genius.
Over the course of just a few years (2020-2024), my “English Writing Coach” business scaled in quantity of clients, quality of offering, and profit. Though I wasn’t getting paid to write, my work intersected with books, languages, and writing plenty of content.
I moved from 1:1 sessions to groups, then ran a paid community with 100+ members.
I was ‘vertically scaling’ my digital business. Sounds wonderful, right?
At times, it was. Helping clients achieve clear-cut wins (and charging handsomely) gives you higher highs than you can ever experience working for a company. Every like, download, purchase, and booking goes directly to YOU, not your dickhead boss. Every morning, I jumped out of bed ready to get to work.
As a business owner, you learn a bunch of skills — marketing, automations, video production, websites, copywriting, course design, digital publishing, community management, podcasting, and more. I still use those skills today.
But scaling is not all emails informing you of money in your Stripe account. There are dangerous consequences that, without careful management and a very particular personality profile, will bring the whole thing crashing down.
You need to constantly fail and adapt — products, courses, outreach strategy.
The learning curve is relentless. Halfway through my coaching career, AI reared its head (and I refused to robotize my business).
Not every client wins — their failures are your failures.
More overheads (like digital tools or hiring staff) means more risk. You constantly worry about going fast enough vs going broke.
You get no vacations because your whole business is YOU.
Your public and private life blends into one, and you become a wanker who turns the small niceties of life into LinkedIn content.
I know hundreds of coaches, and very few of them run sustainable businesses.
They either quit, pivot, or burn out. I did the latter.
For me, burnout took the form of self-sabotage.
My marketing posts went from comical to furiously sarcastic.
I tried to sell asynchronous courses and guides I didn’t believe in.
The effort I put into live sessions waned.
I could not physically bring myself to complete the outreach tasks that would bring in clients and money.
The lows became crushing.
The highs more fleeting.
This kind of business just clicks for some people. They love building automation sequences, and systems with big promises (i.e. dollar signs) and lots of bells and whistles. But I became a marketing machine who taught others to market themselves. It all began to feel less like a writing program and more like a gigantic pyramid scheme.
Ultimately, I wasn’t honest with myself and kept going when something felt very wrong.
When I started writing content and copy for Konsensus, the words burst onto the page. Everything felt simple again.
I’m OK with swapping time for money, even if it means giving up the dream of waking up to all of those digital purchase notifications, then logging into social media to read all the wonderful praise.
Thanks for sharing this journey with me.
Next time, I become a ghost.
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2026-01-24 07:49:21 UTC

GM
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2026-01-23 17:03:31 UTC

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I have a very low level of NIP experience.

2026-01-23 12:27:37 UTC

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Seems like the book is more on bitcoin than nostr.
Is there a detailed section on nostr?

2026-01-23 10:31:55 UTC

What's the best book on Nostr?
Explanation of the protocol
NIPs
Development of the eco system
Potential uses etc.
Looking to get up to speed, but please, for the love of God, don't send me to GitHub.
I like to read prose, not code.
Videos welcome too.
#asknostr
p.s. GM.
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2026-01-22 12:53:25 UTC

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Buy one, get one free!
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#catstr

2026-01-22 12:26:32 UTC

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2026-01-22 12:08:01 UTC

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I just rewatched Weeds (all seasons).
Legendary show.

2026-01-22 11:08:59 UTC

WHERE ARE ALL THE NOSTR AUTHORS?
Konsensus Network is open to help leaders and coaches in the freedom space to get their proof of work out into the world.
This is a fast, agile team who knows the bitcoin and self-sovereignty space well and can help you spread the word about your book.
I'd love to see more titles about freedom maximalism, personal security, privacy, physical health and fitness, faith and spirituality. Let's get to work nostriches.
Books build leading profiles.
If you know a nostrich working on a book, tag them in the comments, or send me a DM.
See @nprofile…xqwz 's post below.
***
"These authors came to us with 2 questions:
1. How do I get my book produced and out into the world?
2. How can I compete with the millions of other book releases?
We launched our decentralized publishing system to ensure writers in the freedom space can share their ideas with minimal stress and maximum impact.
It can take years to learn everything yourself – typesetting, cover design, book marketing. And if you hire specialist freelancers, you'll likely pay a high cost to self-publish.
At Konsensus Network, we work with a pool of talented editors, typesetters, and designers who deliver high-quality work at reasonable rates. You keep ALL the rights and royalties!
Like us, they care about personal sovereignty, privacy tech, and freedom. Our agile project management allows us to get your work from manuscript to storefront in around 3 months.
Plus, our network of freedom-loving book buyers, media outlets, podcasts and socials allows us to spread the word about your book.
Unlike many hybrid publishers, we have a vested interest in your success.
If your book falls into the right category, we can solve these two headaches for you.
You book could generate new income streams, partnerships, invitations to speak at events, or more opportunities in the freedom space.
Got a project you want to talk about?
Send me a DM.
#sovereignty #privacy #bitcoin #selfpublishing
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2026-01-22 10:04:27 UTC

MASSIVE BREAKING on LinkedIn...
🤣 🤣 🤣
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2026-01-20 18:02:19 UTC

Just cancelled my subscription to Google One Drive.
Proton migration complete. 👌
Next up, buy a Google phone, so I can escape using Google's operating system 😂

2026-01-19 22:51:38 UTC

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Oh, I've given many a diatriabe about Señor bed...

2026-01-19 22:50:54 UTC

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"Dear señor bed, we'd happy to produce the signs for your new shop. How fitting that you'll be selling 'camas' to your customers all around Spain! Please see the attached quotation.
P.s. Are you certain you don't want to capitalize your surname?"

2026-01-19 18:51:35 UTC

This store's name makes me absolutely furious!
They have 200+ locations in Spain and I see them EVERYWHERE.
(I also live near a motorcycle accessories shop called Helmet's World 🤣)
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2026-01-19 12:31:09 UTC

CHAPTER 14 - The Orange Pill
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Five years ago, I knew nothing about finance.
I couldn’t even answer the question ‘What is money?’
Then, one of my clients asked me a different question:
“Do you know what causes inflation?”
@nprofile…njwh was one of my first coaching clients. I was targeting publishers who wanted to improve the quality of their English writing, and he runs an independent press for Bitcoin and self-sovereignty books.
In the Bitcoin community, we talk about the concept of ‘orange pilling’ — helping others to understand the benefits of Bitcoin and escape the Matrix of our financial system. In reality, it’s not as easy as taking a pill; the necessary knowledge requires a long process of learning about economics, history, fiscal policy, computer science, game theory, money, energy, maths, and other topics.
There is often one ‘unlock’ moment (for me, it was suffering through 20% Covid inflation and finally taking action to combat it). After that, the real learning starts. Niko guided me towards many books on the topic, and I began to ask questions about why our financial system is rigged against us.
Bitcoiners favour open-sourcing everything and are against gating ‘intellectual property’. The fact that Niko would provide all his eBooks to me for free made me question my approach to publishing (and the whole industry itself). Perhaps I’ll reflect on this in a later issue.
A few months after we finished our coaching sessions, I hit upon an idea.
I’d just been ghosted by a publisher who had initially shown interest in an anthology idea of mine (a book of nomad stories). Instead of giving up on the idea of editing a book of stories, I suggested the concept of Bitcoin fiction to Niko. He is a big sci-fi fan and saw the value in ‘orange pilling’ people via stories (almost all Bitcoin books at the time were non-fiction theses). In late 2022, @nprofile…j0ds was born.
I only wrote one of the stories in ‘21 Futures: Tales from the Timechain’, but bringing an anthology to market requires a LOT of time and input from the editor. I defined the concept, advertised the call for submissions, communicated with all the authors, drew up terms and contracts, selected and edited the stories, worked with the Konsensus Network (the publisher) on the book design, cover, and images, created a marketing plan, set up socials, then a website, blog submissions guidelines, merchandise, and more. I travelled to a conference in Madeira to promote the book and meet the publishing team (including Niko).
While the book has not sold thousands of copies, it’s an important proof of work that furthered the concept of stories and fiction in the Bitcoin ecosystem. 21 Futures has become a bigger project, with podcasts, merchandise, a second book, and an animation in development. All of this became a flywheel of momentum for my involvement in the Bitcoin space, generating more opportunities, leading me down countless rabbit holes, and allowing me to make plenty of friends along the way.
Those sessions with Niko changed my life, and I’ll be forever grateful to him for his patience, guidance, and support (even though he was the one paying me, LOL).
I used to wonder what it took to become an editor, a publisher. For years, I had corrected and edited my students’ work, as well as my own. Essentially, you take the leap and learn as you go (taking courses, reading books, listening to authors). I’ve since edited several books in the space.
There is another saying in Bitcoin that rings true for me:
“You can just do things.”
***
Catch up on previous issues of Unphiltered - the first 20 years of my writing life on Substack and Nostr reads.
https://unphiltered.substack.com

2026-01-19 11:34:06 UTC

GM!
Did you know, from 1993 to 2010, there was a daily morning show in the UK called GMTV?
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What kinds of things would you expect from a daily Nostr-ized GMTV in 2026?
#nostr #tv #GM

2026-01-18 10:48:08 UTC

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Writing stories.

2026-01-18 07:35:05 UTC

GM.
The great wall of cat is complete!
👷‍♂️🚧🔧🔨🏡
#DIY #cats #catsr
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2026-01-15 19:08:20 UTC

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2026-01-15 19:05:26 UTC

Little weekend project.
The Great Wall of Cat is loading...
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2026-01-15 19:02:28 UTC

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Only devs care 'how it works' (the technical side)
Other people care about how stories work, how relationships work, how finances work, how spirituality works, how machines work, how life goals work, how mental health works, how fitness works.
These are the people we have to reach, and they don't pay attention to science projects.

2026-01-14 20:16:38 UTC

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934343

2026-01-14 18:47:44 UTC

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Worrying.

2026-01-14 18:44:18 UTC

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Haha. Was just kidding.
The only ZERO is Dan Pena.

2026-01-14 16:33:04 UTC

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"When the real founder of bitcoin comes out, it is my humble opinion, and there is nothing humble about me, the Bitcoin will go to FUCKING ZERO!"
(Quote by Satoshi Nakamoto).

2026-01-14 09:23:54 UTC

GM!
Current status...
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2026-01-14 09:18:49 UTC

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You are a great role model, @nprofile…3424. I really love how you include your family in the podcast.
Just sent her some sats!

2026-01-13 21:54:18 UTC

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I don't have a huge account, but I am well connected on LinkedIn (sounds very 'normie', but links to VC funds, angel investors, authors, conferences etc can be worth A LOT.
If you can offer qualitative and tangibile value to a bitcoin company, I say go for it.
The age of 1m follower influencers is coming to an end. Small, niche communities exchange real value.

2026-01-13 14:06:12 UTC

Seems like a cool project.
I'm down for some (carefully selected) bitcoin sponsorships.
#nevent1q…g04t

2026-01-13 11:07:37 UTC

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Looks awesome! Very proud to be a part of it with my @nprofile…dajn article.

2026-01-13 11:06:50 UTC

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This magazine look fucking amazing!
Waiting very impatiently for my copy (I think the postal service in Gran Canaria is largely run via donkey).
Cannot wait to have this on my coffee table.
#nevent1q…969z

2026-01-13 11:04:52 UTC

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Pleasure to put these words together.
Let's keep building a freer digital world.

2026-01-12 14:19:32 UTC

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I'll be the first to admit, I used to think I had nothing to hide.
Now I know different...
#naddr1qq…dz9y

2026-01-12 13:23:07 UTC

Bitcoiners getting ready to ask X support why their posts aren't being distributed any more...
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#nostronly

2026-01-12 13:22:19 UTC

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Bitcoiners getting ready to ask
@X support why their posts aren't being distributed any more.
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2026-01-12 13:17:32 UTC

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Oh, and @nprofile…afqm!

2026-01-12 13:16:00 UTC

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Follow these legends! 👇
@nprofile…v4nr
@nprofile…xqwz
@nprofile…8p0e
@nprofile…n98t
@nprofile…ksrp
@nprofile…73td
@nprofile…a2y2
@nprofile…eu63
@nprofile…fv38

2026-01-12 12:44:56 UTC

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LINK TO THE BOOK!
https://mybook.to/RgFJ
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2026-01-12 12:40:54 UTC

CHAPTER 13 - GOING FISHING
In late 2021, I published my second book.
‘The Fisherwoman’ would make waves.
This time, I would succeed...
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This book was similar to my first effort (previously published stories, distributed on Amazon), but everything about ‘The Fisherwoman’ would be better.
- The stories were more ambitious and mature. They had been published in better-quality journals that paid, and a few had even been shortlisted or won competitions.
- The diverse characters would appeal to all: a war deserter fighting disaster at the Hong Kong races, a French clown who can fly, a neuroscientist desperate to implement ‘organic AI’, a downtrodden preacher in Mississippi, a frazzled competitor at an international Scrabble tournament, a time-travelling cat, and more.
- After five years of publishing fiction, I felt part of the community. I was a member of online writing circles, had 1,000+ Twitter followers and a mailing list, and was somewhat known to other short story authors and editors (especially in the UK).
- I briefed and commissioned an artist friend of mine to design the cover (see it in the header image here)
- I paid for proofreading and pro typesetting.
- This time, I had a marketing plan, involving sharing story snippets, regular social posts, graphics, reviews, cover quotes, readings, and even paid ads. I contacted two professional short-story book critics to schedule detailed reviews (unpaid).
This was a more professional approach to self-publishing.
I was sure that, despite short story collections being less popular than genre fiction or self-help books, it would sell.
Well, I learned another hard lesson…
The Fisherwoman is the lowest-selling book of the five I have published to date.
I tried amending the description, the keyword ads, the book category, and how I promoted the book. I still don’t know why it sold fewer copies. Sometimes, creative endeavours fall flat.
But there was no time to lick my wounds, as I had to move on and market book three (released just 7 months later).
Some of the best things I’ve written are in that book (please indulge this self-plug).
Ultimately, you do the work for yourself. You do it for the quality of the story. And if just one person likes it, that’s sometimes enough.
Next time, I get my own back on a publisher that ghosted me by delivering the world’s-first Bitcoin story anthology.
#writestr #creativity #author

2026-01-11 20:01:16 UTC

El Teide floats above the clouds.
A nice 17km hike with the sun for company.
GN.
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2026-01-10 12:12:13 UTC

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Working on it.
It will get GrapheneOS running in the next cuppla months.

2026-01-10 10:55:15 UTC

Hey nostr,
@nprofile…kclk is running super slow on my Samsung Galaxy android.
Phone working fine. Plenty of memory.
Latest version of Primal with cache deleted.
What tips do you have to speed it up?
#asknostr

2026-01-10 10:25:10 UTC

Dear Nostr,
@nprofile…kclk is running extremenly slowly on my phone.
It's a Samsung Galaxy Android running the latest version.
Phone working well and with plenty of memory free.
I cleared the cache in Primal too.
Anything I can do to optimise?
#asknostr

2026-01-10 10:21:03 UTC

I updated the list of bitcoin-native companies and projects that trusted me to write things last year.
Bring on 2026!
P.s. If you want to attract results with profound articles, laser-focused copy, and extremely corny dad jokes, HMU for a 21-minute call.
https://totallyhumanwriter.com/21minutes
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2026-01-09 15:25:20 UTC

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Lots of efforts to attract creators, but what about consumers (readers) or even curstors?
We need to offer content not available on other platforms and reward audiences for coming here.

2026-01-09 12:48:53 UTC

The right words build trust.
If your btc business needs investment, clients, or users, my writing can help you reach those goals.
Reach out for a chat anytime.
Happy New Year.
Totallyhumanwriter.com
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2026-01-09 09:30:15 UTC

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2026-01-08 10:29:24 UTC

Unpopular opinion:
Gen-AI is destroying the quality of our creative work.
When AI is increasingly used for creative work, people begin to focus only on the output.
"Look what I can make! It only took me 12 minutes!!!"
But...
The beauty of art lies in the process.
It is this process thst allows the viewer, reader, or listener to interpret the message and build meaning for themselves.
Although I can still use my own process to create art, it's harder to justify spending time on it. I imagine the next generstion won't invest time in creativity at all. They will become calculating curators at best.
It takes years of toil to learn how to insert meaning between the words, between the lines. That is somethin AI can never do.
But, due to their high time-preference mindsets, people fail to see the value in work which may offer a greater ROI, but take longer to get there.
We have become blinded by the false promise of infinite productivity.

2026-01-07 08:44:10 UTC

GM
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2026-01-06 20:28:32 UTC

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Same. I am an American't.
This often confuses Americans.

2026-01-06 20:24:50 UTC

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You can be loud and proud. That's fine.
It doesn't make you better than others though.
I'm surprised to see such a 'normie' perspective from @nprofile…fm4n.

2026-01-06 20:22:51 UTC

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That's what makes nation-state loving such a 'normie' perspective for me.
Well, I guess I don't feel the need to put my country of birth in my handle...

2026-01-06 20:21:02 UTC

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I think you may need to examine the definition of 'objective'.
A friend of mine (an immigrant) told me "America is a great place to be a winner... but not everyone can be one."

2026-01-06 20:18:57 UTC

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I used to live in Mexico for 3 years. It's a beautiful land with humble, funny, and hard-working people.
No bullshit health and safety laws, but that has pitfalls too. I picked up some stories (and even wrote a few).
It's not a competition, but if you work remotely, Mexico is a more attractive place to live than the US for me.

2026-01-06 20:14:17 UTC

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Why do you try to farm outrage zaps by shitting on other nation-states?
Idris Elba is an actor, not a serious politician. He thinks he is helping (but is gravely mistaken).
Bitcoin should bring us together, not give us the platform to score 'culture war' points by lazily reposting the videos of others.
Do better.

2026-01-05 20:59:12 UTC

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There is a lovely pace to that book. It's what stayed with me more than anything.
Books have the ability to rewire our sense of time, and Siddharta did that for me.

2026-01-05 20:55:30 UTC

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This is the way...
#nevent1q…n62x

2026-01-05 13:54:00 UTC

Chapter 12 — Riding a bike
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Here is a list of work-related things I never thought I’d do:
* Create video courses
* Build a website (or six)
* Host a podcast / livestream
* Hire an assistant (+ fire an assistant)
* Sell products and services on Zoom calls
* Become a social media influencer (sort of)
* Help dozens of clients get published or promoted
* Run a paid community with 100+ members (not OnlyFans)
After all, I was just a lowly English teacher.
Before 2019, I wrote lesson plans, taught classes, and marked homework.
Well, after switching to online classes offering writing help, I began to learn more about how coaching differs from teaching and how digital businesses differ from teaching via online platforms.
I learned that a coaching session has no fixed price.
Value is completely subjective.
Everything depends on framing, strategies, and results.
I was liberated from the idea that my time was worth 10 Euros an hour, or 20, or even 250!
All of the items on the list occurred within three years or so. They were terrifying and difficult at first, but practice makes better, and once you get more comfortable with each process, it’s like riding a bike.
To improve more quickly, I took courses on marketing and business management, read a ton, joined helpful online communities, posted daily on socials, and, most importantly, I got used to failing fast.
The benefit of an online coaching business is that you start with a laptop and very few overheads. The only investment you make is your time, so you need to adapt quickly and test the market a lot.
I never thought I’d enjoy making videos, penning articles about language, and spending so much time on LinkedIn. But I did. My posts got millions of views (combined), and I attracted a little army of followers.
Being my own boss was scary and rewarding in equal measure. The highs are 10 times higher than when you are working for someone else; the lows are devastating (more on this in a future chapter).
What I loved most was the actual coaching: getting on weekly calls with clients, giving advice and learning from community members, editing great work, and getting messages about struggles and successes.
The problem with a coaching business is the ‘business’ part. You spend 90% of your time doing marketing, sales, and admin, and only 10% doing what you love.
How did my own writing fit into all of this?
1. Growing my skills in content writing — course materials, articles, and web copy.
2. Using LinkedIn as a creative outlet — writing funny slideshows about badgers and awful corpo influencers.
3. Continuing my narrative writing — I prepared to publish my second book of short fiction.
More on my second book next time…
Have you started a digital business?
What did you love/hate about it?
#unphiltered

2026-01-04 10:41:42 UTC

Whenyou own 0.01 BTC, and you tell your family that your financial portfolio grew by 175% in the last 3 years...
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2026-01-03 20:26:55 UTC

A fitting day to do the first @nprofile…vj68 or the year.
Building the @nprofile…pg6p community one step at a time.
GN.
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2026-01-01 07:33:08 UTC

GY!
(Good Year)

2025-12-29 10:45:32 UTC

Chapter 11 - The Covid Diaries
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I'm thankful for the Covid summer. Yes, there were nonsensical rule changes, paranoid neighbours, death, sadness, and constant media updates, but when you have to stay put and work on yourself, good things can happen.
Summer 2020 in southern England was beautiful. No cliché weather for once.
I ticked off all the lockdown cliches — daily Yoga, fitness, and writing a book — all while revelling in the online education boom.
Many of my stories and books begin with a desire to master a topic.
- A story about a Country singer.
- Trying my hand at Horror.
- A book about ‘time’.
The trigger for my book was how our experience of time was turned on its head during Covid. Days were suddenly hard to track; time was malleable.
With no idea for the story in mind, I began to research what time actually comprised: biology, philosophy, physics, language, narrative, chemistry, astronomy, and more. I listened to podcasts, discovered Carlo Rovelli’s book, read Einstein's Dreams, and went down the rabbit hole of how time itself is a mere construct.
Short stories are a way to explore themes without investing years in a fully blown book project. With time, I thought to expose the fractal: eighteen approaches to time with brief character narratives, all connected by one place.
I researched, I wrote, I edited, I paid for professional feedback, I submitted, I got a ‘maybe’, I waited, I queried again, got a ‘yes’, celebrated, edited again, and eventually, my book was scheduled for 2022 publication.
Here are the terms the independent publisher offered me to put my first traditionally published book into the world:
Production costs: paid by publisher
Other rights: publisher takes a percentage
Marketing: some tweets by the publisher
Distribution: a ropey website with 25-dollar worldwide shipping and no Amazon version
Print: black & white pamphlet with no eBook.
Author copies: bought at discount
Royalties: 0%
While the terms seem laughable, independent publishing is a rough business. The publisher was a one-woman operation, probably making a significant loss. Her model supports excellent literary works that would not be published elsewhere. She put real effort and care into editing.
Going through the process, doing an online launch, sending copies around the world (to reduce the silly shipping cost), and being able to call myself an author without the self-publishing caveat was life-changing. The book is with another publisher now, but I’m grateful to the first person who took a chance on me.
Fifteen Shades of Time is a book I'm proud of. I think it contributes to the canon of narratives on the subject. So does David Eagleman, the author of a best-selling book on afterlives with a similar structure. I was thrilled he read my book and gave a cover quote.
After the Covid summer, I moved to a place where time runs slower: The Canary Islands.
#unphiltered

2025-12-23 19:07:44 UTC

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🤝
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2025-12-23 11:00:26 UTC

GM!
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2025-12-23 10:18:09 UTC

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I sometimes struggle with knowing what to post.
Feels like if it is not about bitcoin, it gets no love. But we need a bigger variety of posts and interests!

2025-09-02 20:03:34 UTC

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I didn't label it with a Sharpie.
And come to think of it, I used TDK CDs, not expensive Sony ones!

2025-08-31 14:52:50 UTC

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Great share, Jordan.
The point of living is that we die. Important to learn this as we go along.
Raising a glass to Dewey.

2025-08-24 07:47:00 UTC

GM from GC.
Time for some café colombiano...
#coffeechain
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2025-08-10 07:33:07 UTC

GM from La Gomera.
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