Anonymous on Nostr: I had an obsessive drive to acquire a bitcoin goal that I spent 48 months tirelessly ...

I had an obsessive drive to acquire a bitcoin goal that I spent 48 months tirelessly pursuing. 100% of my money. And I achieved my goal and I am so incredibly grateful for my hard work.

But…I can say in hindsight it was pretty “unhealthy”. I’m talking I would wake up in the middle of the night stressed the fuck out because I didn’t have more money to buy a dip. A level of obsession where I was writing down how many sats I had every single day for a very, very long time. Achieve my goal by ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

Save your fiat in Bitcoin. But the hedonic cycle I trapped myself in of “I cannot rest until I have X amount” really was not a great thing. Did I achieve my goal? You bet your ass I did. Do I regret it? No. Sometimes you need an “unhealthy” obsession to achieve your own standard of greatness. But, nowadays, I have taken a far more relaxed approach and feel considerably happier with that approach.

It’s easy for me to say this as I achieved my goal and some of you may not. But….you don’t have to feel like you’re perpetually “behind” or don’t “have enough”. That’s a brutal hedonic cycle that can wreck you. It’s a marathon. Create robust sustainable methods of acquisition that don’t require all of your bandwidth.