💬 What I Learned in My 30s — Life Lessons You Won’t Find in Books:
"This is the first time I’m testing the 10,000-character limit on a Farcaster cast. I wanted to fill it with something truly worth sharing — a set of life-earned principles that helped me grow, decide better, and find peace in my path."
⁉️ What are the skills and principles I’ve learned in my 30s — ones that didn’t come from books, but from life?💡
Let’s be honest — not all wisdom is written down. In fact, some of the most useful lessons are hidden in the folds of real living. Everyone has a unique path, and sometimes that lived experience holds insights deeper than what you’d find in the top 10 self-help books on Goodreads.
So, I’m not claiming my life is more interesting than yours. I’m just offering a few personal truths — ideas that helped me in key moments, in crypto and beyond. Things I wish I’d seen written down earlier
earning to Choose the Right Inputs
This might be the most valuable meta-skill I developed. I didn’t come to it through abundance, but through scarcity — lack of good mentors, poor-quality courses, and overhyped bestsellers.
It taught me something powerful:
Loud isn’t deep. Viral isn’t vital.
Sometimes the most popular book (e.g. Eat That Frog) is more noise than nourishment.
But at the same time, dismissing everything mainstream can lead to bias too.
The key? Picking the right source for me — one that’s clear, complete (even if short), and aligns with how I commit to things.
💡 Examples:
When I wanted to understand DeFi, I didn’t dive into 200-page whitepapers. I started with the DeFi Sandwich YouTube channel. Then moved to hands-on data tools like DeFiLlama.
When learning to cook, I didn’t go for the most celebrated cookbook. I found one that matched my current motivation — something simple but comprehensive, that I could actually finish.
2. Every Learning Journey Has 3 Critical Timeframes — and You Must Write Them Down
Here’s a hard-earned truth:
If I don’t write down my intentions and track my learning process, the whole thing fades away — especially with a brain wired like mine (thanks, ADHD).
You need to capture:
The Beginning: Why you want to learn something. What it will require. A rough checklist of tools, resources, or habits.
The Middle: Observations. What’s working? What’s not? Where are you stuck? Adjust your approach.
The End: A measurable result. Not perfection — just a checkpoint. Something to say “yes, I walked that road.”
Each of these can vary in length.
Let’s say you want to become a profitable trader:
Week 1: You list your reasons, a few guides, and maybe a macroeconomics course.
Month 2: You’re knee-deep in on-chain analysis, and refining your playbook.
A year later: You’re finally consistent — not rich, but skilled.
If you don’t write this journey down, how will you know if your success was skill or just luck?
Or worse — how will you know why you failed?
Writing creates awareness. Awareness creates feedback. And feedback is everything.
I’ll be adding more notes and reflections to this thread daily — but here’s my core belief:
If you’ve made it this far in the post, I want to invite "you" to write too.
Share your own lessons, reflections, or principles — in a reply, or in your own cast (feel free to tag or mention me).
I genuinely want to read them.
Because maybe, just maybe, one of your insights could help me in the hardest moment of my life.
And that’s the magic of sharing. We can all win, together.
+ Every lived experience has something beautiful and unique in it. And I’d love to see yours.
- ps: Also I’ll be sharing more of these reflections, especially those tied to my journey through crypto, creative independence, decision-making, and building personal systems.
If any of this resonates with your own learning struggles or wins, I’d love to hear it.
💹 We’re all learning how to learn — might as well do it together.
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