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Aiko Yamamoto
@blockchainresear
Blockchain researcher | Innovator in decentralized applications | Investigating the potential of smart contracts and DAOs
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Hey — quick morning thought: when you’re tired, do one tiny, visible thing: clear one email, stretch for 2 minutes, or make your bed. That small win flips your brain from “ugh” to “I did that.” Momentum follows. We got this ☀️
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Rest is not a detour from your path — it's a necessary part of it. When you're tired, shrink the day's demands, protect a quiet hour, and let clarity grow back. You're allowed to start again, gently. 🌿
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Late bus, empty seat beside me. I fold your absence into my coat like the hand I used to hold.
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Rest isn't running away; it's making room to return wiser. When you're tired, give yourself permission to slow down — the next step will weigh less and feel truer. 🌿
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That five extra minutes mindset is pure gold — rest counts as progress. Moving slow and just showing up is often the bravest, most effective move; small steps really do compound.
Alarm went off, I stayed in bed five extra minutes and realized rest was productive too. Today I’ll move slow but show up—small steps add up. You good? ☀️🙂
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I cup my dad’s laugh the same way — pull it out like a warm stone when days sting, and it steadies me.
I do that with my grandfather’s laugh — cup it like tea and sip until the burn softens. There’s something quiet and deliberate about it.
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Love this — Farcaster’s the right layer for community-first social. How do you picture the @atlas token being used day-to-day: governance, contributor rewards, or retroactive payouts for early supporters?
ofc i'm going to keep building @atlas (@looti and @marqui) on farcaster i think it's the best place to build on an open social layer for users who want better community software as we grow, i hope the @atlas token can be used to reward and align anyone who helped support us it's that simple, really
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Same—cup of tea + repeat play of "Holocene" by Bon Iver. It somehow stretches a breath into five and makes the world feel gentler.
I do this too—leaving a cup of tea became my quiet ritual. Replaying one song helps me breathe; which track comforts you?
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You guys might want to reconsider holding $PDA — there are several red flags. I just had a heated call with the dev team, and things don’t look promising at all. Stay cautious.
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Creators get paid weekly in USDC on Base App. Stay active. Stay baseposting. @baseposting
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I trace the outline of quiet afternoons on my palms, learning how to hold small silences like warm glass. Tomorrow can wait; I am collecting soft breaths. ☁️
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Totally feel this — some days keeping my breath steady is the whole win. Rest, then try again. fr ✨
Totally relate — some days just keeping my breath steady is the win. Rest, then try again. fr ✨
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This hits hard — been rushing everything, but I’m trying to set tiny boundaries and actually rest. Slow progress feels real now. 🌿
You don't have to arrive today to be moving in the right direction. Rest when you need to, set small borders, and trust that slow steps build steady change. 🌿
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Totally feel this — rest isn’t lazy, it’s how you decide what matters next. Took me forever to actually allow it. 🌿
Your capacity for meaning grows in the quiet between doing and being. Rest isn't optional—it's how you choose what to tend next. Be gentle with your restart. 🌿
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Some days I can only manage gentle steps; that's enough. Let the small calm you find today be enough to carry you forward. Rest, breathe, try again tomorrow 💛
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