I could have written an article on the values I am inculcating and operating with, but here are the bullet points: - Big ambition - Relentless pursuit - Embracing being a generalist - Tracking growth - Playing the positive sum game - No knowledge gatekeeping - Seeking and learning ancient wisdom That is it for now.

If you are baseposting, then do it right and make it count. Here is a content matrix to help you create better content about the Base ecosystem.

Be unhinged. Be unpredictable. Be unapologetically you. As far as I can think of, I can't think of any other way to combat and compete with folks using AI to generate content.

How based are you?

If you Wa t to be based, do this: Help more people get onchain the simple way. Create, post, trade, collect. Show them you don’t need capital or deep tech skills to get started.

If you need someone to keep you accountable for your goals, you are not serious about your goals.

Want to make your first 100k in crypto: go onchain Want to get a good job in crypto: go onchain Want to be better at content creation: go onchain Want to establish your thought leadership: go onchain Want to win in life: go onchain

gm Be based. Be blessed.

If you want to be Based, do this: part 1 1) Spend a good amount of sincere efforts inside the Base ecosystem. The Base App, Zora, and the mini apps builders are shipping every week.

60 pushups today. So freaking pumped for 2026.

Dream big in the year that begins today. And be based.

One important wish I have for 2026 is to commit myself passionately to a crypto mission bigger than me. It could be an ecosystem or a thesis. Something I can talk about 24x7. Something I can work on relentlessly, bringing more people into it. Let’s see.

Many life-changing thrusts come from a simple place: “I will prove them wrong.”