Archive - BLOG OF JAKE

quitting vs. persisting

i am a good resource for people thinking about quitting their phone (to regain control of your attention), or quitting their job (to regain control of…

Apr 6 •

February 2025

I went for a run this afternoon.

Feb 17 •

3 Days, No Food, No Phone

It’s Wednesday, late afternoon.

Feb 5 •

January 2025

The Mysterious Successes of Opposite Approaches

Some people swear that the secret to life is saying “yes” to everything.

Jan 3 •

October 2024

Introducing: Purple People

a podcast for the people of Farcaster

Oct 8, 2024 •

September 2024

Sacrifice, Greatness, Pragmatism, Optimism, Doubt, and Faith

I don’t know what it’s like to be a great founder.

Sep 6, 2024 •

July 2024

What Do You Do And Why?

I think there's something to be said for when it's hard to explain "what" you do.

Jul 16, 2024 •

NFTs explained (so anyone can understand)

I recently launched a project called Base Colors — “The NFT collection for every color on the internet.” I started writing this post to explain Base…

Jul 10, 2024

April 2024

Business Counsel

About a year ago, I launched Life Advice. Since then, I have had dozens of calls with mostly young and ambitious people looking for life advice. They…

Apr 30, 2024 •

Coffee & Streaks

I had a cup of coffee this morning.

Apr 28, 2024 •

The Creative Act – On Trust, Process & Faith

I was looking through my notes and underlines from Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act, which I read about a year ago.

Apr 27, 2024 •

Value After Crypto

What if crypto is to value as the internet was to information?

Apr 25, 2024 •

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