Oddbean

This time last year I was pretty down, I had a major surgery and unexpected health issues which took 8 mths to fully recover but I loved how healthy folks on Nostr are and I was so inspired to get better and back onto that 10k walk. I have never been healthier today than I have been for the past few years. Man, so many other crazy things happened this year - did a major expose that had cops in my home, wrote 2 books as a ghost author and 3rd one starts next week, created an accelerator module, migrated manufacturing to a country I know very little about yet it's better than lingering on to what was not working for years. And many more things are planned out for next year that I am both nervous and excited about. It's the little things that make a big difference on Nostr. It's the people who are genuine and kind. It's the raw passion and love to build that is infectious. It's being able to be comfortable with yourself, and that brings out the best out of you. The sad part is, we likely won't have the same vibes that we did in 2023, and that tends to happen when the community grows. But even when Nostr becomes this super huge digital freedom universe, it will always have the little tendencies and traces of what it was. I think Nostr is really special. And it's only going to get better. To devs, creators, designers, entrepreneurs out there, let your imagination flow, try many things, fail, learn, improve, try harder. And keep going. It . will . get . better! This girl is checking out for the bday, New Year weekend. Hope you’ll have a wonderful New Year wherever in the world you are and see you next year! https://m.primal.net/HWDA.jpg

Happy New Year 🎊 Congratulations on a banger of a 2023. We'll always have our smaller niche communities here on Nostr, even as we grow with adoption. It won't entirely be the same, but I hope we'll spin up OG relays and IRL meetups to keep us all in touch with one another.

Are you me? Emergency room a year ago, surgery three weeks later, radiation, medication and banishing social media except for nostr. Things that have saved me: BI(G)MED, my alternative doctor, my surgeon, most of all my wife and daughter, nature, books, Bitcoin.