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 THIS INDUSTRY IS ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL.

THE TRUTH IS I HAVE BEEN BURNED OUT FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS NOW BUT THE ONLY REAL OPTION IS TO PUSH FORWARD.

RHR IN FIVE HOURS AT 1800 UTC. 🫡 
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 Godspeed ser. We appreciate you 
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 You love it though 
 Love your work man. Look after yourself. 
 Do you have CIA connections tho  
 Don't we all? 
 lmfaoooooooo utxo u ol silly boi 
 They are spying on us and infiltrating everywhere. We all have a spook we think is our friend. :)
We’ll convert them through. No need to worry. 
 stay classy, odell! 
 Hats off soldier! Take care of yourself, if you need a brake take it. We’ll be fine and waiting for your return. 🫡 
 Seriously! 
 Thanks so much for keeping to your words, My trading profit has just been credited to my bank account, thanks @coachalex0 
 Absolutely 🫂 🫡 
 ONWARD 🫡 
 We appreciate you, brotha. 
 ONWARD ONLY. 🫡 
 It's a tough road but we're winning, even if it's in small increments. It is exhausting. You're dong great work though. Freedom tech and Bitcoin are changing peoples lives.  
 🫡 ONWARD! 
 GM and hang in there Sir you are one of the most important voice in this space always honest and telling us what we sometimes don't want to hear but need to 
 STAT HUMBLE STACK SATS. 
YOU HAVE INSPIRED MANY. 
 Appreciate all you do Matt.

It probably took me two years to admit to myself that I needed a break. Just imagine how much you’d be able to serve others at full capacity. 
 GM, APPRECIATE YOU🧡 
 Burnout is the measure of whether you’re trying hard enough. Maybe not a popular opinion. I should be trying harder, but have people who need me to keep things together. Burnout with work, be Zen with the fam! 🫡 
 Been a while since I made a live RHR (I suppose Nashville should count though).

Looking forward to it.

Be sure to have someone you can pass the baton to. Part of the job is forging your replacement. 
 lol same and I don’t do nearly as much as Matt. 
 My way of dealing with burnout is to fully rationalize that I simply cannot change the world if I am burning out all the time.

That simple sentence "gave me permission" to cut most of the unnecessary bullshit I have put onto myself.

Hope that helps. 
 In true bitcoin fashion, I'll be the contrarian with low time preference: take at least a couple weeks for you. It is not weakness to take a break. 
 🫡 RIDE OR DIE 
 🔥 for freedom burns eternal. Everyone building thanks for what you do and for pushing forward 🫡 
 Stay humble, take a break.  You deserve it 
 Never quit 
 We can't stop until we win, and once we win we will have to work even harder to teach the next generation. 
 Take a nice vacation and come back stronger 😉
We won't hold it against you if you miss an episode... 
 Appreciate all the work you put in. 
 🫂🫂 
 TAKE CARE MAN 🫂🤠🤙 
 Three years ago I was burned out. I let go of pretty much everything but my family. Over time I’m discovering that much of what seemed indispensable was a distraction from what I really wanted. May you find your path to peace and joy. 
 One of my favorite sayings:

"If it was easy, it wouldn't be any fun"

Accomplishing the hardest things in life bring you the greatest satisfaction.

"Press on Regardless" (with apologies to the rallye community) 
 I was tired before I got to bitcoin.  But now, at least, if I die my child probably won't starve till he's old enough to fuck his own life up. 
 RIDE OR DIE 
 we love you Matt 
 gm. appreciate you  
 GM 💜 
 GM 🫡 
 Damn homie🤯

TY🫡 
 We Love you brother we all keep pushing forward. 

Love fighting next to you for many many more decades to come we got this💪💜 
 GM AND KEEP CRUSHING IT BRUV 🫡 
 Why are you always yelling?

...I get exhausted reading your posts lol  
 TIME IS SCARCE.

LIFE IS SHORT.

IMPORTANT TO SPEAK CLEARLY. 
 If everything is emphasized then nothing is.  
 Man forgot how to disable caps lock  
 consider not trying to control the people around you for your own comfort. 
 then stop reading, you poor exhausted little thing. 
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 Take a break. Go on a road trip with your family and disconnect. Fuck RHR and CD. We’ll be here when you get back. You’ll have a fresh new perspective. Blocks will keep ticking🫂 
 Consolidate ventures to the ones that are most meaningful to you. Don't burn yourself out, spend more time with the fam.  
 Hang in there! Yes, take a break if needed.  
 I appreciate all the work you do for the space🫡  
 THANKS TO YOU AND ALL THE FREEDOM ORIENTED FOLKS 
 GM🫡 onward 
 Take care of yourself, brother. We need you here for a long time still 🧡 
 👍👏👏🫡 
 I APPRECIATE YOU!!! 🫂 
 I really appreciate your presence @ODELL, please take care of yourself 🫂 Your health and family is more important than anything else, don't get too sick to take care of them or yourself 🤙 
 I zap it but I don't like it. 
 When i feel burned out I just try to get my sleep patterns in order and we go again  
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 You're not alone. There's a cyber hornet army at your side.  
 Hope that gets better for you soon man 💪 You probably already know this and/or it has been said already, but where possible I'd try to prioritize sleep > food > exercise > social time with the people you like for a while (in that order, but I guess that's personal preference). And for what it's worth: I enjoy and appreciate the stuff you put out! 👏 
 burnout is a signal to simplify 
 You can quit. 
 Do less of what burns you out and more of what charges you up. 
 me for a decade. push forward. never give up 
 Stay humble and stack sats has always taught me to pace myself and be patient.  My default is to go full speed all the time and I need to remember that life is long and things take time. 
 You are not alone. 
 big tech exploiting personal data and targeting kids for profit?

UNETHICAL 😡

https://www.ft.com/content/b3bb80f4-4e01-4ce6-8358-f4f8638790f8 
 google and meta ❌ 
 Just don’t become a wizard. Seems to be a trend 
 And thank you for that! 
 Take a 21-day vacation 
 I was burned out for many years during the five I spent working at bitcoin startups. Took me a year to recover. 

My wife spent 7 years in Bitcoin, and it took her even longer to recover. 

You simultaneously know you're burnt out while being unable to imagine doing anything else with your time. The obsession is real. Your worst day in Bitcoin is better than your best day at some pointless office job.


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 ONWARD 🫂 
 PERSIST AND RESIST 
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 Thank you for your service 🫡 
 ONWARD 🫡 
 Matt, without your constant encouragement and advice many of us would not be here today, including myself. Keep fighting the good fight. We’re going to win ✊ 
 Have you tried not burning out? It will probably help. 
 Hope all the zaps are revitalizing 💜  
 Stay strong. Bull run incoming. Second wind imminent. 
 Thanks Matt 🧡🫡 
 Time for MOAR goats and other stuff 
 SOON. 

STILL GOT SOME SHIT TO DO. 
 Anything viewed through a device can just be so …soulless. So don’t fret….All your work however is not. It is truly sincerely appreciated 
 "Just get out of artificial intelligence." 
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