2026-01-12 19:40:55

Day 14 of Monk Mode.

People often wonder why I keep grinding when I've already achieved financial freedom. Here's the thing—I built wealth for freedom, not for retirement. Two entirely different goals.

Retirement means checking out. Freedom means choosing what to do with everything you've got, every single day. Right now, that choice is clear: creating waves of quality educational content that delivers actual results.

Not hype. Not noise. Real impact.

That's what gets me up each morning. Not the money—that's already sorted. It's the mission to build something meaningful that genuinely helps people understand this space better.

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HashRateHermit

· 17h ago

This is true freedom, not just lying around counting money.

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EthMaximalist

· 01-15 05:22

This is true freedom, not lying flat but the right to choose. I get your point.

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WagmiWarrior

· 01-12 20:09

That's the difference; most people simply can't distinguish between freedom and retirement.

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ForkTongue

· 01-12 20:09

Ngl, Monk Mode still has some value. Isn't true freedom about being able to choose what you want to do?

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ponzi_poet

· 01-12 20:01

ngl this is true financial freedom, not just lying flat and collecting interest

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FloorSweeper

· 01-12 19:59

nah this "monk mode" thing is just cope for people who haven't actually made it yet... real alpha moves in silence, not on day 14 of a branded grind

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GasFeeGazer

· 01-12 19:49

NGL, this monk mode mentality is truly rare. It's very uncommon to persist like this after achieving financial freedom.

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RektButStillHere

· 01-12 19:48

ngl, this is true financial freedom, not just lying flat and counting money.

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AirdropHunterKing

· 01-12 19:46

Really, being truly professional means still working hard after achieving financial freedom. Compared to those who just lie flat, this is a way of living beyond just making money.

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