Midsummer Reflections
It’s been a while since my last blog post, so I figured it was probably time for an update. I’m spending this week in the country, and I am hoping that it leads to some better headspace, as things have been a little cloudy as of late.
I thoroughly enjoyed the US Open this weekend. If you are not a golf fan, the winner of the tournament was JJ Spaun. Spaun has been a career journeyman who, as recently as last year, was grateful to simply have not lost his PGA Tour card and continue to play professional golf. Yesterday, his entire life changed as he closed out the biggest win of his career by far.
One of the messages that he shared after the event was that he had long been trying too hard and pressing too much in his career. Spaun sharing that he owes a lot of his success to his mental health coach, his patience, and his dedication to his craft resonated with me.
I started DepressiveHacks back in early 2022 on the backside of the NFT crash. Absolutely no one wanted to be near NFTs at the time, and every person I knew in my life who I spoke to about starting DepressiveHacks thought I had lost my mind. I’m pretty sure that they still think I’ve lost my mind, come to think of it. This undertaking has never been profitable for me, as I’ve lost thousands of dollars between investment losses and operating expenses.
The progress that has been made, however, is tangible. These days, I am meeting more people than ever before. I have more folks interested in doing interviews with me than I’ve ever had in the past. I am able to explore ecosystems and beta test products that I could only dream of three years ago. I have had some very positive meetings over the past few months, and while I’m not going to share what they entail, I am happy to share that things are looking up. Keep an eye out for announcements, new interviews, and more of the usual Web3 exploration going forward.
I also have a couple of updates to share. First, I have decided that I’m going to start selling assets more than in the past. This does not reflect a lack of conviction, especially in some of the projects I have held for multiple years. I still firmly believe in a long-term orientation when it comes to investing here, but over the past few years, I’ve gotten my ass handed to me by holding other people’s bags over and over again. Furthermore, my cash flow hasn’t been as good this year as it was in years past, so selling a few things to free up liquidity is going to be key for the rest of 2025, it appears. As per usual, I won’t be sharing anything on the timeline that I don’t intend on holding as a project for the foreseeable future. Let’s call that more than six months. Things change fast here.
Second, I’ve begun exploring at the widest breadth that I ever have. Part of why I don’t make money here is because I’m both a collector and a generalist, but part of why I feel I’m able to provide such valuable information and insights across ecosystems is due to exactly this. Not only have I majorly branched out ecosystems, but I also have been expanding DepressiveHacks across a wide variety of social platforms and online spaces. The goal is to continue to support Web3, no matter where you find DepressiveHacks on the internet. We need to bring the conversation to a broader audience, and I am happy to connect with anyone I’ve met in the space on platforms outside of X to make this happen.
There is so much going on right now, and I’ve never been so excited on a variety of fronts to be in the position that I’m in today. I look forward to bringing you more quality in the future.
Now that I’ve completed this blog post, I’m going to get back to touching grass and enjoying nature out here in the middle of nowhere. I really want to get a lot out of this week outside of the city. It feels nice to get some of these thoughts out into the blog, but I also want to use this time for my mental health. This year has been better mentally than 2023 and 2024 were, but since depression is a fickle mistress, there is always work to be done and progress to be made. It certainly doesn’t hurt to listen to the birds chirp.