Pedma

when I get forex ads on instagram or youtube I make it my duty to report them for scamming. I know it ain\'t doing nothing, but I get a bit happy doing it.

sometimes I listen to a cool podcast, I learn something new, I feel inspired, but it doesn\'t last much because that voice in the back of my head reminds me: "bro what a failure you are."

the TACO trade is so back

lately I\'ve been living in a permanent state of urgency. can\'t go outside my desk without stressing that I need to be pushing on the next thing. \n\nneed to get better at that, not the best way to live.\n\nhaving a set minimum hours I have to work each day and be at peace with that.

last time crypto had good general performance, or what old schoolers call "easy mode", was summer 2023 - q1 2024. that's it. it's kinda insane thinking it was 2 years ago. yes some periods here and there but very idiosyncratic like memes, perp dexes, btc, eth, and not much else.

such a bad take saying "why do I need to learn xyz topic if AI can do it for me".
yeh, you're getting a rude awakening pretty soon when you start working on real stuff.
speed of building stuff is not the same as understanding the thing you're building.

last time crypto had a good performance generally, was summer 2023 - q1 2024. that's it. it's kinda insane thinking it was 2 years ago. yes it had some periods here and there but very idiosyncratic like memes, perp dexes, btc, eth, and not much else.

ahhh getting sick after I spent the entire winter telling people that got the flu that I was immune and invencible to the flu.
seems like bragging about equity curve ath's.

didn't expect to like this book this much.
genuinely impressed.
might not be a topic for everyone, but personally, I find it quite interesting.

every day is a fight to avoid producing and consuming slop. slop in the form of work, slop on the form of content, slop everywhere. creating an environment that allows to focus on deep, good work, that you hold to a higher standard.
but while allowing a bit of randomness into the pursuit. because off that randomness, sometimes decent signal is found. just don't be consumed by slop.

I really have no respect for TV analysts, for the most part. arrogant, clueless, ignorant idiots with no real world achievement or risk. just bc you have a degree and use fancy words don't mean you're smart. I respect most professions, at least the ones I know, but not analysts.

every time I have a feel to sell my hype bag and move on with my life, hype pumps. lesson in there.

as I scale my trade infra, I increasingly become aware of how important it is to have your code documention in order across all processes such as:
> data fetching, cleaning, processing and storage
> signal processing
> backtester
> live execution engine
> live trade data cleaning and storage
> external risk controls
> performance benchmarking
with enough detail so it doesn't become a mess every time there's an error.
don't neglect the boring part of producing clean code that you understand.
do not outsource your peace of mind to an LLM because it will eventually come back to bite you, and prob

reminder to self that theres only 1 priority on the table right now.
research efficiency. how to go from idea to prod on an acceptable time period. how to maximize iteration of ideas on a weekly/monthly basis.
focus on that, ignore all else.

Imma start saying to every business owner in the EU that complains about taxes "skill issue".

I'm gonna switch from samsung to google pixel phone next.
don't even say apple pls, who would buy that crap anyways?

one thing I need to get better is answering DM's or private messages in a timely manner.
I often leave people on hold because I can't answer straight away and then something else comes up or I forget.
I don't like that. I need to to improve on it.

some days I have a dull task I need to get on with , and I procrastinate on it because I know how dull it is. but the more I procrastinate on it, the more I delay the important stuff I have to work on. just get it done with, spend the day on it, so you can carry on tomorrow.

registering an account in crypto exchanges under my company's name in Europe.
government: "oh you have to pay this €200 fee for this license for AML"
me: "ok, so what information you need?"
government: "no information, just sign here, pay and stfu."