The alarm rang. Snuff! It snapped one's dream in half. Grudgingly getting up, one made for the clock. Right, 5 in the morning. Not the time to go back to sleep, at least not today. Meditations, checked. Filled one's bottle with water, checked. Stuffs packed yesterday, checked. Brushed one's teeth, checked. It's time to leave.

The sentence itself is mind brightening, and it’s easier said than done. Getting up with something new isn’t easy. Getting up with something new, yet not copy-able by your competitors, is more than difficult. Actually, the easiest way to achieve the latter is a monopoly over resources. For example, if steam engine requires coal to run, and we prevent our rival from getting coal, or limited only to small scale such that it’s enough for personal use but not for sale, one can not seal the information yet have your rival not achieving what you have. What can (s)he do, unless (s)he comes up with an alternative to coal? Yet, the monopoly of resources isn’t easily done, especially if you’re not a conglomerate at scale, like a country, or a transnational company.

One day, a friend ask, if one could justify the price of stocks by the value of its company, how do one judge the value of Bitcoin? There are no price/earnings ratio.

“Three, Two, One, Expunge.” The lock releases, the lander detached from the spacecraft, heading toward Mars.

Do you want to live healthier? Longevitology improves our metabolism and blood creation, which in turn flush out disease and pain in our body.

Yuval Noah Harari, in Sapiens, introduced that Gods, Mythology, Limited Liability Companies (like Boeing, Adidas, Tesla), and money (the dollar, euro, etc.) were fictitious entities that we made them up, and collectively believing in its value. Where we lose trust, they lose their value.

Why people put down a book? Why people give 1 or 2 stars to a book? This article discuss some experiences that causes one to put down a book.

If relationship is the goal, and it is unattained, and it breeds remorse, do one still aim for relationships? The Stoics suggests we detach from our emotions, to be in control, not be controlled by them. If we choose not to be hurt, we won’t be hurt. Appreciate a friend who greets you today; appreciate life if not. If we can only control our self, how do we meet others, when others passively wait for others to greet them? We can only be active.

How do we pay by scanning a QR code? How do we define the amount payee pay? How do we receive a notification upon payment? How do we see payment history?