Hi, I’m Roxine

I write about web3, creativity, and the creator economy. Subscribe below to get my weekly newsletter.

 
 

What I'm Doing Now

Updated Nov 11, 2021 Thu

I split my time between web3, web2, and the real world.

Web3: I am a core contributor at ₡ABIN. I’m grateful to be one of the first people in the world to experience the fruits of web3 IRL and to have a career in a DAO.

Web2: As an online writer, I publish my reflections on web3, creativity, the creator economy, and on living a life of creativity and freedom here on the blog and the newsletter.

After hours, I play ultimate frisbee and hang out with my family and friends.

 

My Latest Writing

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A Week in the Life of a DAO Core Contributor
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A Week in the Life of a DAO Core Contributor
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Initially, I was dong my role part-time. Now I'm kicking things up up a notch and going full time at Cabin. Here's the full time core contributor schedule I've been following for the past few weeks.

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Cal Newport on Seasonal Productivity, Blank Schedules & Adventure Time
Cal Newport on Seasonal Productivity, Blank Schedules & Adventure Time

While most people want to learn about Cal Newport’s productivity systems, I zeroed in on how he takes time off. And here's what I learned.

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How to DAO Ownership 101: What Does It Mean to Be an Owner?
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How to DAO Ownership 101: What Does It Mean to Be an Owner?
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How do I develop an ownership mindset in myself and in others? A tactical, relatable field guide on what ownership looks like in a DAO setting. In this essay, I cover the standards of ownership that I hold myself to, along with several examples of what ownership looks like in Cabin.

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Owners, Not Mercenaries: Why Working Exclusively for Tokens Is Web3 Privilege (and What to Do About It)
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Owners, Not Mercenaries: Why Working Exclusively for Tokens Is Web3 Privilege (and What to Do About It)
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Web3 has made great strides in using tokens to compensate work. But if we stop here, then we've just built another version of the soulsucking gig economy, albeit with more community and fancier technology.

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Annual Review 2021: The Year of Pruning
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Annual Review 2021: The Year of Pruning
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2021 was hard and full of changes. But ultimately, what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. 🙃

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Quick Facts

  1. I’m Chinese by blood, Filipino by birth, and Canadian by choice.

  2. My family immigrated to Canada in 2012 when I was 17

  3. I speak 3.5 languages. And while English isn’t my first language, I don’t have an accent when I speak (Don’t believe me? Listen to some podcast episodes!)

  4. I swam competitively for Team Philippines as a teenager and, after moving to Canada, missed out on Canadian Olympic Trial for Rio 2016 by 0.3s (an eternity in swimming)

  5. Currently obsessed with ultimate frisbee

 

What I’ve Done

  • In 2014 I started this website in university because y'know, I've always wanted to have a blog. I wrote about school, productivity, and tried to sound smart. I start sending a weekly newsletter.

  • In 2017, I got into freelance writing with my first regular client.

  • In 2018, I graduated from university with a business degree and a job … And quit a few months later to work on my freelance writing/content marketing business full-time.

  • In 2019, I started The Creator Maker Life Podcast. I also decided that I wanted co-workers and a way to learn design on the job. So I took a part-time job at my church doing communications and marketing.

  • In 2020, I finished my contract at my church and took a full-time job as Convictional's first marketing hire.

  • In 2021, I ended my time at Convictional, got crypto-pilled hard, and started working with the good folks of ₡ABIN.

 
“Research your own experience. Absorb what is useful. Reject what is useless. Add what is essentially your own.”
— Bruce Lee