Blog Posts
Deliberate Practice & Self-Reinvention, Open Sourced.
A Week in the Life of a DAO Core Contributor
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.
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.
How to DAO Ownership 101: What Does It Mean to Be an Owner?
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.
Owners, Not Mercenaries: Why Working Exclusively for Tokens Is Web3 Privilege (and What to Do About It)
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.
Annual Review 2021: The Year of Pruning
2021 was hard and full of changes. But ultimately, what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. 🙃
The Best Way to Buy, Trade & Withdraw Cryptocurrency (Canadian Edition)
Detailed step by step walkthrough of the fastest and cheapest way to trade and withdraw your crypto for Canadians.
CabinDAO: LARPing as a City State
CabinDAO is an online and IRL community using blockchain technology to help creators make a living online. This essay is an exploration into how the DAO came to be, including the projects and problems it’s trying to solve.
Web3 IRL: A Cow & A Treasure Chest
Two fun projects that CabinDAO took on, that shows how digital projects can cross into our analog world.
“A Prehistory of DAOs", Annotated
“A Prehistory of DAOs” is an essay that Gnosis Guild cofounder Kei Kreutler wrote. As its name implies, this piece traces the DAO’s ancestry from its organizational roots to its digital infancy.
Flow, Autotelics, and The Paradox of Solitude
Growth is a result of having an autotelic self. Autotelics become who they are through solitude — which counterintuitively, leads to better integration in the world around them.
DAO Leadership as Showrunning: What Do Core Contributors Do?
A DAO grows when people start believing in and opting into its narrative, the future it wants to realize. Guild leaders or core contributors find the best way to disseminate this vision as widely and quickly as possible.
My Core Contributor Role Proposal for ₡ABIN
I’m now a core contributor at ₡ABIN. Here’s the job description I wrote for myself.
On Recovering My Creativity: The Journey Back to What Makes Me Happy
I was a liberal arts student, masquerading as a commerce student. I’m reconnecting with my inner child, trying to make up for lost time.
Shallow Work Is Necessary for Creativity
Creativity is merely a reflection upon a life of action. Living the rest of our lives is the action that provides the necessary material to fuel our work.
Stop Working 8 Hours a Day
What if a 40-hour workweek is detrimental to my writing, even though I have my old energy back?
What Happens When You Fail
I failed pretty bad this week and published only 2/5 posts. Here’s a personal reflection on why it happened and what I’ll do about it moving forward.
On Rediscovering Magazines
On a whim, I bought and read a copy of The New Yorker from an airport newsstand. I had one thought as I read page after page on my flight back to Toronto: Gosh, I miss this so much.
Reflecting on the Past Month: Building My Content & Distribution Flywheels
This essay you’re reading is the 4th and final longform piece I’ll be publishing as part of cohort 3 of the Creator Cabins Residency. Here I break down my content creation and distribution flywheels and outline what’s next for my writing. This essay is kinda like an investor memo for you and I hope you enjoy it.
“What’s a DAO?” — A 5-Minute Primer for Normal People
DAO stands for decentralized autonomous organization. DAOs are communities of people who share the same interests, work on the same projects or in similar industries, or hold the same beliefs, built on the blockchain.
How Web3, NFTs, & DAOs Upend Modern Marketing
In the next 10 years, a marketer’s ability to weave a narrative — fiction or otherwise — that brings people together will matter more than onpage SEO or keyword volume.