What’s the lore??? 😀

How to brute-force free will

Nov 25, 2025

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Founder’s Note

Last week, all I saw on twitter was “What’s the lore behind…”. For example, this one below, if you’re not careful, you’d check too many headers in one day.

However, the most interesting one for me is - What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?

The answers were pretty interesting, which made me observe that the most important decisions you make in your life are those that you simply jump without looking. If you want to do things, you want to know, I mean really know that you have FREE WILL. As an adult, you can wake up today, pack your bags, and go to the nearest library and start preparing for medical school. You can quit that job and spend the next months on your dream project.

What holds us back mostly is fear of the unknown and society.

I’m here to tell you, nothing is worse than the feeling of regret. Time goes anyway, so you might as well be old and happy. If you feel too old or late to start something, you’d be surprised 5 years from now, some people on twitter will say “Those who’re doing X now are super early”.

Personally, I got into crypto relatively early, as far back as 2017. But I always felt I was late to those ICOs, then gave up and focused on freelancing. I couldn’t believe now that the airdrops are still a thing and the world of crypto is still forging strong. I could be 8 years into it right now.

So, once again, it’s never too late. The best time to start is right now. Numb your mind on checking the time. Just get started. If you need some motivation, come back to this post.

~ Thanni

State of Skills

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Remote Resource Worth Sharing

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Freelance Formulas

You can’t be unlucky with all 👌🏾

Your client is not your family‼️

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For freelance newbie 👇🏾

Founders Files

Dear first time founder, read this 👇🏾

Skills you need to run a one person business 📌

The age of specialists is over 📍

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Recently on NDZ

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