Quantum Thoughts

Lost In The Algorithms — #69

Shit, I’m up 7lbs from show day. Today isn’t about gluttony; it’s the pure appreciation for the damn rollercoaster that’s my life. Most people think success is a straight line. Keep your head down, improve a little every day, and you’ll get somewhere, right? But Joseph Campbell warned us about staying in our “ordinary world” — the comfort zone, or what I call the kiss of death.

About a month ago, I started playing with the idea of quantum living—acting as if the life I crave isn’t just a possibility but already my reality. And though I can’t see everything yet, I feel shifts happening under the surface.

Just the other day, a buddy of mine called me out on some co-parenting issues. You know, the kind of friend who doesn’t sugarcoat shit. He goes, “Bro, do you not see how crucial this is for you?” I was so tunnel-visioned with linear thinking that I almost missed the breakthrough staring me in the face. I’m not going to bore you with another sob story about ex-wife dramas — though, who knows, maybe that’s your jam — but let’s just say, flipping my perspective turned a massive roadblock into a stepping stone.

It seems to me that the folks who don’t hit those breakthroughs, who just follow the crowd, are the ones who can’t see beyond the immediate. Leaders, real changers of the game, they see…