Thoughts Of A Trillionaire

The future is often a mix of the best case and the worst case scenarios. In this entry, I share my worst and best case predictions of the future in the next 60-80 years inspired by James Altucher. I talk about politics and society, augmented and virtual reality, climate change, space, gene editing, and more.

Today marks the first day of my job search and my daily visual design challenges. I will be finding points of contact for places I want to work , as well as finding UI inspiration for designing waivers. Exciting!

Morning routines help set the tone for the day. It gives you a sense of agency and empowerment to grasp your life by the horns (or hands or whatever). In this entry, I walk around my neighborhood talking to invisible people from the future about my gratitude journal and the importance of timeboxing.

After having a really great conversation with my coworker, I got to thinking about what it would be like to work with a whole team of smart, passionate people. In this entry, I share some thoughts on the importance of talent and hiring junior level people.

In this audiojournal entry, I nerd out about D&D, the tabletop game, and talk about my experiences crafting my new character: a Warforged Forge Domain Cleric. I also draw some similarities between playing D&D and job searching.

I feel like I need to establish (financial) stability in my life before I can focus on my startups and other side projects. In this entry, I talk about what's been happening in my life and some things that's been on my mind. Please reach out to me if you listen to this regularly!

Virtual and Augmented Reality will change our perception of what is 'real' more radically than the internet did. In this entry, I talk about the importance of realizing this coming shift and what type of reality we can be living in. I think we can use Dungeons and Dragons as a great example of what these new realities can look like because they help us step into new roles and worlds like no other game. However, we need to ensure we maximize for fulfillment rather than profit in this future where the internet will be even more entangled with our everyday lives.

I want to work for and build companies that focus on solving meaningful problems and building great product. In this audiojournal entry, I talk about how companies that focus on (short term) profit are not good places to work.

Chadwick Boseman is with the Ancestors now. His death is a tragic loss for his family, the black community, and entire world. Throughout his life he has consistently sought to embody and highlight the many great black heroes of history. He is and was an inspiration for the world.

I share some .... feelings, that were brought to the fore from this dream I had this morning. Maybe I'm making myself out to be more important in this situation than I really am?

Working at a virtual reality arcade has allowed me to see thousands of people interact with VR for the first time. It has instilled in me an even greater love and passion for this technology. In this episode, I talk about how much I want to help grow this industry so that the whole world can enjoy the future in as conscientious and positive a way as possible. I want to scale and maintain the joy, wonder, and magical delight people experience with virtual reality as the tech grows and becomes mainstream.

It's my beautiful beloved Soulmate's birthday today and I am honored to see her grow yet another year older and wiser. I talk about how I think the key to a healthy and happy relationship is about being complimentary, and treating others how They want to be treated.

There was a video by Flux about what role politics play in our work. Many of the comments were split down the middle. I agree with the thought that politics are always in play, simply because politics are the projections of human opinions, beliefs, and biases. Just because you are ignorant of all this doesn't mean that they don't exist. I think it's important to consider what are the politics of the place you want to work so that you are not ignorantly supporting something that runs counter to your beliefs.

I oftentimes just lay in the bed letting my mind wonder and reflect in the morning. I think it allows your brain to organize itself. An idle mind is not the devil's playground, it's your home. Leaving time for stillness means leaving space for yourself.

I share my frustrations about how much I've fallen off from keeping up with my goals and habit routines. It's important to know what path you want to walk so that you know when you're no longer on it. Keeping a routine helps you make decisions ahead of time and keeps you moving towards a more fulfilling life, whatever that is to you. I've been making excuses as to why I didn't have time to make or follow my own routines and goals for months now, but having those goals at all allows me to self correct.

I delve into 4 or 5 topics in this audiojournal entry. 1) What I would do to compete against Oculus 2) My ideas for haptic holograms and holodecks 3) How yelling (especially at kids) is an act of violence as the fight/flee/freeze reflex 4) How change is the natural flow ow the universe, and diversity allows us to ensure we are undergoing mental change and growth. 5) The collapse of America, which I didn't get to, but you can find an article about it here: “The Economy is Self-Destructing” by umair haque https://link.medium.com/0GJPORRjd9

Mental health is hard thing to deal with when you repress your feelings. We all have some form of stress, anxiety, or drama that impact our psychology. It is imperative to face that before it blows up in your face. In this entry, I explore that idea through the lense of my own battles with depression and insecurity.

Facebook has enacted yet another gross act of tyranny in their tirade to rule over virtual reality. In this late night audio journal entry, I share my thoughts and ideas on this issue. Please check out Voices of VR for the interviews mentioned!

It's been over 10 years since we developed mobile devices. 60-80% of all web traffic is through mobile phones, and yet many websites are not mobile friendly. Now imagine how bad this will be as the world shifts to augmented and virtual reality over the next few years. I want to help the world transition to the next era of design more smoothly than we did the last... But how do I position myself as an Immersive Experience Designer, when I struggle both with website design and 3d modeling/development??

Thousands of years ago, humans lived in tight knit communities, almost always saw the direct fruits of their labor impact their community, and also made time for art in their busy lives. In this audio journal entry, I talk about how we can learn from that rich history to improve the quality of life in modern day society.