Minsoo's Mind Palace

  [Link to Opensea] Today was a hot day. Last week wasn't so hot, it was rather cold. How drastic can a weather change just in one week's time! I think we are witnessing the beginning of global warming. It wasn't so obvious during Covid, but now... we can literally feel the difference. Last year's winter was a lot warmer than usual. This year, the flowers bloomed at odd timing. Now I only hope that summer isn't going to be as hot as I expect it to be.

  [Link to Opensea] I think I might have just realised my dream. I want to be a person who can help the others. Not physically, but mentally. I want to be a person who can make the world a better place, a happier place to live.

  [Link to Opensea] I've walked 11,000 steps today, so I'm too tired to write anything... should I sell nvidia or keep it? Is it really overvalued, or is it on the momentum of greed? should I keep the stance a bit more until it suddenly collapses?

  [Link to Opensea] I think I really need to stay more active during the day; and try eating healthier. What I eat seems to have a tremendous effect on me, more than I expected. This is... quite surprising, at least for me. I think I'm feeling the ageing. 😢 becoming closer and closer to 30's IS different. Wow. I wonder when can human beings overcome the biological limitations we've had since we were cavemen? The biological evolution develops way too slow compared to technical evolution humans have had since the farming revolution-industrial revolution-and now the AI/robotics revolution.

  [Link to Opensea] Today is my birthday! :D It's been quite a while since I actually celebrated my birthday. I did commit myself a bit last year, but I think this year feels a lot better. I feel more optimistic about myself, and the future of myself. I still don't have absolute confidence how things will turn out, but I do think I will be able to live throughout the whole thing somehow, whether if it is bad or good. I do hope good things will be more memorable than the bad ones. Recently I've been feeling okay - good even - so I can have a breath of respite from all the depressing, sad things that have been around me for the past couple of years. Now I can see who is around me, and what I can achieve. And in the worst case possible, now I know that it is worth living. Again, happy birthday to me and happy birthday to my future selves too! I wonder, at what age will I die?

  [Link to Opensea] Yesterday and today, I will skip writing diaries. Too tired. And I don't have anything to write about, too.

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  [Link to Opensea] I'm into listening Hyperpop recently. I don't like all the songs in the Spotify playlist, but some of the songs (mostly 100 gecs and ElyOtto) are super addictive. I think... I like them because I love EDM and Rock music. Some Hyperpop songs have that heavy drum and bass beat + catchy tunes. I usually don't make a genre playlist on Spotify, but Hyperpop selection playlist deserves it.

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  [Link to Opensea] I don't have anything to say today either. Hmm, I know for a fact that FOMC meeting is due today, so the FED will report whether if they will raise interest rates by 25bp or don't raise at all. I also know that most people are betting for the 25bp raise, but 50bp and 0bp also exists. After the recent bank crisis, I honestly do not know where this will lead. Would the 25bp increase result in more bank collapse? or will the 0bp cause it because it would mean the current situation is more dire than we think? I have no idea.

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  [Link to Opensea] Happy birthday to my sister! I restarted to congratulate my family member's birthdays since last year. But, on the other hand, the economic crisis warning sign is getting bolder and bolder every day. I'm genuinely worried now - this can't be the 2008 level of economic crisis, right? Right? I know that I still can invest in good quality companies, fairly valued, but now I'm not so sure if I picked the right companies. I can lean towards mega-caps to decrease the risk, like google/apple/microsoft. But... they just seem so expensive at the moment! My brain is shouting 'buy! just buy and then forget!' but my instincts are saying 'nope, gotta stay in cash. or just buy gold/cryptocurrencies, stocks and bonds are still too risky.' So... I don't know which one to follow. Maybe the best option is to just do nothing. It is my family member's birthday, a once in a year event, I think I should just focus on this instead. I hope she stays

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  [Link to Opensea] I just gave a prompt to bing, to write my diary. Here is my prompt. Tone: Casual Format: Blog post Length: Short can you write a diary about today - I watched a youtube video explaining about epigenetics and went hiking with my parents, and watched a video game contest called LCK. ------------------------ And here are the results: Hey everyone! Today was a pretty chill day for me. I started off by watching a YouTube video explaining about epigenetics. It was super fascinating to learn how our genes can be influenced by our environment and lifestyle. I learned that things like stress, diet, exercise and even social interactions can affect how our genes are expressed. It made me wonder how my own epigenetics are shaping me as a person. Then I went hiking with my parents in the afternoon. We had a lot of fun exploring the trails and enjoying the fresh air. We saw some beautiful views and took some pictures along the way. Hiking is one of my favorite activities because

  [Link to Opensea] Okay, I wanted to write something today but I can't. And I have a righteous excuse for this. I went for a short hiking-or rather, trekking- with my mother, for about 1 hour. The course just looked so easy until I came back home. I went for a quick walk with my dad after dinner, and now I'm exhausted as hell. Frankly I just want to go to sleep right now, but I think that would result in a really bad wake up time, which is likely to fuck up my bio-rhythm. I guess the best choice here is to watch some youtube while lying down on my bed, hoping I won't fall asleep. While writing this short piece of diary I can't remember the words(in english) and I keep making spelling mistakes. Why is my endurance so bad? 😭 I think I really, really need to work out a bit more often... And lose weight... And eat nothing after dinner...

  [Link to Opensea] Credit Suisse issues didn't result in downfall of the stock market. In fact, the national Swiss bank said they would fill the gaps - so, for now USA and Europe both seems okay. For now. The stock market has high volatility for sure, but it is not moving aggressively downwards nor upwards. I honestly have no idea where this will head out. Michael Burry is now saying optimistic things, while many famous traders are saying it is time to sell because of high volatility. Wow. I thought I could definitely buy some more stocks when the market was down, but when it is actually down, I seriously cannot do anything. The best I can do is not sell. Fuck.

  [Link to Opensea] Should I run to the gym right now or just go tomorrow? Go? no? go? no? go? I'll go and do some workout and if I don't feel good, I'll just end it and come back home.

  [Link to Opensea] Why is the market going up? I thought people would just panic sell a lot more today 😭😭😭 so I sold made my cash to stock ratio 1:1 - looks like I was just plain wrong. Welp, I guess I need to wait for about 1-2 more weeks minimum. or maybe the new black swan event may come up in the 3rd & 4th quarter. After writing this I just look like another sour bear wishing the market to crash. Damn. I swear I'm not!

  [Link to Opensea] I really need to write my book report today... I was supposed to write it yesterday but obviously, I failed. The problem is, the essay needs to be about 2 books that describe marx's Das Kapital, and I think I only understand about 10% of the whole book. Reading through the whole book took me a long time, although the book was an abridged version. Again, I realised that I wasn't that bright after all... gripping a complicated subject is hard. Damn. If only I was more smart. Anyway, I will try to record what I read and thought nevertheless. I'm just gonna be honest about it - I'll try to discuss what I felt like I understood. (Even that might be wrong tho)

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  [Link to Opensea] SVB is now officially bankrupt. Not very surprising, since this bear market was going to cause a lot of issues due to high interest rates. But I thought it would cause the venture capitals & startups to go bankrupt, not the actual bank. On the other hand, SVB was highly related to startups, so it does make sense. Hmm... Some even say this is just the beginning, and 2008 Lehman crisis is going to happen again. I doubt it, but what do I know? And the black swan events always happen when nobody suspects it. Now I even hope people worry more - that probably means it's not gonna happen. Like last year's Goldman Sachs and England's leveraged bond event. +Evergreen too. When everybody worries about the thing, the event is already priced in. But when nobody suspects a thing, that is the real disaster.

  [Link to Opensea] Dot dot dot. Polka dot.

  [Link to Opensea] Another banger from the 100 gecs. I really love these rock style with electric guitar, heavy bass and dominant drums.  [OFFICIAL VIDEO LINK] I thought this song came out in 2023, because I just heard it on Spotify. But it seems like they have made this a couple of years ago?? Unreleased songs need to be made into an album. Like Lana Del Rey's TV in Black and White - I loved the song but it never made it to spotify.

  [Link to Opensea] Today I used ChatGPT and New Bing's chatbot for code revision. The results were... stunning. Just stunning. No words. First I used Bing, but the answer wasn't understandable. And it didn't give me a revised code. So I used ChatGPT instead. ChatGPT gave me a fixed code instantly. It didn't work at first, but when I asked why it didn't work, it gave me a 2nd revised code and it worked pretty great. Then I tried using Bing again, and Bing had a different approach compared to ChatGPT. It suggested me a few different ways to revise the code, and when I asked it about how/ what it meant, it gave me a very thorough explanation about the code and how it functions. As a teacher, Bing definitely was a better one. It didn't gave me the final results, but it showed me the procedure. If I knew about coding/programming language a bit more, I think Bing's answer could've helped me more to become a better programmer. But as a non-programmer who barel

  [Link to Opensea] Physically too tired

  [Link to Opensea] Today was an oddly satisfying day. I read a book(not much though), wrote a book report that I didn't accomplish yesterday, and went out for a quick walk in the afternoon and embraced sunlight(a pretty rare opportunity for me lol). After writing all the things I did, it doesn't seem like much but somehow I feel good. Pretty satisfied with my results. Is it because of what I read and wrote? Writing a book report about 'I May Be Wrong' by  Björn Natthiko Lindeblad seems to have a positive impact for me, at least for now. I hope it won't be a short term phenomenon , but a long one. I really wish to have this 'monk mindset'.

  [Link to Opensea] I was supposed to write a book report today but I haven't done anything until now... Now only 10 minutes left until the next day. I really feel the time deteriorating at a surprising speed, does this mean I'm getting older biologically? I read an article saying a human feels the rate of time different as they age. I really haven't thought that much about ageing, but now ageing seems to be a very negative effect, I surely would want to avoid it if I can. And I laughed at Quin Emperor when I was young. Ah, only if humans could keep their body young all the time. I honestly don't fear dying, or becoming older, but the act of ageing that makes me more... even more less of a capable human being, every second, makes me scared and sad at the same time. If only we could stay in our best conditions all the time, the pinnacle of our life, until we die.

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  [Link to Opensea] You always talkin' about it, you never makin' no profit, uh

[Link to Opensea] Today I went to the library to return my books. I wasn't planning to check out any books at all, since I already had 2 more books to read that was due next week. But... I just can't resist the urge to take out the maximum amount of books possible everytime; I wonder why? I didn't even have a reservation :/ I should stop this greed. I need to take out books that I can really read within 2 weeks. By the way, is the term '대출' really 'take out' or 'check out'? I get that '반납' is 'return', but take out and check out just doesn't feel right. But... I guess I cannot use the term 'loan' nor 'lend' for books, it sounds and feels even more weird. I should've gone to the library a lot more when I was in overseas- I think I did when I was in Elementary school- why can't I think of the right term? This is frustrating. My English skills are deteriorating for sure.

  [Opensea Link] February has officially ended, and it is the very beginning of March. I was born in March, and so was my sister. March is also the month when we can feel the Spring coming. It is getting warmer and warmer every day. I hope I can convert the warmth I brace into liveliness and energy.