9/14/24
When I used to day trade and swing trade stock options, I had hundreds of hours of “free time” to basically do nothing but wait for my trade to materialize, fail, or for an opportunity to enter.
During this time, I read hundreds of books on philosophy, spirituality, finance, and various other subjects spanning human knowledge. I became fascinated with philosophy and even considered creating a YouTube channel devoted to it.
However, over time, I realized that while fascinating, philosophy wasn’t as practical or impactful as entrepreneurship.
One area of spirituality that particularly interested me was the nature of consciousness, enlightenment, transcendence, and reality itself. I’ve always pondered the strangeness of human experience:
This fascination has been with me since childhood.
Growing up in a Roman Catholic household, I attended weekly Sunday church with my family. I never liked it much and rarely paid attention to the priest, especially since the mass was in Polish, which made it less engaging for me as a first-generation American.
During these church visits and car rides, I often pondered the nature of reality, my experience, and the essence of existence.
As a boy, I’d have strange, unexplainable experiences where I’d briefly enter “spaces” that defy description.