The number one trait I observe in people within the Bitcoin community is curiosity and openness.

As the Zen saying goes: “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind, there are few.”

This “mind of a child,” as it’s often called, reflects the ability to approach a subject without preconceptions or biases. Diving down the rabbit hole of a topic that challenges deeply held beliefs requires not just courage, but above all, a willingness to let those beliefs be questioned.

Most people fail to recognise a revolutionary invention - or discovery -because their worldview resists disruption. Bitcoin challenges a lot of assumptions. Many don’t truly understand what money is. They use it daily and take it for granted, yet when pressed, most intuitively sense that money plays a significant role in society, politics, and personal life - for reasons they may not fully grasp.

To explore what money really is, you must start with a blank slate. Forget what you think you know. Tabula rasa.

As your understanding deepens, you begin connecting the dots. You see how money - its quality, whether well-designed or poorly designed -ripples through every aspect of the world. I’m not talking about wealth versus poverty here. I mean how the nature of money itself, good or bad, influences everything it touches.

So, like a Zen student, empty your cup. Only then can you refill it with good tea.