Music History, Theory, & Composition. Piano. Education. Psychology. Investing. Selectively social.
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Mark Priest retweeted
"Soviet 'Smoking Brain' Method: Write Numbers Left, Alphabet Right – Kids' IQ Jumped in a Week"
In Soviet schools, a brutal brain-training method forced kids to write numbers 1–20 with their left hand and the alphabet with their right simultaneously—causing immediate struggle, complaints, and “smoking brains.” Within a week, they were solving problems two levels higher. This “double attention switching” shattered mental inertia through simultaneous unrelated tasks, forcing the brain to panic, break old patterns, and activate cross-hemisphere connections similar to meditation or creative flow. Modern neuroscientists confirm it supercharges neural plasticity, yet the method was quietly discontinued because children became “hyperactive,” too curious, and too fast-thinking for the system. Today, similar “neuro-grinding” exercises sell for hundreds of dollars, but the original was free and devastatingly effective. Try it: two sheets, both hands, 5 minutes of chaos—and watch your perception and focus sharpen dramatically. The question isn’t whether it works. It’s whether you’re willing to endure the discomfort to become sharper.
Mark Priest retweeted
"My life changed completely when I devoted my time to reading good books. I never knew how insightful and significant the world of books could become."
— Abdulrazak Gurnah #Reading #books #GoodBooks
Mark Priest retweeted
We are seeing long-time supporters of a fake music industry now complaining about AI-generated fake music—it is ironic. 🤷
😂🤣😂
#pianolessons #musicfundamentals #ProfessionalGrowth
Mark Priest retweeted
While commercial musicians are sidetracked wasting their creative energies in their war against AI Music (!), the rest of us will continue to learn new practical skills and tools, practice piano, sing, write, grin, and not worry. 🎹 #pianolessons
Mark Priest retweeted
🎬 CASTING CALL
Auditions are now open for THE LINE BETWEEN, an upcoming South Sudanese feature film produced by @Jollyofthenile & supported by Cravens
📅 3–5 June
📍 Mahalna Creative Space, Juba
Apply:
forms.gle/xL5ywi8RkkjkTm94A
#TheLineBetweenFilm #CastingCall #SouthSudanCinema
Mark Priest retweeted
Can monero:native hit $20,000 per coin?
Most of the 10,000+ cryptos out there are heading to zero. They’re "zombie coins" with no real users. 💀
monero:native will never be one of them.
Why? Because Monero is actually being used. When the speculative hype dies down, utility is the only thing that survives. 👇
Mark Priest retweeted
In the iron grip of Wall Street’s greed and banks that chain the free,
The EU weaves its silent web - surveillance, lost privacy.
Yet through the darkness, we hold the flame, unbowed, forever bold,
Bitcoin Cash - the radiant dawn, the light of hope retold!
Never surrender Cashies. The future is ours. 🔥
Have a wonderful weekend, you all deserve it ✊
Mark Priest retweeted
ParityUSD is back, better than ever, and rebranded to ParyonUSD - same ticker $PUSD, same unbreakable protocol, same killer team… but now with a fresh, 100% unique identity that’s built for the spotlight! 💜
This is the decentralised, over-collateralised stablecoin Bitcoin Cash has been waiting for:
- Borrow against your $BCH without selling a single sat
- Stake for real yields
- Stable payments & savings on the cheapest, fastest chain
April launch is locked and loaded. Smart contracts audited.
Read more on the blog below 👇
#ParyonUSD #PUSD #BitcoinCash #BCH #CashTokens #DeFi #BCHBliss
Hi All! A big announcement today:
We are so back, now as ParyonUSD, with the same familiar ticker: PUSD.
We now have a name that is fully ours and distinct.
Read our blogpost below, "New Name, Familiar Face":
paryonusd.com/blog/rebrand
Mark Priest retweeted
Looking for collaborators to help develop an open-source bot that automatically retweets posts with #BCH & #BitcoinCash hashtags.
To Spread BCH awareness & Amplify comnity voices
devs, node operators, or anyone interested in contributing?
Let's build this together Drop a hi.
Mark Priest retweeted
I recorded this video at a local merchant shop in Juba 🇸🇸
This is where #BitcoinCash is already being used for real transactions
From meetups, merchants, now building a community hub to scale it
Watch and support the vision 👇
fundme.cash/campaign/105
#BitcoinCash #BCH #Adoption
Mark Priest retweeted
In South Sudan, many entrepreneurs struggle with cash shortages and broken payment systems.
Bitcoin Cash can change that.
At @FAME_Wellness small business owners will learn how to accept BCH, move money instantly, & keep their businesses running.
fundme.cash/campaign/105
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25 days left
We’re at 0.17% of our goal.
We’re building the first Bitcoin Cash-powered gym in Juba 🇸🇸. physical infrastructure for #BCH adoption in Africa
Help us build 👇
fundme.cash/campaign/105
#BitcoinCash #BCH #Adoption @EmergentReasons @MKjrstad @zquestz @_minisatoshi
Mark Priest retweeted
👷 D. Vanchinbal, a Mine Geologist at Erdene Mongol LLC, shares the story of how he chose his profession.
📍 He was first introduced to the field of geology while attending a community open day organized by Erdene Mongol LLC, which inspired him to pursue his studies. After graduating, he began his career with the company as a geology assistant and has since been promoted to his current role as a mine geologist.
👷Эрдэнэ Монгол ХХК-ийн ашиглалтын геологич Д.Ванчинбал мэргэжлээ хэрхэн сонгосон түүхээ хуваалцаж байна.
📍Тэрээр анх Эрдэнэ Монгол ХХК-ийн зохион байгуулсан өдөрлөгт оролцохдоо геологич мэргэжлийн талаар мэдэж, энэ чиглэлээр суралцахаар шийджээ. Сургуулиа төгсөөд компанид геологийн туслахаар ажлын гараагаа эхэлж, өнөөдөр ашиглалтын геологич болж дэвшин ажиллаж байгаа юм.
#эрдэнэмонгол
#геологич
#ажлынбайр
Mark Priest retweeted
In ten years, 1/4th of all your taxes will go to interest paid to bankers and foreign countries.
“interest on the national debt, the fastest growing part of the budget, is projected to more than double from $970 billion in 2025 to $2.1 trillion by 2036”
crfb.org/blogs/net-interest-…
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This collection was created from a deeply personal place.
A reflection of love, gratitude, & the quiet strength I’ve witnessed in my mother 🤍
Each piece carries emotion comfort, resilience, hope, & legacy.
Not just art, but a story from my heart.
#BCH #BitcoinCash
Mark Priest retweeted
Every cycle is the same.
Yes, crypto could bounce. And honestly, it would be great for sentiment if it could. But even if it does, it would most likely result in a macro lower high.
I don't try and time those bounces. I have tried before with mixed levels of success. Sometimes it works, other times I got rekt.
When BTC drops below the 50W moving average, it then goes to the 100W moving average, spends a little time there, then goes to the 200W moving average.
Every cycle is eventually the same.
BTC topped when it always does (Q4 of the post-halving year), and so many have spent so many hours trying to convince you that it has not.
And BTC entered into a bear market, and so many have tried to get you to believe that alt season is "just around the corner" because it always happens after BTC tops. What they fail to account for is social interest. After the 2019 top there was also no rotation into altcoins, which also occurred just before QT ended.
I track the social interest in the asset class, and it has been trending down since 2021. There is no one new here for people to sell their altcoins to.
Alt seasons historically occur *after* social interest has been trending up for a year, not after it has been trending down for 5 years.
Have an actual plan on navigating this brutal asset class. Because if the altcoins you hold drop another 50%-80% from here, not a single influencer who promoted them will express an ounce of regret for it. And you will simply be living with the consequences.
I get a lot of hate for saying the truth, but an inconvenient truth is better than a lie.
