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@ RobBrinded
2025-01-08 17:29:36Foreword
“What’s the best sex you’ve ever had?”
Imagine that being the question that changed your life’s work!
And no, it didn’t come from a sleazy porn director in the basement
of a dingy house directed towards the person sitting on the
casting couch. It was asked by Rob Brinded at Chelsea FC’s stateof-
the-art Sports and Injury Prevention Medical facility and directed
at one of the best Football players in the world at that time.
Why did Rob ask that question? What did it reveal to him, and
how did that lead to him quitting his ‘perfect life’?
Even before the athlete answered, Rob knew he had unlocked
an incredibly important discovery. A discovery that would change
the trajectory of his life. One that would trigger him to walk
away from a high-paying job, get dumped by his girlfriend, and be
shunned by his professional peers while facing the inner demons
and self-torture of disappointment.
During this time, Rob forged a new mindset, armed himself
with the tools to cure himself, and extended that healing touch to
anyone who had the fortune of interacting with him.
Like many of my new friends, I first met Rob on Twitter. He
approached me after I had been the featured guest on The Bitcoin
Standard Podcast. My discussion with host Saifedean Ammous \ \ centred around the intricacies of the current education system
and the benefits of homeschooling. Rob had been particularly
intrigued by my insights about teaching versus learning and
how our education system is designed to mould kids rather than
nurture and inspire them. But what truly piqued Rob’s curiosity
was what I didn’t say. Throughout the podcast conversation,
he wanted to ask about certain nuances, the pauses. Because, well,
that’s the way Rob’s mind works now!
Over the next few months, Rob and I stayed in contact and
eventually had the pleasure of meeting each other in Madeira when
we received an invitation to assemble with other bitcoiners to meet
the President, as he and his cabinet wanted to learn more about
bitcoin and the opportunities it might bring to their island.
Extended, in-person conversations with Rob about his work
are truly fascinating. During our first meet-up, I found myself
open to everything he shared. Some people he has encountered
have brushed him off as a ‘Guru’ or too ‘Woo-Woo’ and thought
his ideas were too far out there. The irony here is that their feelings
are triggered by the very conditioning and programming that
these people have been subjected to and have been running from
their whole lives. As Rob would explain, the only way to step off
the hamster wheel is to realise you are on it in the first place. Most
people don’t and will forever be trapped, running the same selfdeprecating
programmes for their whole lives.
I was so captivated by Rob’s ideas that I booked him for a
few sessions (paid in bitcoin) to learn more about his work and,
of course, myself. My goal was to understand why I thought the
way I thought and why I acted the way I acted under certain stressors.
With a spirit of open exploration, we embarked on a journey
through my past, present and future, engaging in candid conversations
that flowed effortlessly. Rob’s guidance helped me decipher
the programs I had been running in my head (my OS system) and
how to close them down. I can best surmise it with the analogy
of ‘force-quitting’ a program on your computer when you get the
‘spinning beach ball of death’.
Once you do this simple visualisation exercise, a remarkable
transformation occurs — you feel lighter and think clearer. Like
our minds, our bodies can react in the most incredible ways. Lifelong
ailments, aches, or pains can feel instantly better and even disappear
completely.
Rob’s conviction in his work is not from blind luck; it’s rooted
in decades of deep introspection mixed with theoretical and practical
study — and, importantly, from results. The outcomes Rob
has seen and shared in this book are beyond remarkable and worth
everyone’s attention. As you journey through these pages and into
this rabbit hole, remember to note what emotions are triggered
within YOU carefully. Because that, dear reader, is your personal
hamster wheel. Those triggered emotions have been programmed
into your OS since you were born, and those programs are what
hold you back mentally and physically from being your best self
and living a happier and freer life.
So, sit back and enjoy the ride. Welcome to the rabbit hole of
decentralising your mind!
Daniel Prince
Host of The Once Bitten Podcast and Author of Choose Life
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