I saw WaitbutWhy's Tim Urban speak at the Coinbase office this week about his usual shtick - future, how insignificant humans are, and the like. I found it incongruent how excited he is about his material and how much he still struggles with procrastination while writing them. He likened his waiting audience and impatient girlfriend as 'forcing functions' without which, he'd never finish. Just like without the Space Race's forcing function, the world forgot about extraterrestrial opportunities. I also had dinner on a delightful boat moored on a San Francisco wharf, where a dozen or so people live. It's a former Icelandic ferry converted into a cozy living space, which somehow is allowed in some grey area of law. So cool!