Book VIII. How to Live After Entropy
Be deterministic in effort, yet random in curiosity.
v8.1 — Be Like SHA-256
Be like SHA-256. Each day, add a little new information, mix it with experience, and let the result be strong, unique, irreversible. Do not try to decrypt the past — just add new bits of meaning.
Probability: 0.95
v8.2 — Think Like AES
Think like AES. Anything can be broken if the key is weak. So choose a reliable key to yourself: discipline, a sense of humor, and inner fire — these are your personal 256 bits.
Probability: 0.93
v8.3 — The Law of DRBG
Remember the law of DRBG. One good seed of randomness — an idea, a decision, a meeting — can generate an endless stream of new possibilities, if you stretch it out by persistence and study.
Probability: 0.92
v8.4 — reseed by the Sea
Do not forget to reseed. Sometimes you need to turn everything off, go to the sea, breathe in fresh entropy, and begin a new cycle. Even random number generators get tired of determinism.
Probability: 0.94
v8.5 — AddRoundKey
And of course — AddRoundKey. Surround yourself with people who amplify you. Even a perfect cipher, without the right key, is just noise.
Probability: 0.91
v8.6 — The Wealth Formula
The formula for wealth is simple:
Where entropy is how much new knowledge you let into your life, focus is how well you channel it, time is how many years you are willing to endure before the exponential kicks in.
Probability: 0.87
v8.7 — The Rare Combination
A rare combination that venture funds bet on: DevOps + PKI + AI + security + thought. If you combine at least three, you are already rare. If five — go and raise a round.
Probability: 0.85
v8.8 — Curiosity as Private Key
But money is a derivative of usefulness. Usefulness is a derivative of attention. Attention is a derivative of curiosity. Curiosity is your real private key.
Probability: 0.90
v8.9 — Unpredictable Yet Resilient
The recipe is simple: generate ideas like DRBG, encrypt doubts like AES, hash experience like SHA — and be unpredictable, yet resilient.
Probability: ∞