Adventures in Crypto is a weekly series focusing on my journey as a Zcash Foundation operations apprentice. Zcash Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit whose mission is to build a truly private financial payment infrastructure for public use, and they support Zcash and the surrounding cryptocurrency community with research grants.
Oct 15, 2019 – Oct 19, 2019
What I’m Learning
One cool thing I learned at work last week:
The blockchain and accounting have more similarities I wasn’t aware of previously. The blockchain is basically a ledger of all the transactions in the system and just like accounting, it’s nearly impossible to hide money or transactions from the ledger.
One cool thing I learned outside of work last week:
If you travel frequently, get a travel rewards credit card with travel insurance. It’ll be easier to get a refund if your flight is canceled and if the airline refuses to budge. You won’t have to go through the trouble of fighting for your refund, the credit card company does it for you.
What I’m Creating:
One example of how I created value at work last week:
I added more items to my detailed to-do list. This list helps by boss check in on my onboarding progress and it’s another way for us to communicate and ensure that we’re on the same page (pun intended).
What project I’m currently working on at my BP:
I’m back to planning for our yearly company retreat and I’m using Google Sheets to list all the recommendations and suggestions for fun activities, bars, dining, hotels, and meeting rooms.
What I’m doing to become a better version of myself overall:
In my personal life right now, I’m sprucing up my personal email and organizing or deleting things I don’t need anymore. Cleaning up my inbox was mundane at first but the results are quite satisfying, just like cleaning your room.