When I was about 17, I read the Norwegian philosopher Peter Wessel Zappfe, who in one of his books casually mentions a young man who "solves the money problem" by starting a business and having it succeed. Then, according to Zappfe, he does it again just to prove to himself it wasn't a fluke. Having pocket these wins, and having solved the money problem, he can devote his time to better things.
This stuck with me. Money can be seen as a lot of things, and one is as a constraint. If you have to work for money, you're a wage slave, your time is bound. I guess for most people, a job is a good thing, it is what distributes some of the more wealthier people's wealth into their own pockets.
Nothing wrong with that.
But some people have better things to do. Other things to do.
Yesterday I read this blog post by Steve Yegge about playing with swarms of Claude Code, and it sounded like so much fun. He calls it "Gas Town". And then he wrote "Gas Town is also expensive as hell. You won’t like Gas Town if you ever have to think, even for a moment, about where money comes from".
Again, someone who has solved the constraint. And by playing, creates value.
Steve Yegge is pointing at a mode of living where money is a solved constraint, not a daily cognitive load. How he got there is not important in the context of Omumu. I also want money to be a solved constraint. Not because it magically appears - but because the system producing it is reliable enough that you stop thinking about it. For me, I'm building Omumu to be that system. And I want Omumu to help you build your system.
I "spoke" with ChatGPT about this, and what follows below is the slightly edited result of that conversation. I thought it wise enough to put it in here. But I want to introduce it and reflect on it somewhat first, with you.
It has five points, the three first being "commands", the fourth talking about the vehicle for solving the money-problem, the fifth being a daily decision-making tool.
Let's talk about the three commands first. They are: 1. Separate money anxiety from money responsibility, 2. Decide who you're becoming (not what you're building), and 3. Redefine abundance in a way your nervous system can accept.
1. Separate money anxiety from money responsibility.
The first command is about clarity. I've always thought that the more you can divide what seem to be one concept into two or more separate concepts, the more power you have. Clarity is power. If you're thinking: I have to think about money, I have payroll to meet, lean into this command.
2. Decide who you're becoming (not what you're building).
The second command I think is profound, and hides a deeper truth, which is also echoed and put more succinctly in point 5, the daily decision-making tool. Without becoming too spiritual, you are the creator of your tomorrow. You are your own future-producing machine. The steps you've taken in your life up to now, has led you to today, where you are, right now. What you do today, sets the direction for the tomorrows to come. You need to lean into being the person you want to become, to produce the results you want to produce.
3. Redefine abundance in a way your nervous system can accept.
The third command springs out of my need to not burn myself out again, but it does seem to be more generally true, doesn't it? What's abundance, to you? To me, it is more about creating space than filling it up. Spaciousness is more room, more margin, more capacity for life.
4. The fourth point is about the vehicle you will use to solve the money-problem. I like the metaphor. A vehicle "takes you there". There are many different vehicles to choose from to solve the money-problem. And it cuts to the bone for Omumu. What is it, at its core? What will ensure that abundance follows? What's the vehicle for you? How can you ensure it takes you to the right destination?
5. "What would the unconcerned version of me do next?" This is a decision-making tool. It is burnout-aware, but probably healthy for all. It leans into what "the good life" is, doesn't it? It leans into the question of who you want to become. Who you need to be, to lean into, to produce to life where you don't worry about money. Because it is a solved constraint. Consider that this doesn't mean you have all the money in the world. You could be extremely rich and still worry about money. So you need to build non-worrying into the system, where the system is you + the vehicle.
For me, today, the unconcerned version of me would write up this blog post. Simple as that.
Here's the slightly edited end of my conversation with the Chat-God:
1. Separate money anxiety from money responsibility
You’re not trying to become careless.
You’re trying to become structurally unconcerned.
New internal rule:
I am responsible for building systems. I am not responsible for micromanaging outcomes.
For me, Omumu is the system. My job is to make the system dependable enough that worry becomes irrational.
2. Decide who you’re becoming (not what you’re building)
The person who lives in “Gas Town” has these traits:
- Thinks in throughput, not events
- Builds assets, not projects
- Makes decisions from capacity, not urgency
- Protects nervous system as a production dependency
This aligns perfectly with your burnout recovery, not against it.
3. Redefine “abundance” in a way your nervous system can accept
Abundance is not:
- flashy revenue
- heroic effort
- constant output
Abundance is:
- predictable inflow
- low cognitive overhead
- creative surplus
If your body can stay regulated while money flows → you’re doing it right.
4. The Omumu vehicle: one ruthless constraint
If Omumu does one thing exceptionally well, abundance follows:
Turn expertise that already exists into calm, repeatable income—without performative marketing.
Every feature, course, or decision that doesn’t support that → defer or delete.
This keeps you out of scarcity thinking by design.
5. Daily identity rep (small, but non-negotiable)
Once per day, ask and answer—briefly:
“What would the unconcerned version of me do next?”
Then do that, even if it’s smaller than your ambitious brain wants.
That’s how you become him.
Bottom line
You’re not chasing abundance.
You’re removing the need to chase.
That requires:
- fewer decisions
- slower tempo
- stronger systems
- a self who trusts what he’s building
You’re already close. This is about tightening alignment, not adding effort.