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 # awesome-polkadot
+
 An opinionated list of awesome resources in the Polkadot ecosystem.
+
+## Goal
+
+The problem I found with other awesome lists is that there are so many links and resources, that quality is lost to the noise, and approachability becomes overwhelming.
+
+Unlike other awesome lists, this is NOT meant to be a comprehensive list for all options available in the Polkadot ecosystem. Instead, this will be a very opinionated and unapologetic list of resources which I find useful and that I use myself.
+
+You can feel confident that if you use these same resources, they will work and provide a great experience.
+
+If you find any problems with any of the resources in this list, please [open an issue](https://github.com/shawntabrizi/awesome-polkadot/issues).
+
+## Education
+
+Here are my favorite resources to get you caught up with all things Polkadot.
+
+Developer educational resources can be found in the [Developer](#developer) section below.
+
+### The Basics
+
+If you are just getting started in the Polkadot ecosystem, the following resources will be super useful to begin your journey to learn about and understand Polkadot.
+
+- [The Polkadot Homepage](https://polkadot.com/)
+
+	This is the official homepage for the Polkadot Network. Follow the story of Polkadot told by this site and learn the basics.
+
+- [The Decisions of Polkadot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQckxpMUBo8)
+
+	This is a presentation that I gave describing the philosphies, goals, and decisions of developing the Polkadot Network. Obviously there is little bit of bias here, but I think this is a great resource, not to understand what Polkadot is today, but what Polkadot is in general.
+
+### More Advance Resources
+
+Now that you have covered the basics of Polkadot, it's time to dive a deeper.
+
+- [Demystifying JAM](https://blog.kianenigma.nl/posts/tech/demystifying-jam/)
+
+	[JAM](https://graypaper.com/) is the next evolution of the Polkadot protocol, which is still under heavy development at the time of writing. This blog post was written by Polkadot Core Developer, [Kian Paimani](https://twitter.com/kianenigma) and will walk you through the evolution of the Polkadot protocol from Polkadot 1.0, 2.0, and finally the future plans with JAM.
+
+- [Plaza - Smart Contracts on Polkadot](https://www.rob.tech/blog/plaza/)
+
+	In this blog post, Polkadot's co-founder [Rob Habermeier](https://twitter.com/rphmeier/) outlines his vision for a scalable Polkadot system chain, which includes key resources of the Polkadot network like Assets, Staking, and Governance, with an additional programmability layer of EVM smart contracts.
+
+## Community
+
+If you are looking to immerse yourself with the best parts of the Polkadot community, check out these resources.
+
+The terms Circles, Catalysts, and Champions, comes from the book [The Starfish and the Spider](https://faith2share.net/perch/resources/starfish-spider-book-summary.pdf).
+
+### Circles
+
+Circles are the decentralized communities where you can directly participate in discussions about the past, present, and future of Polkadot.
+
+- [The Polkadot Forum](https://forum.polkadot.network/)
+
+	A space for long form and long term discussions about the Polkadot network.
+
+- [The Kusamarian]()
+
+### Catalysts
+
+You should follow these high quality core contributors to keep up to date with the latest developments of the Polkadot protocol.
+
+- https://twitter.com/rphmeier
+- https://twitter.com/bkchr
+- https://twitter.com/kianenigma
+- https://twitter.com/OliverTaleYazdi
+- https://twitter.com/XiliangChen
+- https://twitter.com/joepetrowski
+- https://twitter.com/GehrleinJonas
+
+### Champions
+
+You should follow these high quality ecosystem agents to keep up to date with what is going on in the Polkadot ecosystem.
+
+- https://twitter.com/alice_und_bob
+- https://twitter.com/LeemoXD
+- https://twitter.com/itsbirdo_
+- https://twitter.com/ParaNodes
+- https://twitter.com/GldnCalf
+- https://twitter.com/BillLaboon
+
+## Users
+
+Are you looking to be an end user of Polkadot or services built on Polkadot?
+
+Check out these resources to get yourself Onboarded.
+
+### Wallets
+
+My favorite Wallets in the Polkadot Ecosystem:
+
+- Mobile Wallet: [Nova Wallet](https://novawallet.io/)
+- Web Extension: [Talisman](https://www.talisman.xyz/)
+- Hardware Wallet: [Ledger](https://www.ledger.com/coin/wallet/polkadot)
+
+## Developer
+
+Are you a software developer interested in building in the Polkadot ecosystem?
+
+These resources are for you.
+
+### Tutorials
+
+- [Rust State Machine](https://dotcodeschool.com/courses/rust-state-machine)
+
+	Onboard yourself to the Rust programming language with this tutorial specifically tuned for teaching the basics of Rust and Blockchain development.
+
+- [Substrate Kitties](https://dotcodeschool.com/courses/substrate-kitties)
+
+	Build your first Polkadot SDK Pallet which functions as a simple NFT Marketplace where you can create, transfer, buy, and sell NFT Kitties.
+
+### Courses
+
+- [The Polkadot Blockchain Academy](https://github.com/Polkadot-Blockchain-Academy)
+
+	The PBA is an 5-week in person course designed onboard existing software developers into the Polkadot and broader blockchain ecosystem. All resources for the academy are available online for free.
+
+	- Course Content: https://polkadot-blockchain-academy.github.io/pba-book/
+	- Video Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/@polkadotblockchainacademy/
+
+### Contributing
+
+- [Polkadot SDK Mentor Issues](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3AC1-mentor)
+- [Developer Wishlist](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/3900)

playbook.md

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+# The Polkadot Playbook
+
+The minimum set of information you need to be able to explain Polkadot to others.
+
+## What is Polkadot?
+
+## Why choose Polkadot?
+
+## What can you do on Polkadot?
+
+## Where is Polkadot leading?