Abhishek Sivaraman
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Abhishek Sivaraman
- I liked Wendell Berry’s standards for technological innovation. Hard to follow but good to measure any new technology against:
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
4. It should ... See morefrom Careful Technology by Simon Sarris
- At the same time, we are continuing our investment into generative AI to drive efficiency gains across our business and deliver innovative customer and partner experiences. For example, we have rolled out AI-powered dish descriptions in 5 out of 8 markets at scale. Our experiments have shown a significant improvement in checkout rates from our long... See more
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- The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.
from Quote from Thich Nhat Hanh
- Anxiety of incompetence : my skills are devalued and i have to learn new ones
- Anxiety of irrelevance : people might not relate to, value, or think about me
- Anxiety of uncertainty : I don’t know what the future holds and it feels fickle
from Agency in the Age of AI by Anu
The Greeks had a word for this: apatheia. It’s the kind of calm equanimity that comes with the absence of irrational or extreme emotions. Not the loss of feeling altogether, just the loss of the harmful, unhelpful kind. Don’t let the negativity in, don’t let those emotions even get started. Just say: No, thank you. I can’t afford to panic.
from The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
- Tactical Mindfulness allows me to pick out attributes that I want to develop in my life—like focus, equanimity, or compassion—and intentionally build my meditation practice around them. This helps me move through my life more effectively and compound progress over time.
from Tactical Mindfulness by Casey Rosengren
- “Equanimity boils down to this:
Everything is great and I am ok.
Everything sucks and I am ok.”
– Jerry Colonnafrom quotes – Page 9 – swissmiss by Tina Roth Eisenberg
Every work, no matter how trivial it may seem, plays a role in this greater cycle. The world continually unfolds. Nature renews itself. Art evolves.
from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin