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I learned that Kelly doesn’t think in outputs. For him, doing is part of learning. “I don’t really pursue a destination,” he said. “I pursue a directi
“You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward…Those who are motivated only by
the function of your professional life is to find the most natural structure that allows you to turn the things you do as naturally as breathing or wa
The decentralization of physical infrastructure networks offers an opportunity to leapfrog atrophying incumbent monopolies and create networks that ar
A Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) is any sufficiently decentralized network that uses cryptography and mechanism design to ensur
I call this the third labor — Relational Labor.Relational labor is an essential layer embedded alongside manual and cognitive labor — rooted in presen
The trouble with these social media experiments, of course, is that they are performative and individualistic. There’s an element of commodification:
t’s harder to give up my agent when it learns my email style over time. If Granola, meanwhile, improved over time based on my feedback—how I like to t
For me, when it comes to AI product design, this means personalization. We all like things that we help mold—including our copilots and agents and cha
Fast eliminates cognitive friction. Raycast surfacing the right application before you finish typing feels like an extension of your mind. Superhuman'
"Functionality creates trust, but it doesn’t create love. Whether it’s the way a waiter remembers your name or how Google Photos quietly curates your
Here are a few ideas that many of our favorite emails have used: Ask someone a specific question. The more specific, the better.Ask for criticism. Ten
In my free time, I coached a JV high school soccer team, volunteered at Dandelion Chocolate (all that working on software made me want to make somethi
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global carbon emissions.
Disney is the second largest buyer of explosives in the US (~$50m annually) after the Department of Defense (fireworks).
$81.5bn of Warren Buffet’s $84.5bn net worth came after his 65th birthday. Berkshire Hathaway has owned 400-500 stocks over its lifetime, ~90% of thei
Only 60 of the 500 "Fortune 500" firms from 1955 remain.
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One framework for understanding the success of the internet is to view it through the lens of coordination. Fundamentally, we can reduce the success o
AI agents are evolving, but not all are built the same. Personal agents help individuals with tasks like scheduling but require advanced reasoning. Pe
Even the smartest people are dumb most of the time. This is because cognition is computationally costly, so the brain must ration rationality.
As much as we know about how crazy, weird, talented, and insightful people can be, we are blind to perhaps 99.99999999% of it. The most prolific over-
Throughout this week’s edition, a number of Gen Z trends are clear: IRL (in real life connections) are back. Health is a major focus. Fewer alcoholic
Finishing a paragraph or section gives people a micro-burst of accomplishment and reward. It helps them chunk the basic insight together and remember
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A few thoughts follow below. Let's begin with a few of the more important principles, plus a few miscellanea that don't really belong later in the ess
Obstacles to fluent writing Any variation on: “I can't say that!” “What if people think I'm stupid?” “What if people think th
Now don’t get me wrong: people can certainly own brands. They can invent and direct brands and they can design, manufacture, and promote brands. But r
I aspire to this and I'm proud of this. If people think of me as boring and low profile, this is actually kind of what I want. I've just seen cases wi
