so tired of headline names. and before i hear “but that’s what gets people to click”, i don’t care. be authentic, be passionate, if you are just doing it for clicks, then i probably don’t want to read it anyway. /rant

“10 things…” sigh.
“5 things…” enough with the lists.
“82,327 things…” ridiculous.
“x that will blow your mind…” rarely.
“tried x and it’

The proliferation of “curating” speaks of a generation anxious for authority and authorship, and also for meaning.

- Lou Stoppard, Writer

"We all are learning, modifying, or destroying ideas all the time. Rapid destruction of your ideas when the time is right is one of the most valuable qualities you can acquire. You must force yourself to consider arguments on the other side."

— Charlie Munger

less ”things I have learned“ lists and more ”things I am learning” — because sometimes it takes a minute…or a lifetime

I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.

Be ruthless about what you ignore.

The world is getting larger because I can now look everywhere when I want

to find something (or someone). That means that the amount of variety is

staggering, and it means I can define my world to be exactly what I have an

interest in—and find my preferences anywhere on the planet.

At the same time, the world is getting smaller because the categories a

I use my iPhone nearly every hour that I am conscious, every day, but the new announcements left me craving a dumbphone, since those machines, at least, cannot attempt to think for me

— Apple is bringing AI to your personal life, like it or not

“not that they should buy it, but merely that they should admire it”