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A surprisingly powerful trick when you’re learning about a new field is to start off by committing to strong beliefs about core facts and adjusting that belief over time based on evidence, instead of going in with an open mind.

A lot of things people choose to learn about are fake.

Even at very open companies there exists lots of secret sauce, but most of the valuable work of the company is not particularly sensitive, and much of it has widely generalizable lessons. Write about those lessons as you learn them. If at all possible, publish what you write. Even if it is published to an audience of no one, you will be able to... See more

It is just a way of viewing children: as capable of competence, as craving meaningful work, as worthy to be included in serious discussions. We can learn to view them like that, but it is a subtle and profound shift in perception, a shift away from the way we are taught to view children.

Reach out to people who have your dream jobs, who make your favorite recipes, who write inspiring essays you love. Reach out to people you are genuinely curious about. Reach out to people you think you’ll vibe with, even if it seems unrelated. A lot of the time, their emails are right there. Their dms are wide open. Building a good network is not... See more

I promise your best connections will come when you strip away everything performative you’ve been taught about how to build a network.

Notice patterns

Take advantage of them

I think business networking is a complete waste of time. And I know there are people and companies popularizing this concept because it serves them and their business model well, but the reality is if you’re building something interesting, you will always have more people who will want to know you. Trying to build business relationships well in

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