alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
engineering teams - hire from a great logo sales teams - hire from a mediocre logo this is so good @bhorowitz https://t.co/XQQa7M35Fx
Announcing: Writing Examples Today is launch day! We built this website to celebrate great writing. It’s 100% free. Each article deconstructs a piece of writing from an iconic writer. The goal is to give you X-Ray vision into what makes sentences and paragraphs come alive (so that you can improve at your craft). Every example has an analysis of ... See more- Inspiration comes on the twenty-fifth attempt, not the first. If you want to make something excellent, don't wait for a brilliant idea to strike. Create twenty-five of what you need and one will be great. Inspiration reveals itself after you get the average ideas out of the way, not before you take the first step.
so true
- I hear people often express hesitance about writing something they’re thinking about by saying “it’s already been said” or “I’m sure other people have written about this.” A lot of this comes down to a fear of not being seen or accepted by others. The fear is “I’ll look dumb” which is just another way of saying “others won’t accept me” What I want... See more
- The biggest life hack is making sure you get your dopamine exclusively from activities that move you closer to your ideal life.
- AI ART: YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, WE DO THE REST "We are all products of what has come before us, but it’s by living our lives in interaction with others that we bring meaning into the world. That is something that an auto-complete algorithm can never do, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise." @Tedchiang https://t.co/as7u00zo9G... See more
On AI art - I agree Chiang’s article is so biased
- I always feel vaguely bad about procrastinating but it always feels incredible when the extra wait reveals something to me that turns out to be much more powerful/critical than anything I had on my conscious radar starting out I wonder…
