Many of us are wired to look at work as something that should produce monetary rewards. Or at least with writing, some amount of attention, or new followers. But on the internet, sustained attention may take years to materialize, if at all. And too many people are focused on short-term followers instead of the genuine credibility that can come from... See more

He could interface with the mathematical community with integrity because he had a deep familiarity with his inner space. If he had not known the shape of his interests and aims, he would have been more vulnerable to the standards and norms of the community—at least he seems to think so.

I was reading an article about the state of SaaS recently, and came across this line:

The data moat surrounding incumbent SaaS / systems of record is likely overstated. I would argue that the most important context doesn’t reside in systems of records, regardless of their size, but in the minds and multimodal work of millions of users over time.

What... See more