The Whiteboard
This is the default place for anything interesting that doesn’t need to be private. Otherwise completely random
The Whiteboard
Get a cheap digital tape recorder. Go on a walk with someone you want to teach about your topic of expertise. Spend half an hour explaining, in the most cogent way you can, person to person, what they might learn from you.
When you’re simply talking and walking, teaching from experience and anecdote, your best voice arrives.
Go ahead and transcribe t... See more
When you’re simply talking and walking, teaching from experience and anecdote, your best voice arrives.
Go ahead and transcribe t... See more
Seth Godin
"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do"
-Bob Dylan
Startup is a Craft
Building anything different and original is a process of discovery and exploration. Which means that there is no roadmap.
The fundamental craft skill of an entrepreneur is navigating this uncertainty more easily than others.
The craft is "earning secrets:" combining the skills of artists, explorers, and inventors, to discover new op
... See moreSpotify’s story illustrates a crucial insight from decades of psychological research: the most significant breakthroughs often emerge from nonlinear paths. Yet, we cling to goal setting methods that promise certainty and control.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Rethinking Goals: the Science of Nonlinear Goal Setting
You don't need to learn any new hard skills to manage your AI intern. You just need to transfer over the same soft skills you've developed over your life collaborating with people. And, like any good working relationship, success comes down to the basics: clear communication, iterative feedback, shared context, and understanding your partner's stre... See more
lex.page • Writing With AI
People tend to overcomplicate AI, which feels right. The tech behind AI is new and complex—shouldn’t it be hard to use? Even the common term for working with AI, prompt engineering, gives the impression of hard-won technical expertise.
Here's the truth: expert AI users don't have a mysterious technical skillset you're missing. They've just developed... See more
Here's the truth: expert AI users don't have a mysterious technical skillset you're missing. They've just developed... See more
lex.page • Writing With AI
Jason Cohen • Distinguishing constructive criticism from bad business advice
A Smart bear
Dunbar’s Number
This is why for the past eight years or so I've been maintaining a single document where I keep all my hunches: ideas for articles, speeches, software features, startups, ways of framing a chapter I know I'm going to write, even whole books. I now keep it as a Google document so I can update it from wherever I happen to be. There's no organizing pr... See more