Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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As a rule, in a corporate environment, never signal that you buy the dream or that you crave an audience, as each of these can be provided at little to no cost for the employer and for little or no lasting benefit to you. Instead, signal that you crave the two things of real, lasting value a quality employer can offer: a learning environment and,... See more
The Peter Principle and exploiting overconfident workers - Marginal REVOLUTION
To Read: Aldous Huxley’s “The Education of an Amphibian”
Questions to ask your friends
open.substack.com
Is This How a Cold War With China Begins?
podcasts.apple.com"What a story is “about” is to be found in the curiosity it creates in us, which is a form of caring." - George Saunders
"The most important is that the writer’s original perception of a character or characters may be as erroneous as the reader’s. Running a close second was the realization that stopping a piece of work just because it’s hard, either emotionally or imaginatively, is a bad idea. Sometimes you have to go on when you don’t feel like it, and sometimes... See more
College isn't really about job training; college is about expanding your intellectual skills and building up your knowledge base to use them on; "furnishing your mind so you have a place to live in twenty years."
Linguistics FAQ
Infinite Loops Podcast