Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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The two stages of mastery for those with many passions
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"Plots and hooks yield the same desideratum: they set the reader a question, with the implicit assurance that the question will be answered." - Martin Amis
What are you good at? What could you be the best at? What makes you happy? What excites you? What makes you feel accomplished and good about yourself? What are you most proud of having accomplished in your life? Can you repeat this or further develop it? What do you enjoy sharing or experiencing with other people?
On Being a Good Newsletterer
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Reading List and Great reading
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Hypothesis 1: The "golden age" hypothesisThe "golden age" hypothesis says there are one or more "golden ages" from the past that were superior at producing innovation compared to today. Perhaps understanding and restoring what worked about those "golden ages" would lead to an explosion in creativity today.
Holden Karnofsky • Where's Today's Beethoven?
Questions to ask your friends
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