Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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The perils of hyper-literacy
engelsbergideas.com
During interviews, I try to create a stillness that helps separate signal from noise, elephants from riders. The easiest way to create conditions of stillness is to talk very little. It also helps to have the candidate you’re trying to see clearly ask you questions. Questions have very high signal value compared to most anything else you can get... See more
Graham Duncan Blog • What’s going on here, with this human?
Talk to the candidates about what they’ve done. Ask them about their most impressive projects and biggest wins. Specifically, ask them about how they spend their time during an average day, and what they got done in the last month. Go deep in a specific area and ask about what the candidate actually did—it’s easy to take credit for a successful... See more
Sam Altman • How to hire
David Foster Wallace Tried to Warn Us About these Eight Things
open.substack.com
The Mysterious Disappearance of a Revolutionary Mathematician | The New Yorker
Rivka Galchennewyorker.com"If by any chance you are wondering how to make yourself smarter, learn how to appreciate almost everybody, and keep on cultivating that skill."
— Tyler Cowen
Another way to increase your curiosity is to indulge it, by investigating things you're interested in. Curiosity is unlike most other appetites in this respect: indulging it tends to increase rather than to sate it. Questions lead to more questions.