Jake

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Jake

@jake

writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.

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Cristóbal Sciutto

cristobal.space

Cool sites + projects

To signal a desire for learning, do cool things that require you to learn and do more than the job requires. Employers are, in general, sort of like archeologists: They study artifacts to understand the people who made them. So make artifacts that demonstrate you like to learn things.

The Peter Principle and exploiting overconfident workers - Marginal REVOLUTION

work and hiring, meetings, etc

11 Reasons Not to Become Famous (or “A Few Lessons Learned Since 2007”)

Tim Ferriss tim.blog

Innovation is not linear - Works in Progress Magazine

Jason Crawford worksinprogress.co

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"The ideas will follow me. When they’re off-guard, and ready to be born, I’ll turn around and grab them." - Ray Bradbury

I think a lot of different things can work and what's really important is that you find a style that's suitable to you and the context you operate in. Copying what's worked for someone else is unlikely to work for you

danluu.com • Some Thoughts on Writing

hiring, meetings, etc

Bill Wurtz

Cool sites + projects

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Visual inspiration

Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”

Tim Ferriss x.com

Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”