Joe Stampone
@joestampone
Joe Stampone
"Work is endless. Exercise is endless. Parenting is endless. Same with marriage, writing, investing, creating, and more. You get to choose the parts of your life, but many of the important things in life cannot be "finished."
Do not approach an endless game with a finite mindset. The objective is not to be done, but to settle into a daily lifestyle
... See more"To simplify before you understand the details is ignorance.
To simplify after you understand the details is genius."
"The truest form of intelligence is designing the life you want to live."
"Compete externally and you compare.
Compete internally and you improve."
“Mediocrity is invisible until passion shines a light on it.”
Nike founder Phil Knight on balance:
"My life was out of balance, sure, but I didn't care. In fact, I wanted even more imbalance. ... If my life was to be all work and no play, I wanted my work to be play."
Focus means choosing what doesn't matter.
What you refuse to do determines what you can do.
The default answer, I’m afraid, is No. If you do nothing, you’re almost certainly going to get overrun. If you have an Atom Moat, then you stand a pretty good chance of weathering the storm, if you execute well. Just a chance, mind you: It’s a moat, not a force field. But atoms are a pretty good moat. If you make beer, or work with humans, or ship... See more
The Anthropic Hive Mind
Improv at Scale
Anthropic’s Hive Mind is described by employees as “Yes, and...” style improvisational theater. Every idea is welcomed, examined, savored, and judged by the Hive Mind. It’s all based on vibes. There is no central decision-making authority. They are just trying everything, and when magic happens, they all just kind of realize it at... See more
Anthropic’s Hive Mind is described by employees as “Yes, and...” style improvisational theater. Every idea is welcomed, examined, savored, and judged by the Hive Mind. It’s all based on vibes. There is no central decision-making authority. They are just trying everything, and when magic happens, they all just kind of realize it at... See more