Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its wings.”
Charlie Wardle
To a certain extent we are wasting our time. We have a perfect model of the world—it is the world! But it is too complicated.
data science and Quotes
Your mind is the most rambling, chaotic, needling, insulting, insufferable person you will ever meet. Thoughts do not hold rightful claims on your life—meditation helps you welcome the good ones and ignore the bad ones - Sam Harris
Tim Ferriss • #599: New Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert | The Tim Ferriss Show • Podcast Notes
"We see these examples time and again, that the setting in which you try to do your most smart, creative, cognitive work really matters. And if that setting is the same place that you do shallow work (where you do your taxes and your emails and your zooms) your mind is going to have a hard time getting into the deep work mode. The answer is to have
... See moreRather than wait passively, "wait for it" requires that you do three things while you wait:
1. Think about what you're waiting for.
2. Visualize what it will look like.
3. Talk to others about it and seek advice.
1. Think about what you're waiting for.
2. Visualize what it will look like.
3. Talk to others about it and seek advice.
Emotionally Intelligent People Use a Surprising 3-Word Phrase ...
For me, the goal is always to use AI to help people think better. Writing is thinking. That’s it. And if we don’t forget that, I believe the future of writing is going to be very exciting indeed.
Every • Writing with Machines
"Your network is your net worth"
- Charlie Munger / @tferriss
I can give it a video of my screen as I use my computer, and it accurately understands what I am doing and what I could do better. This allows the AI to work, for better or worse, as a manager or advisor based on observing the real world.
Ethan Mollick • Which AI should I use? Superpowers and the State of Play
Ethan Mollick explains how Gemini brings us a step closer to the idea of your “AI Chief of Staff” (Cal Newport)