Matt Little

Revolution. What I now understand it to be historically is a rebirth of the New Left. So it’s very analogous. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to David Horowitz about this because he lived through it 40 years earlier.

It turned out to be a coalition of economic radicals, and this was the rise of Bernie Sanders, but the kids turned on capitalism in a... See more

Spiritual progress is about reducing the latency between 1st thought and 3rd thought (“heaven”) or emptiness and then love. Eventually they co-arise spontaneously in a non-doing way. Until then, we intend with non-attachment and work on the blocks that create latency. This is why every person we meet, trigger we feel, and difficult / positive situa... See more

Business isn’t something you learn in books. Or posts. Or threads.

You can’t read your way to the right hire.

You can't consume enough content to produce a product.

You have to do.

You learn business by doing business. Hiring by hiring. Products by building them.

We know this is true in music.

Never pick up a guitar? Go read 100 books on guitar. You'll s... See more

It also could not be a better time for a paradigm shift. AGI and likely soon after superintelligence will force us to rethink human role in society. In the new world, the value of the human brain is increasingly defined on how creative it can be. Cosmic optimism helps us navigate this transformation by emphasizing focus on the very human qualities ... See more

I've always wondered why I leave some exchanges drained and others energized. why I can instantly sense whether someone is a soul friend or not. the best way i've been able to comprehend this is that conversations are the medium by which energy is exchanged. they are composed of:

• 1. questions asked for the own persons benefit


• 2. questions asked for y

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Novelist Marilynne Robinson on how to handle good luck:

"I can only make sense of my unaccountable good fortune by assuming that it means I am under special obligation to make good use of it."

Source: The Paris Review Interviews: Volume IV