Tom Schmidt

Without the external struggle for survival, we risk falling into “learned helplessness.”

in a world where AI slop is everywhere and it’s easier than ever to build software

what goes up:

the value of known celebrities goes up

the value of dotcoms goes up

the value of strong distribution channels goes up

the value of proprietary data goes up

the value of taste and curation goes up

the value of trusted brands goes up

the value of... See more

If you don’t give your life a direction, the world will give it a distraction.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

– Alfred Adler

"I don't know, but I'll test and find out" transforms obstacles into exciting problems to solve rather than soul-crushing setbacks​

The biggest mistake in building anything is attempting the final version first​

Don’t have enough time? Do the short version. Don’t have enough energy? Do the easy version. Find a way to show up and not put up a zero for that day, because doing something is almost always infinitely better than doing nothing