Tom Schmidt

"Given one hour to save the world, I would spend 55 minutes defining the problem and 5 minutes finding the solution."

- Albert Einstein

Being wrong isn't something to fear but rather something to expect.

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. — André Gid

“Our shorthand is always, don’t use AI to do what you’ve always done, just faster and cheaper without humans, [but] what happens when you use AI to do things that you couldn’t have done before?

Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn't.

When your goal is persuasion, don’t begin with new information. Begin by agreeing with what they already believe. Meet them where they are. Only then can you hope to lead them to where you want them to go.

Cherophobia is the fear of joy: being afraid when things are going well

Jeanette Winterson on art's power to bypass our defenses

“Most of us spend a lot of time censoring everything that we see and hear. Does it fit with our world picture? And if it doesn’t, how can we shut it out, how can we ignore it, how can we challenge it? We are continually threatened in life, it’s true. But once you are alone with a book, and... See more

• Humility is mostly about being very honest about how much you owe to luck.