Tom Schmidt

The most fragile resource in an AI-abundant world isn't energy or food — it's unoptimized human attention , and this world treats it as sacred.

Having a fascinating life story is not just an exercise in vanity -- it has a real impact on your success in life. You'll have an easier time attracting friends as well as life and business partners. It'll also make it much easier to sell yourself or your products. It has a kind of compounding halo effect

Writer and playwright Nora Ephron on agency:

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

Working Overtime

When o3 Plans Your Career Better Than You Do

Watch AI write my five-year roadmap, then grab the step-by-step template to do it yourself

by Katie Parrott

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It’s Friday. And this is your One Minute Blog (OMB) for the weekend.

431 words of brain fuel, delivered faster than Amazon Prime.

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I don’t know about wine, or cars...

...but I am a collector, and (dare I say), a connoisseur of questions.

For years, I’ve collected a list of “better questions”.

Why?

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Five Cultural Memes That Spread Through the Organization : (1) Tip of the Spear Focus - always identify and attack the biggest limiter, giving it disproportionate resources; (2) Push Through Roadblocks - admitting you're blocked is expected, hiding blockers gets you in trouble; (3) Scrappiness - cost-sensitive resourcefulness over bureaucratic... See more