Packy McCormick
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Not Boring
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These are all displacement behaviors, ways of not sitting with the problem.
Andy, Matuschak • Cultivating Depth and Stillness in Research
A tradeoff occurs every time you get feedback. You become slightly more mainstream, slightly more aligned with the zeitgeist. You become marginally more of an exploiter than an explorer , standing on the shoulders of the giants who conceived the paradigm you’re striving to build upon. This is very effective when you want to align your work with... See more
Leber • The Feedback Tradeoff
John W. Gardner's Address at Stanford's 100th Commencement Ceremony
John W. Gardnergardnercenter.stanford.edu
Handbook for New Employees
A guidebook for new employees at Valve, providing insights on the unique flat structure, project selection, and decision-making process within the company.
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A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious
subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of
consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the
origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds... this is all great stuff.... See more
subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of
consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the
origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds... this is all great stuff.... See more
Michael Crichton • Why Speculate - Michael Crichton.pdf
