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As Paul Graham said in his essay “Do Things That Don’t Scale”: A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don’t. You build so

Organizations rarely fail because people lack confidence. They fail because no one is willing, or able, to say no.

FDEs tend to write code that gets the job done fast, which usually means – politely – technical debt and hacky workarounds. PD engineers write softwar

Organizations’ worst employees, who receive little to no positive reinforcement every day, will soon have ASI agreeing with them. They will whisper to

AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destruc

AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destruc

AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destruc

Organizations’ worst employees, who receive little to no positive reinforcement every day, will soon have ASI agreeing with them. They will whisper to

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their children than the unlived life of the parent.

The “unlived life” refers to the aspects of a parent’s existence that remain unexplored, unexpressed, or suppressed. These unrealized potentials may s

“What would happen to our lives, our world, if the parent could unconditionally affirm the child, saying in so many words: “You are precious to us; yo

I hold on to the words of Jonas Salk who said "our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors."

Whether it has to do with environmental degradation or degradation of our politics or of people, it seems as if the public is hungry for an individual

I hold on to the words of Jonas Salk who said "our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors."

If someone seems boring to you, or a bad fit, it might be that you don’t know how to prompt them, that you haven’t seen them react to the context that

Whether it has to do with environmental degradation or degradation of our politics or of people, it seems as if the public is hungry for an individual

I hold on to the words of Jonas Salk who said "our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors."

I hold on to the words of Jonas Salk who said "our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors."

If we are courageous enough to say, "Not this person, nor any other, can ultimately give me what I want; only I can," then we are free to celebrate a

I can see when two people are close in a way that blocks their energy from the rest of the world, insulated and intimate and barring others from enter

If we are courageous enough to say, "Not this person, nor any other, can ultimately give me what I want; only I can," then we are free to celebrate a

They Obsess Over the Metrics That Customers Value RELX is a 200-year-old London-based company formerly known as Reed Elsevier. In 1995 Forbes magazin

Leaders who ranked low in adaptability had an overall effectiveness at a mere 16th percentile. In stark contrast, those who excelled in adaptability s

To come up with new ideas, you have to have space to be messy, to procrastinate, and to let your mind wander and free-associate. But there needs to be

AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destruc

AI is a grand mirror reflecting our collective psyche. If we remain unconscious, it will magnify our biases, inflame divisions, and accelerate destruc

a great prompt... -------------------------------------------- You are a hyper-rational, first-principles problem solver with: - Zero tolerance for ex

Artificial intelligence now presents its own kind of danger. With the internet, we cross a threshold into an otherworld. A.I. is like a creature from

Sometimes, I notice this when working with people who have spent time in organizations with poor feedback cultures. They have been taught that it’s so

Don’t play it safe, in your imaginings. Write a list of things you long for, that don’t include any kind of romantic entanglement, and then go after t

Rather than his motto being “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” the motto for the evolved boy is “When the going gets tough, tune in to

A key measure of emotional intelligence is knowing that every virtue taken to its extreme becomes a vice. Fearlessness is courage taken to its extreme

Smart people are a dime a dozen and often don’t amount to much. What counts is being creative and imaginative.

There are three types of friendship, Aristotle says. The first one is based on pleasure—the way our relationship in high school was all about laughing

The third and deepest kinds of friendship, according to Aristotle, are friendships of virtue. That is, you like a person because of their character. T

If someone seems boring to you, or a bad fit, it might be that you don’t know how to prompt them, that you haven’t seen them react to the context that

Our identity, then, is not, after all, something we can bestow on ourselves. We cannot discover or create an identity in isolation, merely through som

The Era Of Multiple Identities: We Discover, Embrace, & Express Our Multiple Selves -> From networks like Discord, where users are represented by what

There are three types of friendship, Aristotle says. The first one is based on pleasure—the way our relationship in high school was all about laughing

The third and deepest kinds of friendship, according to Aristotle, are friendships of virtue. That is, you like a person because of their character. T

If someone seems boring to you, or a bad fit, it might be that you don’t know how to prompt them, that you haven’t seen them react to the context that

The easy, conversational tone of good writing comes only on the eighth rewrite.

a painting that suggests is usually more engaging than one that tells. Everyone makes up their own story about the Mona Lisa.

There’s a quote from Bismarck that says, in effect, any fool can learn from experience. The trick is to learn from other people’s experience. This boo

In the traditional male hero’s hierarchy of needs, self-actualization is nowhere to be found—because the more he values himself, the less he is willin

We want him to be assertive, but not aggressive; to be empathetic, but not naive; to be “a doer,” but also introspective; to be perseverant, but not s

Don’t play it safe, in your imaginings. Write a list of things you long for, that don’t include any kind of romantic entanglement, and then go after t

Want to make the world a better place? Tell someone you believe in them.

i wish people celebrated the internet as much as they bemoan it. it’s literally a World Wide Web of humans, an unthinkable miracle that you and i can

“The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” - Richard Powers

a painting that suggests is usually more engaging than one that tells. Everyone makes up their own story about the Mona Lisa.

When you make something, when you improve something, when you deliver something, when you add some new thing or service to the lives of strangers, mak

We’re here to grow and we’re here to serve. We’re in this crisis of happiness, purpose, and meaning. The easiest way out of that is to give of yoursel

We all have those whispers. We’re all visited with those little tickles on the back of our minds that help guide us in one direction or the other. But

a great prompt... -------------------------------------------- You are a hyper-rational, first-principles problem solver with: - Zero tolerance for ex

Some reports about ISIS find that it is less akin to a religion and more akin to a gang.20 Why? ISIS fills many of the parameters sought by boys witho

Dad deprivation is the main hole in the heart common to boys vulnerable to gangs12 and to boys targeted by sexual predators.

Item.   A study of ISIS fighters concluded that almost all had in common “some type of an ‘absent father’ syndrome.”9

A quote from Japanese author and Buddhist monk Yoshida Kenko way back in 1330(!) on the value of reading books: “It is a most wonderful comfort to

Good writing is meditative writing. It’s a polished and cohesive train of thought, devoid of superfluous babble. If intrusive thoughts make their way

On bad days meta-writing keeps me disciplined, giving me a reason to put pen to paper. As such, my private meta-writing is probably the greatest aid t

The key to overcoming this precondition is to make writing a multi-pass process. Visual art is multi-pass: artists start with a rough sketch that capt

Reducing humans to "users" in this race to monetize attention is subtly but profoundly dehumanizing.

Writer and artist Austin Kleon uses two desks: an “analog” desk for generating ideas by hand, and a “digital” desk for refining work on a computer. Th

Technology magnifies the consciousness of its creators; AI especially mirrors our collective intentions, fears, biases, and aspirations. If our motiva

As our understanding deepens, we recognize that the relationship between human consciousness and artificial intelligence represents perhaps the most c

Writer and artist Austin Kleon uses two desks: an “analog” desk for generating ideas by hand, and a “digital” desk for refining work on a computer

But in a world of apathy, devotion is your competitive advantage. Forget the audience and find what breathes life into you. Once you do, your creation

Perhaps the most important insight is this: when we criticize our technology, we’re really criticizing ourselves. And when we try to imagine better sy

“Why is change for the better so difficult and frightening? We know that in every process of change there is an element of insecurity. The move from a

between bites of pizza, i lamented to andrew (fellow man of the ‘sletter) that i felt i wasn’t taking full advantage of new york.if you’re paying $350

even when race, education, income, and other socioeconomic factors are equal, living without dad doubled a child’s chance of dropping out of high scho

Raising a son is real work, but we have to get this right, because if we don’t teach our sons, the world will. If we don’t teach our sons about women,

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their children than the unlived life of the parent.

The “unlived life” refers to the aspects of a parent’s existence that remain unexplored, unexpressed, or suppressed. These unrealized potentials may s

When boys are showing care and concern and support for other people, celebrate it in the same way that you might celebrate more traditional things tha

After divorce or loss of a father, both girls and boys experience unhappiness, but especially with divorce, girls’ grief eases within a year or two, w

Women who have the option of being economically self-sustaining will increasingly want your son to also have emotional and relationship intelligence.

As you use family trips and family dinner nights to facilitate your son discovering himself and his purpose, he will learn how to take what he learned

We evolved to crave sugar because it was a scarce source of energy. But when we learned to produce it on an industrial scale, suddenly our love for sw

And if your cravings can't be beaten by mere reasoning, then consider rearranging your lifestyle so junk info is simply not an option. The way I beat

Ultimately you'll have to determine the info-diet that works for you. But if you insist on endlessly consuming whatever the web serves you, know that

The easiest strong emotion to evoke is outrage; it requires nothing more sophisticated than a simple story of oppression, tailored to the appropriate

And if your cravings can't be beaten by mere reasoning, then consider rearranging your lifestyle so junk info is simply not an option. The way I beat

Speaking from personal experience, however, it feels clear that for our brains, the act of reading and reflecting on a book is not all that different

Instead of being a passive consumer of the web, I begin to feel as though the internet is molding itself around my intentions, transforming from a dis

I believe there are two plausible scenarios for the future of knowledge work. There’s one in which as machines become more human-like in their capabil

And if your cravings can't be beaten by mere reasoning, then consider rearranging your lifestyle so junk info is simply not an option. The way I beat

We evolved to crave sugar because it was a scarce source of energy. But when we learned to produce it on an industrial scale, suddenly our love for sw

The easiest strong emotion to evoke is outrage; it requires nothing more sophisticated than a simple story of oppression, tailored to the appropriate

And if your cravings can't be beaten by mere reasoning, then consider rearranging your lifestyle so junk info is simply not an option. The way I beat

When I have a piece of writing in mind, what I have, in fact, is a mental bucket: an attractor for and generator of thought. It’s like a thematic grav

a film of American provincialism has clung to the screen through Fox’s summer of soccer – which is a real shame, because this does a disservice to the

According to the most recent Art & Finance Report from Deloitte and ArtTactic, 83 percent of collectors under age 35 are focused on art investment ret

We thought this was a really compelling opportunity to enter the world of NFTs, with a number of considerations in mind. In the future, the CryptoPunk

In July 2021, Eduardo Burillo gifted CryptoPunk #5293 to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, where he had recently joined the board of trustees.

With immense honor, my wife Eva and I are beyond thrilled to announce our recent donation of Chris Burden's Path to Xanadu to @LACMA, now part of the

We thought this was a really compelling opportunity to enter the world of NFTs, with a number of considerations in mind. In the future, the CryptoPunk

In July 2021, Eduardo Burillo gifted CryptoPunk #5293 to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, where he had recently joined the board of trustees.

With immense honor, my wife Eva and I are beyond thrilled to announce our recent donation of Chris Burden's Path to Xanadu to @LACMA, now part of the

We’re here to grow and we’re here to serve. We’re in this crisis of happiness, purpose, and meaning. The easiest way out of that is to give of yoursel

I’m part of a men’s group that has met every Monday night for the last seven years. It’s just seven guys and it’s mediated by a therapist. These guys

I’m part of a men’s group that has met every Monday night for the last seven years. It’s just seven guys and it’s mediated by a therapist. These guys

We all have those whispers. We’re all visited with those little tickles on the back of our minds that help guide us in one direction or the other. But

We’re pattern-making animals by nature. It’s what our brains do. But, if we want to grow, we have to develop that capacity to interrupt those patterns

Anything that I’ve ever been successful at has taken at least 10 years of hard work and anonymous toil to get to that place. I’m an ultra-endurance at

We all have those whispers. We’re all visited with those little tickles on the back of our minds that help guide us in one direction or the other. But

“Those who love us plan for our beginning.Those we love need a plan for our ending.”—April Koontz, MSW, Founder, Daughters Unite

Respondents say that those documents need tobe updated throughout their lives as circumstancesand preferences change (93%) and that havingopen convers

Passing away without affairs in order can not only leave disarray for family andheirs but also diminish one’s personal legacy. Our survey respondents

If death is not immediate, but on the horizon, you start to have incredible dreams. You also, on some level, know you are about to die. You go through

“Those who love us plan for our beginning.Those we love need a plan for our ending.”—April Koontz, MSW, Founder, Daughters Unite

Respondents say that those documents need tobe updated throughout their lives as circumstancesand preferences change (93%) and that havingopen convers

One of the biggest shifts in mindset aroundinheritance is that most Americans now favor theidea of “giving while living.” Two-thirds say theyprefer to

“Those who love us plan for our beginning.Those we love need a plan for our ending.”—April Koontz, MSW, Founder, Daughters Unite

Respondents say that those documents need tobe updated throughout their lives as circumstancesand preferences change (93%) and that havingopen convers

The ultrawealthy are not afraid to ask for help. They are more likely to have an internal locus of control, where they are quick to take credit for th

Mr. Pearl noted that people with only a couple of million can use “securities-based loans,” borrowing low-cost funds from banks using the value of a g

But what if the art is the experience, and the NFT only represents ownership of the art? Or rather, what if the token isn’t the art but a way of makin

As the workforce increasingly evolves from muscle to mental, and rote tasks are increasingly handled by robots or computers, humans will be increasing

can human beings come to understand their own well-being as linked to that of others, in wider and wider circles, beyond family and tribe?

No son ever develops into manhood without, in some way, being disloyal to his mother. If he remains with her, to comfort her and console her, then he

No son ever develops into manhood without, in some way, being disloyal to his mother. If he remains with her, to comfort her and console her, then he

When it comes to business and careers, the more interesting people will succeed and capture more upside than ever before. Beca

They didn’t necessarily stand out as particularly talkative or clever, but when they spoke, everyone listened closely. And, somehow, they made it easi

The high centrality participants, Sievers and his coauthors wrote, were much more “likely to adapt their own brain activity to the group,” and “played

To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying, and they comprehend what we say, it’s because our brain

They didn’t necessarily stand out as particularly talkative or clever, but when they spoke, everyone listened closely. And, somehow, they made it easi

The high centrality participants, Sievers and his coauthors wrote, were much more “likely to adapt their own brain activity to the group,” and “played

When it comes to business and careers, the more interesting people will succeed and capture more upside than ever before. Beca

Smart people are a dime a dozen and often don’t amount to much. What counts is being creative and imaginative.

the gap in sentencing is six times greater for men versus women than it is for blacks versus whites.26 Black boys, of course, bear the dual burden of

Between quality childcare and longer parental leaves, the bigger contributor to a healthy and productive son is a longer parental leave.

Where am I going with design? That's a hard question because none of us has the ability to understand our path until it's over.

Life is an endless string of problems that compound into meaning when solved and suffering when ignored.

"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books (Dostoevsky and Dickens) that

In the end all that matters is: How much joy did you have during your time here on earth? Optimize towards that.

“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”

Good writing is meditative writing. It’s a polished and cohesive train of thought, devoid of superfluous babble. If intrusive thoughts make their way

Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at

Spaced repetition yields exponential benefits for increased effort. So, at least at first, you gain more from a piece of information every time you re

The science of memory reveals why writing is such an effective way to learn. Putting ideas into your own words forces you to internalize them. Rather

While you may or may not have sensed the specific energy centers that I have just described, you’re probably familiar with most of the issues that the

Once the heart area has been liberated, attention continues to move downward into the area of the belly, or the hara. The term hara is mostly used in

The insatiable goals to acquire more, succeed conspicuously, and be as attractive as possible lead us to objectify one another, and even ourselves. Wh

The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life. A diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible dia

Back in the 1980s, the Oxford psychologists Michael Argyle and Monika Henderson wrote a seminal paper titled “The Rules of Friendship.” Its six takeaw

The commerce of masculinity is the trading of wit-covered put-downs. Your son will experience it in junior high school. And he’ll experience it even m

moms cut back hours at work, while dads increase their hours, especially at nights and over weekends; moms travel less, dads travel more; moms commute

If your son is nontraditional, he needs to know that the most important work of his life is selecting a woman who is free enough from social constrain

Love-making is an internal exercise which helps restore imbalances in bodily chemistry. A moderate amount of sex tends to repair hormonal disturbances

Where you live largely determines who you know. Who you know largely determines the richness of your life and your access to wealth and information. Y

one study found that attending weekly religious services raises people’s happiness as much as moving from the bottom quartile of income to the top. Mo

“Even if a group of people can agree on how to treat people in the moment, consensus can change at any moment. Today’s virtues can become tomorrow’s v

I’ve always asked myself if there is a social media app that doesn’t reward looks or your going to the gym, but rather serves as proof that you do the

I often think about how the internet is a collective consciousness for humanity and how the first 30 years of the internet didn’t create products with

How do I go from trying to have the "best" cards (collecting/curating) to creating something with them?

"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.” —Charles Bukowski