Paul Sturrock
@psturrock
Founder climb.works
Paul Sturrock
nichenavigation.substack.com
Today I turn 55.
I’m the fittest, sharpest, and happiest I’ve ever been.
If I’m an outlier, it’s not because I’m built different or discovered a secret formula. The truth is far less glamorous:
It’s a million tiny choices, compounded over... See more
Most of this story wasn't news to me, but I want more on this:
https://t.co/8j6l7qJzmP https://t.co/LyLwr2BEuO
"Diversive curiosity makes us want to know what lies on the other side of the mountain; epistemic curiosity arms us with the knowledge we need to survive when we get there. Every human society is, in Mark Pagel’s words, a ‘cultural survival vehicle’, rich in accumulated knowledge. Every baby is born with a powerful urge to explore it." (Ian Leslie,
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LinkedIn is (IMO) still the best distro channel for B2B newsletters. It’s helped me attract 81,000+ subs for Growth Unhinged.
My best advice for tapping into the algo:
1. Find 5-10 great thought leaders in your niche. Authentically engage with their posts, esp in the first... See more
Kyle Poyarsubstack.com
The danger of living in possibility versus taking action: how embracing limits and failure builds strength and real growth
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I could become an actor. I could become a great novelist. I could become a CEO. I could be Elon Musk II. But the way the world works is you don achieve anything unless you have limits Having limits and hitting that wall and that resistance is what makes you learn is what makes you great is how the human brain functions
And what I mean by that is
... See moreA number of people are talking about implications of AI to schools. I spoke about some of my thoughts to a school board earlier, some highlights:
1. You will never be able to detect the use of AI in homework. Full stop. All "detectors" of AI imo don't really work, can be defeated in various ways, and are in principle... See more
Andrej Karpathyx.comThere is an old Japanese term that perfectly sums up this surfeit of content: “tsundoku.” It means the piling up of unread books. In the twenty-first century, we all live in the shadow of an enormous multimedia tsundoku.