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Idle agents will turn us into even more of productivity monsters
Every industrial leap promised more leisure. Instead, it raised the baseline.
Factories did not shorten ambition. And as agents run 24/7, time becomes even more yield-bearing.
So AI may mean we’ll have more time for “less mundane things”, but markets will likely turn that into higher
... See moreThe man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less sure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance yet better equipped to understand the relationship of words to things, of systematic reasoning to the unfathomable mystery which it tries,
Self-reflection questions on identity, integrity, ego, and regret to cultivate humility, gratitude, empathy, and happiness.
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Am I thinking independently or going along with the tribal views of a group that I want to be associated with? Whose approval am I auditioning for? Which of my principles would I abandon if they stopped earning me praise and recognition? If I could see myself talk, what would I cringe at the most?
What question am I afraid to ask because I suspect I
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How great creatives build vast internal libraries through enthusiastic, constant consumption and lifelong reading, fueling their work
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Martin Scorsese used to watch a movie every single night. You look at someone like Ralph Lauren, people say, hey, you know, what was it like talking to him in the early days? He just knew every single thing about the different kinds of ties. Talking to a musician, musician was saying, hey, the way that you can remember how things look, I can
... See moreI want to spend time with words. And I want them to make people feel something.
“The leaders always had good consciences, for conscience in them coalesced with will, and those who looked on their face were as much smitten with wonder at their freedom from inner restraint as with awe at the energy of their outward performances.”
In The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James identifies the union... See more
