Tejas Gawande
@tejas
Co-founder, Chronicle. Product geek.
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The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. – Robert Hughes
Research as leisure activity is directed by passions and instincts . It’s fundamentally very personal: What are you interested in now ? It’s fine, and maybe even better, if the topic isn’t explicitly intellectual or academic in nature. And if one topic leads you to another topic that seems totally unrelated, that’s something to get excited about—no... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Research as leisure: A desire to ask and answer questions, a commitment to evidence, an understanding of what already exists, an output, a certain degree of contemporary relevance, and a community
In a pre-AI world, in order to build an application, you needed to reduce your idea to a process—a set of rules by which your software would operate to accomplish the goal you set. Sometimes this was easy; for example, a customer relationship manager like Salesforce is naturally reducible to rules.
In a post-AI world, you can build applications for ... See more
In a post-AI world, you can build applications for ... See more
Dan Shipper • Five New Thinking Styles for Working With Thinking Machines
Process vs. intuition
Delayed gratification is the key to life
Real luxury
Don't ignore your dreams; don't work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy
The Top of My Todo List
A palliative care nurse called Bronnie Ware made a list of the biggest regrets of the dying
“Strategy salons” or “nerd clubs” can be powerful tools for generating ideas and fostering innovation. Use your nerd club as a safe space to explore half-formed ideas. Limit it to a few engaged individuals who genuinely want to participate. Set ground rules for discussions, like using “yes, and” to build on ideas and leaving negative feedback aside... See more
Lenny Rachitsky • Thinking like a gardener not a builder, organizing teams like slime mold, the adjacent possible, and other unconve…
Nerd club as a safe space to explore half-formed ideas