Tom Hamilton
@tomilton
Product Manager in Austin, TX
Tom Hamilton
"In my lifetime, I've seen two demonstrations of tech that struck me as revolutionary: the GUI and ChatGPT"
Bill Gates, March 2023
THREE THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT
You don’t need your partner. You need to be loved.
You don’t need your job. You need to feel secure.
You don’t need to be beautiful, cool, or popular. You need to feel appreciated.
Stop mistaking the things that provide for your needs as the needs themselves.
You don’t need your partner. You need to be loved.
You don’t need your job. You need to feel secure.
You don’t need to be beautiful, cool, or popular. You need to feel appreciated.
Stop mistaking the things that provide for your needs as the needs themselves.
humanity is still adapting to the fact that ordinary people have broadcasting capability. cultural norms around this are still being negotiated in real time. it’s actually imo more disruptive than promethean fire; you can’t use fire to burn people on the other side of the planet
FOUR THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT
If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
Share this:
The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
Share this:
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
THREE THI... See more
If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
Share this:
The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
Share this:
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
THREE THI... See more
By connecting platforms like Openrouter to Cline, I've found resourceful ways to troubleshoot technical issues without significant investment – proving that meaningful technical exploration is accessible to everyone.
The problem with AI tools today is that they don’t take your judgment into account
Read this on X regarding the pursuit of purpose vs blind ambition:
I challenge the conclusion somewhat. You can have both. Its not all or nothing.
The danger zone is when ambition becomes a coping mechanism for deeper issues — trying to prove you’re enough, escaping pain, or clinging to success for identity. That’s where burnout, anxiety, and self-
... See moreMark Twain once said, “When you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.”
The majority is burnt out, overwhelmed, and reactive. Following their lead means accepting their results.
But you're building something different. A Focus Forcefield that turns your attention into your unfair advantage.
What if focus became your... See more
The majority is burnt out, overwhelmed, and reactive. Following their lead means accepting their results.
But you're building something different. A Focus Forcefield that turns your attention into your unfair advantage.
What if focus became your... See more
Everyone is sleeping on the *collective* advantages AIs will have, which have nothing to do with raw IQ: they can be copied, distilled, merged, scaled, and evolved in ways humans simply can't.
DWARKESH PATEL
JAN 31, 2025
DWARKESH PATEL
JAN 31, 2025