Will
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Will
One of the things that raises my hackles is the claim that the only reason not to be in awe of these technologies is that you haven’t used them enough. It’s certainly true that people who use ChatGPT a lot come to think it’s great, but I’m not sure whether that’s because they’re discovering its extraordinary depths or because they’re sort of... See more
Sublime • Oliver Burkeman Is Doubling Down on the Purely Human
The real question is, where does scarcity still exist? It exists where it has always existed—in the distribution layer, with the limits on human attention. Artificial intelligence can generate abundance in creation, it can even create new currencies, but it cannot convert attention into currency. Only human beings can do that.
I’ll go even further... See more
I’ll go even further... See more
“The older I grow and the more I abandon myself to God's will, the less
I value intelligence that wants to know and will that wants to do; and
as the only element of salvation I recognize faith, which can wait patiently, without asking too many questions.”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
This style of one-person business is where you quite literally pursue your goals in public (brand), solve your problems as you are pursuing those goals (content), and create a system to help others do the same (product).
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
“A 5-step process for nearly anything:
1) Explore widely. Find out what is possible.
2) Test cheaply. Run small, quick experiments. Sample things.
3) Edit ruthlessly. Focus on the best. Cut everything else.
4) Repeat what works. Don't quit on a good idea.
5) Return to 1.”
1) Explore widely. Find out what is possible.
2) Test cheaply. Run small, quick experiments. Sample things.
3) Edit ruthlessly. Focus on the best. Cut everything else.
4) Repeat what works. Don't quit on a good idea.
5) Return to 1.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On Simplifying, a 5-Step Process for Nearly Anything, and Collaboration | James Clear
it speaks to the enduring value of the written word for social movements: experiences of past struggles, positive as much as negative, need to be passed on to coming generations, or they will have to start from scratch. In the age of social media, books become not less but more important in this regard. Countering the evanescence of an update or... See more
Andreas Malm introduces Verso's new free ebook, Property Will Cost Us
Andreas Malm on the importance of books for activism in the age of social media
