Compression is prediction. “Compression and LLMs are trying to solve the exact same problem…” Based on my read of this post, I am reasonable confident that I don’t really understand modern compression. ~ learn more
Don’t be a meat proxy. “Please don’t do this. I mean, I’ve done this. But I’ve been on the receiving end too many times now.” A good reminder that pasting raw LLM output into Slack or code review isn’t helpful. […]
High agency beats smart. “Being smart and making good business decisions will increasingly become a commodity.” David Cummings argues that as AI makes intelligence cheap and everywhere, the real edge shifts to people who initiate action and can build trust […]
Mental effort is the real divide. “What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.” The early story of AI at work is not leisure, it is intensity: one study found that after […]
Change the habit loop. “About 40 to 45% of what you do every day, according to studies, is a habit.” Charles Duhigg made this great solo video overviewing the keyconcepts from two of his books, The Power of Habit and […]
Counting geese at work. “I spend, to a first approximation, half my life counting geese.” In 2022 that meant endless reconciliation across GitHub, Linear, Drive, CRM, and slide decks. In his 2026 version, “The AI counts the geese now.” ~ […]
People are bad at picking health plan. “They spent 24% more than they had, with a majority of employees picking a plan for which a strictly better version existed.” I am not sure that I’ve always (or ever?) picked the […]
11 universal and objective truths about making friends. “Also, when you’ve just moved to a new city, you have to say “yes” to everything.” ~ learn more
How to ask for help. “There is only one principle. Put yourself in their mind.” The whole piece is a checklist for asking strangers for help without making it weird: show you are serious, give tight context, make the ask […]
Discovery needs dialogue. The piece argues that isolation helps you implement decisions, but conversation is where problem understanding and new thinking actually get made. ~ learn more