Junior job opportunities are vanishing. “Companies that adopt AI at higher rates are hiring juniors 13% less.” The traditional path for junior engineers is disappearing as AI automates entry-level work, leaving many young professionals struggling to enter the job market. […]
Playing entrepreneur on Hard Mode. “I wrote this because I have been feeling like Capitalism needs to be upgraded, and it seems like creating a pledge or manifesto—a movement to strengthen capitalism—might be the fastest way to do it.” The […]
Why aren’t smart people happier? “Across 50 years of data and 30,346 people, the folks who scored higher on the vocab test were a tiny bit less happy.” A deep dive into intelligence and happiness reveals a curious finding: being […]
Confidently wrong. “The gap between what they know and what they think they know is widest.” A study reveals that those who oppose scientific consensus often have lower objective knowledge but higher subjective confidence. ~ learn more
How Rockefeller and his partners built Standard Oil. In contrast to popular accounts, Rockefeller’s empire wasn’t built on shady railroad deals but “returns to scale and capital efficiency.” From 1865 to 1872, their production expanded 20x, dropping costs by over […]
How to use ChatGPT without brain-rot. “ChatGPT was the precise opposite of a desirable difficulty. It allowed the essay writers to give answers before doing their own thinking.” Relying on AI too early may lead to “cognitive debt,” where critical […]
Collaboration sucks. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” PostHog argues that over-collaboration erodes motivation, confidence, and effectiveness, urging for “extraordinarily high ownership” instead. ~ learn more
Threat of reference check. “When you use the TORC technique, you inform candidates before even speaking to them that a final step in hiring is for them to arrange reference calls with the managers they have reported to.” By ensuring […]
Already they are men. “Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical,” noted French satirist Jean de La Bruyère in the 1600s. Before critiquing the selfishness of children, it’s a chance to reflect on our adult selves. ~ learn more
Meet the worst programmer. “Tim’s score was consistently zero. Zero! Not just low, or trending downwards, but literally zero.” Despite these metrics, Tim excelled at elevating the entire team’s productivity through collaboration and mentoring. ~ learn more