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Don’t end the week with nothing
“Prefer to work on things you can show. Prefer to work where people can see you. Prefer to work on things you can own.” | learn more
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Good explanations are hard to vary
This short Naval Ravikant post posits that good explanations, “should make risky and narrow predictions.” Part of his point is that tons of things are falsifiable in fact without leading to progress. Example: “If you eat 1kg of grass, it […]
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21 popular science books to expand your mind
This is a list from 2048 Ventures investor Alex Iskold. He includes interesting commentary on a handful of the books. I’ve read very of them, reminding me that there’s still much to learn. | learn more
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John Madea strives to avoid complacency
“If all my beliefs came from the narrow worldview of my parents, I might still be comfortably stuck in their world.” | learn more
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Your thinking rate is fixed
At first, I thought this article didn’t apply to me because I’m not trying to think faster. But Shane Parish makes the point that by focusing on speed I’m forced to make decisions faster and that’s the same thing as […]
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Seneca on gathering ideas and combinatorial creativity
“Seneca advised observing and copying the bees, and idea that gave like to combinatorial creativity well before Einstein hit upon the same notion.” | learn more
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The holy grail of self-improvement
“The holy grail of self-improvement in modern times is a framework for individual experimentation and learning that can be used by the average person. The key question such a framework would have to answer is “How do people change?”” | learn more
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Three types of startup advisors you might not have thought about
“Most of the companies we back figure out how to use advisors in compelling ways, it’s just not as public as it used to be.” | learn more
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Your environment shapes your decisions
“Your environment matters more than you think. Most people waste most of their day paddling upstream. Here’s how to create an environment that makes it easy to thrive.” | learn more