better doing

How to write stuff no one else can.

“Almost as a rule, he tried to avoid talking to big, well-known names. Instead preferring the people who were deep in the trenches, had lots of experience, and almost zero attention. He wrote what no one else could because he […]

better doing

Be good-argument-driven, not data-driven.

“There’s nothing wrong with a fondness for data. The trouble begins when you begin to favor bad arguments that involve data over good arguments that don’t, or insist that metrics be introduced in realms where data can’t realistically be the […]

better doing

How to trick yourself into doing things.

“After the past few years of barely doing any exercise, I started a routine working out M-F morning for 30 min. It’s awful and I hate it. But here’s how I’ve been framing it in my head…” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

The unit economics of AI.

“If you’ve already put two and two together, you understand this: the cost of knowledge work has just decreased by orders of magnitude. Why? The floor has dropped out on the price of information.” ~ learn more

oh, Austin

The Travis County District Attorney’s race.

With very strong echoes to the Chicago race above, Daniel Lubetzky (KIND bar founder) posted about the race to unseat Jose Garza from his role as Distict Attorney. In both cases, it seems to be that one side wants to […]

oh, chicago

The Cook County State’s Attorney race.

A post from Chicago business leader Chris Deutsch about Eileen O’Neill Burke, who left her judgeship to running for this state’s attorney position. “I’m an outspoken proponent of Eileen, and although there are many reasons, this less than 2 minute […]