Effective but Unpredictable Work effectively, but be unpredictable. You are irreplaceable when you contribute in a way that AIs struggle to model or imitate. Book…Read more ->
Money is Gasoline "Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations…Read more ->
Breakthrough and Laughability Every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact, if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous, it is not a breakthrough…Read more ->
First Follower When new artists do weird work, their first followers are the curators who transform their individual weirdness into public art. Make your…Read more ->
Education or Training To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated. Book: Finite and Infinite Games James Carse…Read more ->
Trust and Cheat Getting cheated occasionally is the small price for trusting the best of everyone, because when you trust the best in others, they generally…Read more ->
Productivity is Distraction Productivity is often a distraction. Don't aim for better ways to get through your tasks as quickly as possible. Rather aim for better tasks…Read more ->
Escaping the Old The difficulty of training one’s thoughts lies not so much in developing new ideas but in escaping the old. Podcast: Investing and Life…Read more ->
When Told You're Wrong When someone tells you something is wrong, they’re usually right. When someone tells you how to fix it, they’re usually wrong Article: 9…Read more ->
Only Imperfect Produces Art Jesus, Superman, and Mother Teresa never made art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art begins in what is broken. Article: 9…Read more ->
Apology and Compliment It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request. Article: 99 Additional Bits of…Read more ->
No Desperate Need If you can’t tell what you desperately need, it’s probably sleep. Article: 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited AdviceRead more ->