Reading Time: < 1 minWe’re at an amazing point in history, and one that will be changing (for the worse?) as AI continues to develop. Between tools like YouTube (free), summaries of books (many free) and the books themselves (not free, but more easily available than any time in history), you can learn whatever you want whenever you want. […]
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Reading a book with blog posts in mind
Reading Time: < 1 minWith almost every book that I read, I read with the intention of digging in deep and then blog posts just happen to come out of it. A good example of that was Adam Grant’s “Think Again“, where I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, and it just happened to generate a number of great ideas […]
Schools need to understand AI
Reading Time: 2 minOver the past few weeks I’ve talked to handful of high school students about how AI is being treated at their schools, and the results are largely disappointing (though somewhat understandable). Ultimately, I have three main takeaways from the conversations. Schools are scared of AI The general thought from the schools is “No AI for […]
Why do billionaires read so much?
Reading Time: 2 minI was recently listening to an episode of Founders where they were talking about the book “Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon“. One quote that they shared really stood out to me: “I know a bunch of middling entrepreneurs, who aren’t that successful, and they don’t read at all. And then yet […]
8: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”?
Reading Time: 3 minToday we’re up to the 8th question in “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here). Today is: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? We’ll start with a great answer from Annie Duke: First, seek out […]
1: What is the book you’ve given most as a gift, and why?
Reading Time: 3 minDigging into the first question posed by Tim Ferriss in “Tribe of Mentors” (here are all of his questions), he asks: What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life? This one elicited a lot of great […]
The best from “Tribe of Mentors”
Reading Time: 2 minBack in 2017, Tim Ferriss put together a fantastic book titled “Tribe of Mentors“. I say that he “put together” rather than “wrote” the book, because 95% of the content of the book are answers to questions that he collected from other people. All told, Tim asked 11 questions to roughly 130 people and shared […]
Confidence with openness
Reading Time: 2 minAmong other traits, I work hard to be confident in what I believe but also open to new ideas. It can be a weird balance. There are many reasons why you should show confidence, and it can help inspire trust from others. However, it can quickly turn sour if applied incorrectly. Charlie Munger made it […]
Learning is not memorizing information
Reading Time: < 1 minI spend a good deal of time memorizing information. This could be cards I put in Anki, doing my “Daily Review” in Readwise, or any number of other things. Memorizing information isn’t bad, but it’s worthless if you stop there. In a recent episode of “Founders”, host David Senra shared thoughts on some time that […]
The compound interest of knowledge
Reading Time: 2 minMost of us are familiar with the amazing power of compound interest when it comes to money. There’s a famous quote (attributed to Einstein, but likely wasn’t from him) that simply says: “The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.” Charlie Munger shared similar thoughts throughout his life. Compounding interest with money is […]