If you don’t have a good system for storing bad ideas, you probably don’t have one for filing good ones, either.
Welcome to ideas, collected, where I collect thoughts, quotes, and inspiration - anything instructive worth reviewing later. Take a look around and see if there is anything that speaks to you.
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Imagine it’s two years from now. The company has failed. What went wrong?
Serious efforts that produce things the world values need the support of a mind regularly released to leisure.
Rocket science is not rocket science if you’re a rocket scientist.
If you only understand one thing about building products, you must understand that energy put in early in the process pays off ten fold and energy put in at the end of the program pays off negative ten fold.
Remember that you are being paid to attend meetings. Do not treat meetings as a break in the day.
The pursuit of size and strength really contradicts what we want to go after for longevity.
1. Get up at the same time every morning 2. Avoid going to bed until you feel sleepy 3. Do not stay in bed if you are not sleeping 4. Reduce time spent in bed
1. Eat breakfast 2. Stay hydrated 3. Eat as much as you want of anything you can pick, pluck, or kill
1. Eat food 2. Not too much 3. Mostly plants
If you have to use someone else’s name or authority to get a point across, there is little merit to your point. You might not believe it yourself. If you believe something to be correct, focus on showing your work to prove it. Authority derives naturally from merit, not the other way around.
The only people who care about your GPA are people you have given no other basis to evaluate you.
If I were a kid today, I’d forget about hacking computers… I’d be hacking biology.
We’re heading towards a world of perfect knowledge. With a trillion sensors gathering data everywhere (autonomous cars, satellite systems, drones, wearables, cameras), you’ll be able to know anything you want, anytime, anywhere, and query that data for answers and insights.
Swimming is a great productivity tool. Why? Because it requires total isolation: no music, no phone, no possible interruptions. Just quiet, strenuous exercise.
A 3D printer with a resolution of an atom could theoretically print a human if it was given the right program.
Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, method of work, and their values.
The keeper of your career will not be your employer but your personal network - so you’d better put a lot of effort into making it as extensive and as vital as possible.
Many kids (and adults) can’t name a famous, living engineer, scientist, or inventor. There is nothing wrong with having great superheroes from the world of sports and entertainment. But there should be more room for people who are contributing to society by curing diseases, creating breakthrough technologies, etc.
Instead of waking up and thinking about how tired you are, think about how good breakfast will be.