Personal Priorities

Consolidating what matters most into habits, systems, ecosystems.

How to Do Great Work

A timely and inspiring roadmap. "Choose a field, learn enough to get to the frontier, notice gaps, explore promising ones."

Scenius

Classic concept that pairs nicely with the above. "Individuals immersed in a productive scenius will blossom and produce their best work."

"Strong Body, Calm Mind, Household Full of Love"

This litany has been swimming around my head ever since I heard it on a podcast a few months back. A succinct reminder of what's important.

High Performing Teams

Making groups of humans greater than the sum of their individuals.

Amp It Up

Frank Slootman's management philosophy succinctly summarized. Leadership is confrontation: Increase the tempo, raise the standards, narrow the focus.

Working Backwards

Amazon leadership principles explained by execs who worked closely with Jeff Bezos. Insightful and actionable.

Turning Remote Culture Up to 11

Eye-opening interview with CEO of Levels Health about how they leverage virtual assistants and a remote-first company culture. I love seeing a common insight (delegation is good) followed to the uncommon extreme (screen record everything at your company, so that VAs can help your team get leverage). Such "makes sense, but feels alien" conclusions are signposts to the future.

The Adjacent Possible

A favorite vacation spot — just a couple years over the horizon.

Optimistic Science Fiction

Currently working my way through Future of Life Institute's story contest. This is useful and necessary reconnaissance.

Deep Learning for Coders

Best primer for understanding the foundations behind modern AI.

Megabyte

This is the research paper that convinced me that current generation AI still just a toy. If low-hanging fruit like "hey, what if we skip tokens and train on bytes instead" is still under explored, what else are we missing?

Whimsical

Understand

One of my favorite short stories as an exceptionally well-done audio narration. Spine-tinglingly good.