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"You can’t trust your initial reaction to feedback. Defensive responses are driven by common fears about our own competence, and fear is a powerful distorter of the messages we hear" Shivani Berry review.firstround.com/the-best-leade…

Hey tobi lutke this one is a continuation of the one I drew on the wall the Shopify office years ago! mirror.xyz/0x0Ee6Ff7a9FAb…

Cannot believe content like this is free - thank you Rae Wynter youtu.be/ws7RHhGX8UM

I love this part of April Dunford's talk on product positioning (youtube.com/watch?v=V083i5…). Saying you have "better UX" or "ease of use" is table stakes at this point, and it's not a real differentiator!

📢 Time to reveal what we’ve been working on for the past few months! Introducing Joyn.xyz : Collaborative Media Creation for the Web3 Era. (1/11) 🧵👇

When you play the finite game, change is bad. When you play the infinite game, change is good. It gives you more knowledge — tobi lutke

The next company I start will be in Nuclear Power. Here are a few words on why! medium.com/@mattloszak/wh…

"It’s more about missing that universal agreement that it’s really, really cool to devote yourself fully to your work... work can be a source of real meaning in life. But, we’ll only ever get out what we put in" 👏👏👏 every.to/p/what-i-miss-…

Current vibe: “sketch of woman reading at coffee shop with birds” #dalle

“Watercolour painting of people dressed as cats, upside down” #dalle

Plant is wilting. Google says “plant could be overwatered, underwatered, too much sun, not enough sun” #dalle

“I can do hard things” is a powerful belief system.

Experts can't seem to agree on the best way to decarbonize the grid. Is the answer in renewables? Nuclear? Or do we need a new breakthrough technology? Here's what you need to know 🧶👇

On November 5, we’re releasing our first in-app retreat, featuring a live Q&A with Sam. Whether you’re a member or not, we want you to join. We've heard from many of you that you're curious about retreats—and this is a great first step. Sign up free:bit.ly/3fZaHU8

Minimum viable product

Wrote a piece about using AI for creative writing!

Today we’re releasing “The A.I. Dilemma” – a new talk Aza Raskin and I gave on 3/9, a week before GPT4 launched. *Pls share it widely.* It's critical for institutions to understand how the race between AI labs is accelerating the likelihood of catastrophe: youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJKj…

I completed the most arduous physical challenge of my life — over 110km (70 miles) of intense trekking in the Himalayas of western Nepal. I’d planned to go farther but ended up with a nasty case of altitude sickness, so descended sooner than expected.

It’s fascinating being on the inside of another company going through a major cultural reset. First at Twitter, now at Meta. These moments demand adaptability and a willingness to move beyond the norms and processes that you’re used to. Fighting for what was is a waste of