Chernobyl showed what happens when leaders surround themselves with people that never tell them what they need to hear, even and especially if it’s the truth. Probably nothing to learn from that.

cursor: "lets delete all of these git references" seasoned me: "are you sure that won't hurt my usage of git?" cursor: "nope! it's safe" *everything breaks* cursor: "you're right, that was a bad idea"

things get cheap when they get commoditized; success isn't a commodity ergo, the path to success is some % cheap things, some % scarce things like luck, timing, and trust

How is there no setting to automatically block any calls labeled "Spam Risk"?

it's ok to not start a startup for a while, or maybe even help someone start theirs it might even be the best path for you for now

just finally got something to work after a long time trying my dad's been gone for 8 years but i swear i just heard him say "i knew you could do it" if you do it right, you can easily outlive yourself

The evidence of success is margin. Room to breathe, time to play, extra to invest, space to stretch, a worthwhile secret, love to give, profit to share. Margin means you can afford to hold on to something, instead of letting it get competed away. The ultimate flex.

LLM's reward expert users and fail to delight novice users to a much greater extent than other software tech. Which makes them a lot like employees in the hands of great vs. average managers.

Rich people love golf in part because playing it is a 5+ hour vacation from all normal working class responsibilities; i.e. you are declaring you don't have those, at least for half a day. It's an FU to prole life. And what's the point of FU money if you never say FU.

Monday morning reminder from our friend Jason Cohen. ☕️

There are no repeatable playbooks just speed and timing.

We’ve reached the “we have time to organize our garage like those boomers do” stage of parenting. The youngest are 15. Keep going!

Job seekers: if you don't use AI to answer "why are you interested in this role?" you'll stand out.

Often, dashboards are what people build when they don’t know what to build.

Become ungovernable

Sweet summer child. The cost of raising a kid is a function that takes your income as an input. It’s cheaper to raise a kid when you’re younger and your standard of living is lower.