I was reviewing a friend’s resume and it was very clear. The same language is used to describe work experience. Most of the time it's vague and not eyebrow lifting. So why should someone spend time writing this. Let’s let AI/computers handle this. The tool for the
We all love the story of the person who pushes through everything to bring an idea to life. In many respects, it comes from the contrast with our day-to-day experience of how hard it is to do that. When things get tough it's so easy to give in - and
This post is gonna be pretty short. The video I made towards the end is basically a blog-build in video format. In the video, I go through various new ways of frothing milk. This seems like an odd thing to work on but let me explain. There is a guy
> YouTube overall reaches more people age 18-49 than all linear TV networks combined - Nielsen TLDR; The video I made is at the bottom. Knowing how to reach people where they are is essential. In my last post I spoke about the importance of leverageable tools. Work on things that
> Forget rich versus poor, white-collar versus blue. It’s now leveraged versus un-leveraged - Naval Ravikant I view everything through this lens. I ask myself, is what I’m doing: 1. Using a high-leverage skill 2. Building a high leverage skill. If the answer is no I stop doing it,
We all have our favorite podcasts. They challenge the way we think, entertain us, or some combination of the two. My friend Taimur and I have talked about doing a podcast for years. When we lived together people always said we should start one of us talking. Two weeks ago
Self-hosting. With more freedom comes more responsibility. Self hosting this blog has been super rewarding but full of headaches. If traffic gets too high (though rare) - the site falls down. The emails I send out often end up in followers' spam mailboxes. There’s also a lot that goes
We all know working on a team is a lot different than working alone. The tools you use are often quite different. With our work tools we can’t have a single point of failure. We don't want team accounts under one person’s email, we use a centralized email.
“What are you gonna do with this thing?” - the most common question I get about my 3D printer. To be fair, that’s a great point. But it’s a great purchase, here’s why. I’m working on a ~secret~ project and realized that I would need to
Apple’s AirTag [https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airtag/airtag/1-pack?afid=p238%7CsyU1UIAS3-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_516270124941_pgrid_116439818610_pntwk_g_pchan_online_pexid__&cid=aos-us-kwgo-pla-btb--slid---product-MX532AM%2FA] is one of their most underrated offerings. The AirTag is a small little $30 fab that you use to track lost items.
Voice recording of: On Reading and Learning0:00/5:131×People always ask me a question I love: “What book should I read?”. I’m always super amped to ask questions and refer a book I think they’d like. There's one issue - it’s the wrong question. The
Voice recording of: Pick Your Apes Wisely0:00/2:431×> You are the average of the five people you most associate with - Tim Ferriss Pick your apes wisely. No, not those apes [https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub]. The apes you spend the most time with. This doesn't just include