Reflection: August Update Figured I'd give some updates on everything I'm building behind the scenes.
Stop optimizing; You have no idea what you're talking about. Forget "best"; accept "directionally correct"
This is what you were like when you were 11 yrs old Look, if you’re someone my age, and you’re trying to build a life that’s catered to your unique advantages and feels like Play, in practice this is what it looks like: I had to stay up all night last night building up a project. Basically a one
How to be wrong so often you become right A systematic guide to training yourself to see consequences others won't.
Confidence and clarity are two sides of the same coin, but most never notice A common misconception about clear thinking is that it’s something you’re either born with or not—a kind of innate talent. We often describe people as “naturally sharp,” as if clarity were something encoded in their genetics. This assumption is wrong. But worse than wrong, it’s harmful—
Build something first. Then talk. If you don’t build something, you will always be at the mercy of someone who does. That’s the only argument I really need to make; but I’ll make the rest anyway.
What are you actually trying to do? On why impressive work means nothing if it isn’t aimed, and how to name the deeper thing you’re actually building toward.