Alexander

SVP @hipgnosissongs ||🇨🇦 in London

[⚡️🌞 Sol Brah 🌞🐬 @SolBrah]

Now have all of his negative life experiences suddenly coalesce into a massive spiritual realization. Have him understand it was all for his highest good. Unlock his power to create reality through his thoughts. Boost his luck and magic stats.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

the function of your professional life is to find the most natural structure that allows you to turn the things you do as naturally as breathing or walking into compounding capital and joy over decades

this, necessarily, requires rotating quickly out of things that aren't it

[Alexander @A_Bonavia]

@beechinour how do we get in touch? I’m such a huge fan of your work. I am building one of the fastest growing labels in music and would love to work together

[Ben £ @bensterling_dj]

btw i have another release dropping in 2 weeks with my bro @stevieappleton

https://t.co/hat145K1gE

so much more music coming this year 🙌🙌🙌

[Semil @semil]

must read. must bookmark. must revisit.

[Sohrab Ahmari @SohrabAhmari]

This is the most beautiful urban run in the world. Sorry, Central Park doesn’t come close.

[Jon Caramanica @joncaramanica]

at the Grammys, some people show up, some people show out, and some people prove a point

a few words on Justin Bieber, who didn't win any awards and it didn't matter at all

https://t.co/e473yUEXlN

[John Summit @johnsummit]

ai music really just raises the bar in the grand scheme of things. bring on the competition it’s up to us artists to rise above it and not make records with lazy songwriting & production

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

I am unreasonably excited about self-driving. It will be the first technology in many decades to visibly terraform outdoor physical spaces and way of life. Less parked cars. Less parking lots. Much greater safety for people in and out of cars. Less noise pollution. More space reclaimed for humans. Human brain cycles and attention capital freed up from “lane following” to other pursuits. Cheaper, faster, programmable delivery of physical items and goods. It won’t happen overnight but there will be the era before and the era after.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Intelligence is on tap now so agency is even more important

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Agency > Intelligence

I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?

Grok explanation is ~close:

“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path.

People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next.

It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.

+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
+ Take care of your mind
+ Live below your means
+ Treat your job as if it matters
+ Take care of your relationships

Simple but not easy.

[Marc Randolph @marcrandolph]

FYI. Voice memos drive me crazy. They shift all the work from sender to receiver.

You hit record and ramble for 3 minutes while I’m stuck listening with no way to skim.

You’re trading YOUR efficiency for MY time, and if you keep choosing your convenience over mine, don’t be surprised when I stop opening your messages altogether.

[Meadow @meadow_so]

Introducing the Meadow.

Leave your phone at home, and make some memories.

Pre-order at the link in our bio.

[Alex Acuña @toorobravo]

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[RUSS @russdiemon]

Marketing cannot manufacture resonance. It only amplifies what’s already there. If the foundation (the music) is not undeniably great, you cannot ad spend or TikTok hack your way into forcing people to care for the long term. At best you’ll see a spike that collapses. I have put out 500+ songs. Often times they get the same push, rollout etc. Some perform better than others. The song is the variable. Blaming external factors is a trap that keeps you from refining your craft. Make better music.

[Naval @naval]

Creation without a creator is meaningless.

[Ritesh Jain @riteshmjn]

This is a must read substack article

Excerpt

“The most honest person I've met recently was a VP at a tech company who told me: "I manage a team of twelve people who create documents for other teams who create documents for senior leadership who don't read documents. I make £150k a year. It's completely absurd, and I'm riding it as long as I can while building something real on the side."

https://t.co/mm19ir8P5S