Cate Hall

author of You Can Just Do Things, a guide to personal agency, out now: feedback: |

[Cate Hall @catehall]

What if skill is just a different kind of luck?

[Andrew Lichtenberger @luckychewy]

What if luck is just a different kind of skill?

[Mage of Aquarius @mage_ofaquarius]

My preorder of my recovery hero @catehall 's and her husband's book arrived!

Generously gifted by my mutual @richardludlow

Hopefully it's riveting enough I'll be staring at my socials way less and cook more fun things for people to read, look at and play with.

[Maria Made in Cosmos ✨ @made_in_cosmos]

you can just do things by @catehall is giving me an existential crisis just one chapter in

(in the best possible way)

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

For a total break from sports and politics, I had a great conversation with @catehall this week about her outstanding new book on agency, "You Can Just Do Things".

Link to the full conversation in the next tweet.

[FVN STVFF @davidshimel]

Got my copy! Looking forward to discussing it at @fractaltechnyc tomorrow

[Benjamin Todd @ben_j_todd]

People say agency is the skill of the future, but how the fuck do you become more agentic?

This is now the best book we have about that.

[Cate Hall @catehall]

@scott_seiver @dodomttpoker 🥲

[Scott Seiver @scott_seiver]

My friend @catehall had her book just come out, and it’s come at an extremely appropriate time in my life. I’m excited to read it this week and I wholeheartedly recommend it, especially as is likely the case of the people likely to follow me are more likely to have difficulties with executive function like I do.

[Cate Hall @catehall]

Going live with Nate Silver on Subst*ck in 15 minutes -- come join and ask questions!

[Matt Gilliland @MattBGilliland]

okay, naming the problem in the conversation really helped! The agent admits it invented half the terms, and that it was using one completely wrong, and that a bunch of others had no real substantive content

@catehall's good advice also works with LLMs -- read her new book 😂

["Leigh Marie" Braswell @LM_Braswell]

So excited to read @catehall’s book! Her essays have already been quite impactful in how I think about my career and personal life.

I’m also hosting a book launch party August 6 with @GregKamradt - message me if interested.

[Cate Hall @catehall]

I bought this robe recently and I’m not usually a loungewear person but it is soooo comfy and satisfying to wear, I’ve basically been living in it when I’m home

[Cate Hall @catehall]

@MWCvitkovic @augmentaltech super cool

[Cate Hall @catehall]

@rcbregman oh how sick, well done

[Cate Hall @catehall]

@strangestloop you have pretty sheets

[Mark Fortier, Fortier Public Relations @bizbookpr]

Stop glorifying effort for its own sake! The goal isn't to work less. It's to waste less energy so you can spend it on what actually matters. Wise @BigThink excerpt of the new book You Can Just Do Things by CEO @catehall from @HarperBusiness https://t.co/ySvMjsW985

[Nick Beckstead @nbeckstead]

Secure AI Project is hiring! We're a small team that passed three of the most significant AI safety laws in the country, and we’re working to expand and federalize this approach. Apply by 7/26!

Congress has not passed a single federal law regulating frontier AI. In that vacuum, legislators like Scott Wiener in CA, Andrew Gounardes and Alex Bores in NY, and Mary Edly-Allen and Daniel Didech in IL have built the closest thing the US has to a real AI safety framework.

These three states account for roughly 40 percent of the US AI market! Frontier developers now have to report on catastrophic risks, and in Illinois, will soon undergo independent third-party safety audits. And now draft federal legislation is building on these frameworks.

SAIP is hiring for four roles to continue this work.

1. The Government Talent role will work on ensuring these laws are enforced well, and will be especially focused on getting excellent people to apply to relevant state government roles.

2. Additionally, SAIP is currently leaving huge opportunities on the table due to lack of bandwidth, and we’re constrained by hiring speed. The Operations Director (Talent) role will own hiring end to end as we double the team from 15 to 30 (and maybe beyond!).

3. We are also hiring Policy Directors to develop and advance AI safety legislation: drafting and analyzing bill text, meeting with legislators to make the case for our work, and building the coalitions that get bills passed. This is the day to day work that leads to legislative wins.

4. And we’re looking for someone to join the Office of the CEO, to work directly with me and our Chief of Staff. It is a broad role with great exposure to the strategic challenges of passing legislation and running a nonprofit!

[Charlie Petty @incredutility]

Agency too cheap to meter

[Cate Hall @catehall]

@leeknowlton thanks so much! first person I've heard that from :)

[Cate Hall @catehall]

OMFG our book is actually out!!

[Jake Orthwein @JakeOrthwein]

a potent combination, i suspect