Ryan Martin

[Jacob Coxon @hilbertspaess]

I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.

[Sam Rose @samwhoo]

This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026.

https://t.co/07BtpKswBu

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Really shining a light on how insanely dangerous it is for humans to drive cars

[Ryan Martin @MartImpossible]

@garyvee @Fandom_Trade on @Whatnot

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

I still cannot believe that I can:

- look at a world map and tap anywhere to zoom in at street level

- instantly access any song, book, movie, tv show, or podcast ever made

- have any conceivable question and get an immediate answer or video explanation

- take a photo or video wherever I am and add it to my massive, searchable, always accessible personal archive

- video call anyone in my life, at anytime, no matter where they are

- watch live sports on a little wireless glass rectangle

- type out these thoughts and have them read by thousands of people, all over the world, a few seconds later

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

Luck is NOT a random and uncontrollable factor in your life, you can significantly influence you own luck.

To put it simply, your state of mind affect your focus, and therefore impact what opportunities you are able to see.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Remember that.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

For me, 2025 will be a year of shipping new things. There’s lots in the hopper.

Today, I’m pleased to announce my first book in more than seven years.

It’s been in the works for a long time and is currently 500+ pages. This time around, I’ll be doing things very differently.

The book, tentatively titled THE NO BOOK, is a blueprint for how to get everything you want by saying no to everything you don’t. Don’t let the title mislead you; it’s probably the most life-affirming book I’ve ever written.

It details the exact strategies, philosophies, word-for-word scripts, tech, and more that I and others use to create focus, calm, and meaning in a world of overwhelming noise.

THE NO BOOK contains all of the best tricks and tools that I’ve collected over the last 15 years, in addition to those of world-class performers. Lots of my friends make cameos, and I’m sharing details that I’ve kept closely-guarded until now. If you’ve wanted to know how my life and business work with only three full-time employees, this will show you.

What else is different about this book?

– Though I drafted the bones years ago, I brought in a close friend as a co-writer and co-experimenter. This is my first time ever collaborating on a book, and it’s been an amazing and hilarious adventure. I’m thrilled with the results, and I’ve never seen anything quite like it.

– Unlike my last five books, we’re going to first release this one serially, one chapter or a handful of chapters at a time.

– We will also create a community for early readers, who will be able to read and experiment together, support one another, and provide us with feedback on the book. We want people to change their lives with this book, and for that, reading isn’t enough. It must be applied, and we feel that the community, combined with serial release, will help produce real action with real results.

– The plan may change. In keeping with the theme of the book, if the community or serial release turn into more headache than fun, or more emergency brake than accelerator, we’ll renegotiate and try something else.

– To read THE NO BOOK first and get other exclusives, you just need to subscribe to my free 5-Bullet Friday newsletter. That’s where the magic will happen. It’s easy to unsubscribe anytime.

***

Now, I don’t want to give too many spoilers, and the exact timeline will be announced soon, but I won’t leave you without a sample.

Two chapters are coming up tout de suite.

But first, what of that collaborator?

Well, he made an appearance in The 4-Hour Body when I force-fed him into gaining muscle, but he’s better known as the ten-time New York Times best-selling author of The Game, The Dirt, Emergency, and others. He’s written liner notes for Nirvana and received hate mail from Phil Collins. He did a decade-long tour of duty at The New York Times, wrote cover stories for Rolling Stone, and almost got killed by an ax-wielding polyamorous lunatic in The Truth. He and I even have the same haircut.

Most relevant here, he busted my balls for not finishing this book sooner, and that’s how we ended up here.

So why don’t I let him tell the story in his words?

CONTINUE READING 👇

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

24 thoughts that gave me a dopamine hit this year:
https://t.co/U8diHca5If

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The single greatest threat to living the life you want:

Your failure to recognize the gap between what is required to get there and what you're currently doing.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

My Anti-To-Do List:

(the things I want to avoid on a daily basis)

1. Do not complain about anything.

If the thing is within your control, then go do something about it. If the thing is out of your control, then it's just a waste of energy to complain about it.

2. Do not allow negative people to steal your energy.

Stop avoiding difficult conversations. Growth requires discomfort. Maintain a growth mindset in all of your relationships and embrace the need to remove toxicity from your life.

3. Do not allow more than 2 hours of inactivity.

Get up and go for a walk. Do a few pushups or lunges. Move your body and feel the rush of new energy and creativity.

4. Do not "graze" on low-value tasks.

Parkinson's Law says that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion. When you don't set fixed windows for managing low-value tasks (like email), you end up "grazing" on them (spending all day doing them slowly and inefficiently). Create short, discrete windows for processing low importance tasks.

5. Do not become an ostrich.

An ostrich will bury its head in the sand to avoid danger. A lot of humans behave the same way when they encounter new information that challenges their existing beliefs or views. They care more about being right than finding the truth. Embrace new information that forces you to change your mind.

6. Do not have your phone out when your kid is trying to play with you.

When you are working, work hard. When you are playing, play hard. Strive to bring present, focused energy in all areas of life. Never let your phone come between you and your kid.

Note to Self: Focus on this, as it's the one you struggle with the most!

7. Do not hit the snooze button.

It's not about sleep, it's about stacking evidence that you are the captain of your ship.

8. Do not say yes to things under the assumption of having more time for them in the future.

You won't have more time in the future. If you wouldn't want to do the thing tomorrow, don't say yes to doing it a month from now.

9. Do not take calls or video meetings without a clear purpose.

Calls or video meetings without any clear agenda or purpose are where your joy and energy go to die. If it can be an email, it should be an email.

Note to Self: Embrace in-person meetings without a clear purpose, as these end up being some of the most interesting discussions.

10. Do not check your phone within the first 15 minutes of waking up (or the last 15 minutes before going to bed).

We have enough technology addiction in our lives. Create space—give yourself a few fixed windows of intentional tech avoidance to breathe.

11. Do not allow comparison, envy, or jealousy to enter your headspace.

When you feel it creeping in, default to curiosity instead: Ask what that person is doing that you can learn from.

12. Do not fall victim to the algorithm vortex.

The algorithm will encourage you to create content exclusively for its pleasure, but if you lose the soul in the work along the way, you'll never be able to stay in the game long enough to win. Create things you would want to consume and avoid checking metrics for 24 hours.

13. Do not text or check social media throughout the course of the day.

Establish fixed windows when you will read and reply to messages. Put your phone on Do Not Disturb mode. Turn on Grayscale Mode to make the icons and notifications less appealing for the "just a quick check" during the course of the day.

***

To create your Anti-To-Do list, sit down and write down the things you are struggling with personally and professionally.

Use my list as a spark to get the ideas flowing, but make changes, additions, or subtractions as necessary.

The list is intended to be dynamic, so don't worry too much about the starting point. It can be as few as 3-5 high-priority items.

Just as you have your To-Do List in front of you during the course of the day, I would recommend having your Anti-To-Do List in front of you as well.

As you avoid the daily actions on the list, check them off.

There will be good days and bad days, that's just part of the game. Every day you achieve 100% compliance with your Anti-To-Do List, give yourself a moment to appreciate the win.

Remember: Each day is an opportunity to stack new evidence in favor of the person you want to become.

[Ryan Martin @MartImpossible]

@greerreNFL +3000 at Rivers IL

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Take care of yourself and take care of others. Daily investment in the 6 pillars is the way: morning sunlight, daily movement, quality nutrition, stress control, healthy relationships, deep sleep. Re-up every 24hrs so you can contribute and support others consistently too.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Recovering from a stomach bug. While in the heat of my misery yesterday, I made the same vow I do every time I'm sick: to never again take for granted being not sick.

But I always do anyway. So I'll say it now: If right now you have no sore throat, no fever, no sniffle, no cough, no headache or stomach ache or nausea, you are enjoying the glorious blessing of health. Think about it and appreciate it!

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

My book What's Our Problem? is now available.

The book introduces a new framework for thinking about our chaotic political environment. With 303 drawings, it's a toolbox for understanding our societies, our group dynamics, and our own minds.

Get it here: https://t.co/BnPpcn0RYr

[Ryan Martin @MartImpossible]

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[Ryan Martin @MartImpossible]

#hotwheelsmonstertruckslive

[Curiosity @MAstronomers]

This photo is 100% real.​​
Taken all the way back in 1984, it shows Bruce McCandless II, a mission specialist on the Challenger spacecraft as he reached a maximum distance on one of the first untethered spacewalks ever.​
Image: NASA