What if everyone on the team got a little better at AI, every day?
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So how do you teach an agent what "good" work even looks like? Here's how 👇 https://t.co/8CqVL4WTAh
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For god sake stop reviewing the code and start focusing on “is it working as expected” - you can do that with AI - earlier you were lazy to write test and gave excuses that it slowed devs but now there is no excuse, get your specs right with acceptance criteria.
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high-agency people are rare, and once you work with them, you can’t unsee the difference.
a high-agency person doesn’t wait to be told what to do. they don’t wait for clarity, tools, permission, or a perfect plan. they step in, observe what’s broken, what’s missing, what’s needed and they start moving. even if they’re wrong at first, they move. momentum matters more than perfection.
most people aren’t born this way. agency is something you build. it starts with taking responsibility for your own day. knowing what you’re working on, why you’re working on it, and whether it’s actually helping the team. it means replacing “i can’t because…” with “i’ll figure out how.” it means caring enough to close loops without being asked.
for people who don’t have high agency yet, the fastest way to build is :
> stop waiting for instructions
> pick one problem and own it end to end
> communicate progress, not excuses
> treat the company’s problems like your own
agency grows when you put yourself in uncomfortable situations and still choose to act.
when we look for people to join our team, we don’t just look at skills. skills can be learned. agency is harder.
we look for signals people who’ve built things on their own, taken responsibility without a title, figured things out when no one was guiding them. people who don’t disappear when things get messy.
early teams don’t need passengers. they need people who can think, decide, and act. people who see problems and feel an internal responsibility to fix them. that’s what high agency looks like.
you can teach tools. you can teach process.
but agency? that comes from within.
STAY WITH ME.
A few years ago, a patient was referred to me because he was diagnosed with complicated cirrhosis. He had an infection which led to a condition called hepatic encephalopathy (brain failure due to high ammonia levels). The treatment largely involved ammonia reducing therapies. One drug was central to this - Rifaximin - a non-absorbable antibiotic that reduced ammonia in the body. I prescribed him Rifaximin for 6 weeks and advised him follow-up.
He came back to me, not after six weeks, but in 4 weeks, this time, in liver coma (worst stage of brain failure - due to very high ammonia). He spent two days in the ICU and six days in total in the hospital. His hospital bill was close to INR 80,000. He had no insurance and his wife borrowed the money from neighbors and friends to clear hospital dues.
Upon questioning, I found that he was not taking the Rifaximin drug I had prescribed. He was only on the other two drugs (one, a syrup called lactulose for improving ammonia clearance in gut). I was furious, because the patient spent a whole week unecessarily in the ICU and wasted so much money that he never had - just because he was "not compliant" to my orders. I decided it was time for me to school him a bit.
But I was wrong. He was compliant. He had purchased Rifaximin and was on it. For 15 days. Thereafter, he could not afford it. He was an autorickshaw driver who shuttled school children every morning and evening. He could hardly make ends meet. He had two children of his own. The Rifaximin brand I prescribed him was 42 rupees per tablet. He had to consume two a day - which would mean 2520 rupees a month. He just did not have that money - so he skipped it - to not compromise on other important matters - childrens education and food.
He was confused and scared about opting for a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, he was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not prescribed by me and two, he was "scared" that I would scold him for buying a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.
I was confused and scared about prescribing a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, I was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not "a good promoted brand" and two, I was "scared" that his family would scold me for prescribing a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.
It is heartbreaking that many doctors still simply don’t trust generic medicines. Too often, they worry that these cheaper options are lower quality or might cause more problems than the big, famous brands. This fear leads them to prescribe expensive drugs instead, and the real tragedy is that it pushes vital healthcare out of reach for the ordinary people who need it most - like my patient.
This narrative, that generic drugs 'are never good' and that only big pharmaceutical marketed drugs are what works has been deeply ingrained into doctors and patients alike - I do not know by whom and since when. Looking back, these strong emotions were based on either opinions, testimonials or second- and third-hand information. Not evidence.
Like I said. Stay with me. This is life changing and will disrupt the drug market in India. Here are the results of The Citizens Generic vs. Brand Drugs Quality Project.
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12 habits of highly effective dads:
1) Spend some time alone every day. Use this to fill your own cup, whatever works for you. Give time to yourself
2) Strenuous exercise, sprints, heavy lifts, sparring, 3x week for minimum 30 minutes
3) No phones at dinner table, no exceptions. Bonus points for going full no phones when you're around your kids at all (hard to be perfect on this, we shoot for about 90%)
4) Eat and chew food slowly. Count to 45 Mississippi before you take the next bite. One of the main things that make people fat is they eat too fast. You can't afford to let yourself go.
5) Make your wife & kids laugh, every single day. Not by being a clown, but by being funny, charming, or having an eccentric personality.
6) Praise your kids in front of others. "Secondhand praise" is one of the most powerful builders of their self-image. Make sure they hear you do it.
7) Spend 30 minutes outside every day. Easiest way for me to get this done is in the morning when everyone's still asleep. Do this even when it's cold, I don't care.
8) Compliment your wife in front of others. Never disparage her in front of others. Bonus points if she hears the compliment.
9) Invest & save some money every single day. Even if it's just $5/day at first. Make this a habit and put it on autopilot.
10) Read to your kids every single night. No exceptions. Even as they get older. Start with basic picture books for young kids. 10 year old boys love Lord of the Rings, etc
11) Speak words of affirmation to your kids every single day. No exceptions. People claim you can "overdo" this, I don't buy it. Say you believe in them. Say you're proud of them, and mean it.
12) Verbalize your gratitude every single day. Don't just write it down in a trendy "gratitude journal". Your subconscious needs to hear the words coming out of your mouth. Say it in front of your wife and kids. "I'm so glad I get to be here with you. I'm so grateful." Simple.
Do each of these every day and you'll notice your life get better by default.
The reason I love this list is because it's a system. They're actionable things you can do, and they're binary. You either did them or you didn't. There's no weaseling out.
Of course you won't be perfect. Take that pressure off yourself right now. I miss workouts and eat fast sometimes etc etc.
But if you do them, consistently, earnestly and to the best of your ability, there's a 100% chance your life improves.
The Paradox of Focus:
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities come your way.
Moving boldly in one direction and more paths will unfold before you.
To get more, focus on less.
My routine if I woke up 30lbs heavier tomorrow:
• No alcohol
• Daily 16hr fasts
• Meat-based meals
• 4 days heavy lifting
• Caffeine in the mornings
• Ice cream for sustainability
• 2 days high intensity assault bike
• Snack on fruit, yogurt & baby carrots
Simple.
my typical day at Google:
9am - reverse a linked list
11am - count unique ways to climb a staircase with dp
12pm - lunch
3pm - help animal escape NxM matrix efficiently
4pm - invert a binary tree
5pm - commute home using Dijkstra's