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[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

Leave it to @JerrySeinfeld to perfectly explain the absurdity. “We’re smart enough to invent AI, dumb enough to need it, and so stupid, we can’t figure out if we did the right thing or not.”

[Chris Hladczuk @chrishlad]

Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman telling the hard truths.

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

"The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused)."

-@JamesClear

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

💯💯

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor. The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre. Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.

[Chris Hladczuk @chrishlad]

Urgency matters.

[Masculine Path @masculinepath04]

I’m 33.

When I was young, I wasted years drinking, smoking, and being a degenerate.

Then I discovered Naval Ravikant and he changed my life forever.

Here are 20 teachings from the wisest person of this century (that will change your life forever):

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

“It can be difficult to appreciate how much avoiding the standard ways of failing dramatically increases the odds of success.” - @shaneparrish . Maybe quoting Munger?? Regardless, very true...

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

👇💯

[Chris Hladczuk @chrishlad]

If you don't write code and want to build a startup, read this:

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

Don’t sounds old. “That’s a bunch of malarkey.”

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

@Jason Please. Soon!

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

@Jason God I hope so

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

Really bad.

[@jason @Jason]

Live blog:

1. Oh boy… Biden doesn’t sound very good. Actually sounds like he’s under the weather — and not all there.

2. Trump is rambling, as usual, but even with that, he sounds a lot more coherent

Your take so far?

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

"“Send email to X” is stronger than “Send reply to Y” — the best work does not happen in reaction to what others do" - @andrewchen 💯

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

I’ve been a serial entrepreneur and angel investor for over 20 years. @noahkagan’s book Million Dollar Weekend, is a great starting place for an entrepreneur. And there’s some awesome stuff for even the most experienced entrepreneurs as well!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Please take a moment to vote

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This is a reminder: Reach out to someone today and check in on them.

Every single person is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

Some of the darkest moments of my life were when things appeared perfect on the surface.

Saying “I’m with you” is more powerful than you know.

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

Gold.

[Noah Kagan @noahkagan]

5) Hire CEOs for Projects

Years ago - my friend Hiten Shah said, “Real CEOs don’t do work.” It took me a decade to understand that.

What he meant was to find the people who help execute that work.

So I hire “CEOs” to run the operations of each important project:

[Alex Brooks @billybohyde]

@waitbutwhy But there's no snow...