mgnolan

Student of life; not bound by conventions; always exploring; always looking for the edge. Expunged any word end in n't from my vocabulary.

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

2/ Every has gone from 4 → ~30 people since GPT‑3, after wiring AI agents into nearly every workflow. When models make “default expert competence” cheap, you don’t shut the lights off—you raise the bar on what’s worth doing

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

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I just finished Dan Shipper’s new “After Automation” piece on AI agents at Every, and it’s one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen of what actually happens when you automate everything you can. Spoiler: you don’t get less work.

https://t.co/FJ91EXxOXW

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

@Bell_Support what is going on? Fiber modem is showing an error 2000 and your website and app are returning technical error when attempting access. Even your 1-866 number says unavailable?

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

The most meaningful relationships are achieved when you and others can speak openly to each other about everything that's important, learn together, and understand the need to hold each other accountable to be as excellent as you can be. When you have such relationships with those you work with, you pull each other through challenging times; at the same time, sharing challenging work draws you closer and strengthens your relationships. This self-reinforcing cycle creates the success that allows you to pursue more and more ambitious goals. #principleoftheday

[Farnam Street @farnamstreet]

Never make important decisions when you’re tired, emotional, distracted, or in a rush.

If you ignore this rule, you increase the chances you'll make a poor decision, and one of the easiest ways to be successful is to avoid poor decisions.

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

Check out my latest article: The Future of Talent in the Payments Industry: A Comprehensive Perspective https://t.co/GZbywLk38v via @LinkedIn

[Farnam Street @farnamstreet]

The biggest generator of long-term results is learning to do things when you don’t feel like doing them.

If you let excuses or emotions drive behavior, you’re cheating your future self.

Put aside the excuses and start doing what you need to do.

[BUILD OR DIE @BUILD_OR_DIE]

.@elonmusk's Engineering Design Process

1. Make requirements less dumb
2. Delete the part or process
3. Simplify or optimize
4. Accelerate cycle-time
5. Automate

"The most common error of a smart engineer is to optimise a thing that should not exist...”

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Get rid of irrelevant details so that the essential things and the relationships between them stand out. As the saying goes, "Any damn fool can make it complex. It takes a genius to make it simple." Think of Picasso. He could paint beautiful representational paintings from an early age, but he continually pared down and simplified as his career progressed. Look at each one of the pictures and steps and appreciate the genius of his simplification. Not everyone has a mind that works that way, but just because you can't do something naturally doesn't mean you can't do it--you just have to have creativity and determination. If necessary, you can seek the help of others. #principleoftheday

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

@CrystalCukTeez Good to see you sending out positive vibes into the universe

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

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[mgnolan @mgnolan]

"Competence is often less of a problem than confidence.

An underrated aspect of doing anything hard is believing in yourself. Action creates both confidence and momentum ..."

A Tiny Thought found in the @farnamstreet Weekly Newsletter https://t.co/LRdOsYj5ol

[mgnolan @mgnolan]

"Oddly, things get better when you accept the worst-case outcome and focus on improving it.

Worrying about what might happen comes at the expense of improving the outcome."

A Tiny Thought in the @farnamstreet Brain Food Newsletter

https://t.co/zjXfBVITYd

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

The fact that so many people cannot access to food, water and other basic necessities is an affront on their to their God-given dignity, an insult that should bring shame on all humanity and mobilize the international community. #WorldFoodDay

[Jim Kwik @jimkwik]

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”—Albert Einstein

[Peter H. Diamandis, MD @PeterDiamandis]

Over the long term, the future is decided by optimists. To be an optimist, you have to IGNORE the multitude of problems we CREATE; you have to IMAGINE how much our ability to solve problems improves... - Kevin Kelly

[Corey Wilks, Psy.D. @CoreyWilksPsyD]

Agreed. Life is about perspective.

5 questions I've found super helpful:

1. “Will this matter in a day/week/month/year/decade?”

2. “If this had been my last week alive, am I satisfied with how I spent my time?”

3. “Does this goal or opportunity get me one step closer to, or further away from, a fulfilling life?”

4. “Is this urgent or emergent?”

5. “What am I actually trying to accomplish here?”

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

“When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl