Henok Worku

fallible

[Sina @SinaHartung]

i remember 5 years ago, when anthropic was a slack bot and we were part of their beta

they fucked up their launch timeline

and chat beat them

and i thought: it's over for them

5 years later, they're head to head

facebook / meta had some terrible flops, but they just launched muse, which everyone loves

the biggest companies in the world don't just wake up and magically discover pmf

they find pmf by stacking learning over learning and launching and relaunching

most importantly, they don't give up. not giving up is the most important compounding advantage

everyone can become someone's competition on a long enough time horizon

yes, no one can rival XYZ company in 3 months

but give it 5 years - impossible things become possible on the path from 3 months -> 5 years

[Naval @naval]

Selfish morality:

[Saganism @Saganismm]

"Optimism is a duty. The future is open. It is not predetermined."

- Karl Popper

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The older I get, the more I love feeling like a work in progress. Resist the urge to look polished for the world. You don’t need to pretend you have it all figured out. Nobody does. Embrace your unfinished form. Just commit to getting a better each day and trust where it leads.

[Phil Hoyeck @PAHoyeck]

“I was struck by the tremendous difference between the attitude of physicists toward physics and the attitude of some psychologists toward psychology. What interested me so much was the following:

Einstein […], made certain predictions, and then repeatedly said, ‘If this prediction should turn out wrong, then my theory is false.’ Now try to think of something similar about Freud.”

—Karl Popper on philosophy, science, and pseudo-science

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Karma is just you, repeating your patterns, virtues, and flaws until you finally get what you deserve."

@naval

[Jash Dholani @oldbooksguy]

thinking about this banger from Naval

[Naoufal Fillali @NaoufalFillali]

You should avoid in particular those of a melancholy disposition who find cause for tears in everything and enjoy every opportunity for complaint.

- Seneca

[Henok Worku @thehenokworku]

@NaoufalFillali 💯

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Hot take:

It’s easier for fake friends to be there for your bad times than your good times.

It’s easy to have pity when you’re doing better than someone. It’s much harder to keep wishing them well as they beat you.

[Naval @naval]

My 1 repeated learning in life: "There Are No Adults" Everyone's making it up as they go along. Figure it out yourself, and do it.

[Henok Worku @thehenokworku]

@Markmanson It’s information

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Elon Musk on learning:

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Sophisticated minds adopt simplified lifestyles; simplistic minds are drawn to overly sophisticated lifestyles.

[Adam Lane Smith | The Attachment Specialist @AdamLaneSmith]

Your spouse learns a lot about your character by watching what happens when you realize you were wrong.

[Henok Worku @thehenokworku]

@DegreeofSimp He’s really good

[Henok Worku @thehenokworku]

The characteristic feature of the loser is to bemoan, in general terms, mankind’s flaws, biases, contradictions, and irrationality—without exploiting them for fun and profit.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

[Henok Worku @thehenokworku]

@isabelunraveled This is a point @catehall makes in her new book. Court rejection. If you don’t get rejected you’re playing it too safe.