Learn words as concepts
To learn a word, reconstruct the concept it denotes and mentally compose a sentence that refers to self.
Vasili Shynkarenka
How to turn $2 million into $2 trillion, by Charlie Munger
“The company that needs a new machine tool, and hasn’t bought it, is already paying for it.”
8 questions for writing
The secret to good writing, as to any kind of knowledge work, is deliberate planning.
Good morning, bad morning
“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” – William H. McRaven
Hacking Hacker News frontpage with GPT-3
In three weeks, I got to the front page five times, received 1054 upvotes, and had 37k people come to my site.
The psychology of learning to code
Build a habit of learning, find what you’re obsessed with, and crawl your way through The Suck.
The art of oatmeal
Instead of following your small set of passions, try to broaden them a little bit first.
How to remember what you learn
Make it time-based, apply metacognition & active recall, and learn what you’re curious about.
A letter to my future kids
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today because today is the first day of the rest of our life.
How to take meeting notes
How I trained myself to remember 95% of a 2h meeting.