A great episode from Dwarkesh, I’m not even fully through it yet and I’ve already learned so much about how we humans have gotten to today. I especially liked this clip about how cultural knowledge was passed between generations and how it relates to entrepreneurship. Trying to make a product that iterates on something that is already ‘pretty good’ might actually end up making it worse. Also experimenting can lead to mistakes which might be more helpful in creating something novel.

https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/joseph-henrich https://video.nostr.build/916a1d4452864bed432bb10ab1a3131e3a17a41638b898f2a8102d247ff18e9d.mp4

Couldn’t recommend this podcast enough! https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909?i=1000620745533

Just finished watching Break Point on Netflix, so good, definitely recommend!

The tennis playing was incredible but what really stood out to me was each player’s analysis of their games. They rarely credited a loss to skill but rather a single moment where their self-confidence wavered, giving their opponent enough of an edge to take the match.

Indicator that probably the most important time to believe in yourself is when things aren’t going your way?

Funny how in my 30s, I feel like I can fall into either of these buckets depending on the day 😅 Great reminder regardless and highly recommend JamesClear’s newsletter, 3-2-1.

“When you're younger, it's easy to underestimate how fleeting the days can be. Each choice matters. Each day matters.

When you're older, it's easy to underestimate how much opportunity you still have. Don't talk yourself out of it. It's never too late to start."

Finally always give majority of the credit to other people that helped you along the way and make sure to eventually pay it back.

Take every chance you can to find somebody who can teach you about the field you want to excel in and also embrace peers in your field. Bill gives great advice on how to actually go about doing this [hint: being on X is a great start].

Hone your craft constantly - hold yourself accountable to keep learning over time and strive to know more than everyone else about your particular craft. “I can’t make you the smartest or the brightest, but it’s quite doable to be the most knowledgeable”.

You often hear that nothing is going to make you more successful than to love what you’re doing - what really hit home for me was the quote “Everybody has the will to win. People don’t have the will to practice.” Everybody loves winning, do you enjoy the preparation?

Bill Gurley’s speech is worth a listen - one of the more memorable I’ve heard on the topic and the storytelling is fantastic. Added a few of my takeaways below (spoiler alert).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYekD6-PZ8&pp=ygULYmlsbCBndXJsZXk%3D

Paired well with paulgraham.com/love.html and https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/37140643/senra-lessons-from-the-founder-historian?tab=transcript

Really looking forward to this! Would be great to have your usual in-depth analysis about both the historical underpinnings and what the future could look like from here for both sides (particularly from the refugee / endangered civilians aspect)

Happy halloween!! 🎃