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A Childhood Within The Woods
Our safety-obsessed culture has resulted in a generation of kids who haven't experienced getting lost among the trees. The cure is unstructured…
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Rick Manelius
AI and the Death of the American, Rags-to-Riches Story
In America, almost anyone can make it (for now). But what happens when AI exceeds human ingenuity and effort? We could become stuck in a new, permanent…
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My 3 Words: 2025
Every year, I select 3 words that act as guideposts for the year ahead. Here's how I did in 2024 and where I plan to grow in 2025.
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December 2024

Kicking Off 2025 With Heroic Elite
My obsession with personal & professional development began during my undergrad years at MIT. Since then, I have plunged into a new program every year…
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Recommendation: The Road
I rarely read fiction books (1/year at best). And when I do, it's always because someone recommended a specific book for a specific reason. This is my…
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Celebrating Consistency: Roger Dickerman
As the world's most successful YouTube creator, Mr.
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Allergic to Victimhood
The language we choose to use can be powerful—acting like a spell that can manifest the good or conjure the bad. Do you need to upgrade your self-talk?
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1,000 Applicants Per Role
Remember the tech hiring spree during COVID?
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November 2024

Bitcoin at $100K
We're about to cross another huge milestone for the crypto industry.
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The Shrinking Half-Life of Best Practices
In a recent interview, @shl discussed a profound shift in how Gumroad made an immediate, radical change in its web development processes.
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The AI Agents Are Coming
No, this isn't cause for alarm (yet? Maybe?), but it is an FYI to prepare for the next paradigm shift in technology.
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Permission to Purge
Sometimes we hold onto doing too many things. And the process of letting go is often more emotional than mental, which is why we need to consciously…
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