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It's pretty self explanatory

Hey, I wanted to propose a mindset for thinking about what you should learn, instead of a particular skill or domain. Thinking about what you should learn to benefit your employer is nice, I'd think more about what skill you could learn that would help you most over the next ten years, for job satisfaction, income, life quality, etc. Something fun, which also makes you more valuable in the marketplace, sounds like the way to go. Anyway, having a manager that looks for feedback on stuff like this, sounds like a good problem to have. I like this article on skill-stacking, might be a frame you think is good, maybe not. https://forge.medium.com/how-to-become-the-best-in-the-world...

You never forget the Judge.

Seconded, this is one of the best fiction books I have ever read

Player Of Games is amazing

Read Revelation Space by Reynolds and Pandora's Star by Hamilton if you feel like you exhausted SciFi. Also check out The Diamond Age by Stephenson and Altered Carbon by Morgan if Snow Crash isn't for you. Stranger in a Strange Land, Fahrenheit 451, and The Martian Chronicles are great golden age SciFi

I'm happy to see Naval mentioned a bunch, bummed that no one has mentioned the 'After On' podcast by Rob Reid [1]. Rob Reid interviews Naval, ep. 44 & 45, the 2 part interview/discussion focuses on X-Risks, whether the long-term is going to exist for our species, automated assassination markets, drone swarms ending commercial air travel as we know it, fucking awesome. My dad is a 71 year old doctor, a little aspy, loved the podcast so much he shamed me into supporting it on Patreon. The podcast is on a hiatus at the moment, the back catalog is well worth exploring. The Fermi's Paradox episode with Stephen Webb, the Aubrey de Grey episode, and Rick Doblin (of MAPS) episodes are magic. I also highly recommend Rob Reids sci-fi book named 'After On', particularly if you work in tech in the bay area.

[1] https://after-on.com/

Ties to Warren Buffet, someone probably smarter than me ;) "Criticize generally, praise specifically" or "Praise by name, criticize by category". In my experience the biggest problem with criticizing specific actions is that it destroys loyalty and undermines trust.

I don't know which translation you read, but maybe give the Gregory Hayes version a chance. It is more recent and more straightforward, less stylized in terms of phrasing. I felt that the language got in the way less when reading it.

Dune. A camp counselor gave it to me when I was 11, and it changed the course of my life. Opened my mind to thinking about fear, courage, family, sacrifice, Empire, and the scope of human affairs. I reread it every 2-3 years.

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It's about how to listen to people in the right way. You have to set up communication systems that allow you to dial in to what THEY think is important and get out of your own way

A book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a scholar, trader, and philosopher. He wrote a book called Antifragile, link is below. He coined the term 'Black Swan' as well. Antifragile things harness chaos and get stronger, the world is not getting less chaotic.

Taleb - ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb Antifragile - https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Ince...

Worked on this for years, I'll be here to reply to comments today.

This is more a question, in terms of Sci-Fi are people familiar with China Miéville? Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, and The City and the City are classics, Perdido Street Station might be the best fiction I have ever read. Dark stuff

Agreed. Monday Begins on Saturday is amazing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Begins_on_Saturday

From Scott Adams blog, Post is titled 'The Day You Became a Better Writer': "Business writing is about clarity and persuasion. The main technique is keeping things simple. Simple writing is persuasive. A good argument in five sentences will sway more people than a brilliant argument in a hundred sentences. Don’t fight it." Great article, 2 minute read, master the basics first.

This approach would place a disproportionate tax burden on the poorest sectors of the population, at least in the US. It's mandatory to have a car in order to get to work in most parts of the country. The structure already exists, punishing the least fortunate because of existing systems and structures seems punitive.

More friction for everyone, benefiting the entrenched leaders in all online retail spaces, looks like another step towards Balajis Network State, his Startup Society speech is amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLUPvUsdXg

I love Elon, and he has been seeming a little more random lately. Shortsellers lost over $1 billion dollars in one day earlier this month, I know Elon is paranoid, but is he paranoid enough? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/06/shorts-against-teslas-stock-...

Short sellers lost over $1 billion dollars on one day a couple weeks ago. Money talking, bullshit walking..... https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/06/shorts-against-teslas-stock-...

This is a form that a high end hotel requires potential influencers to fill out when asking for free stuff. Cognitive dissonance generator. https://twitter.com/hels/status/954404411425607681

My understanding is that the metrics used to calculate ROI differ from client to client. It's more an art (or scam) than a science, with a ton of grey area. Whatever metric the client's boss is really into at the moment can be marketed hard and inflated using unverifiable data if needed. A lot of people are incentivised to tell the story that influencers provide value to brands. I believe that this is less and less true every day.