The ultimate goal is getting paid to be yourself. To solve problems you can't help but solve. To study what you can't pull yourself away from. To eliminate any work that does not challenge you creatively.↗

I have been thinking about whether to comment on this. Not clear if Gal is serious, rage baiting, etc. Whatever the case, it has spread enough in the design community that I want to share some thoughts. The psychological journey people go through with AI is quite fascinating to…↗

I was a 10x engineer. Now I'm useless.↗

There are no limits anymore. Anyone can do anything. The only limiting factors are agency and ambition. Never has a college degree, work experience, network, even the accumulation of knowledge been worth less. You can just ship things.↗

When To Do What You Love: paulgraham.com/when.html↗

In 2022, I somehow made $249k doing things I loved When I quit my job in 2017, I only did freelance consulting until I fell in love with writing. I decided to secretly stop trying to make money and just write, living on very little I can't believe it worked. Some reflections👇↗

@ptr @semil @friedberg @theallinpod A big part of my motivation for leaving Google in 2011 was a combination of wanting to be responsible for my own mistakes, and a sense that comfort wasn't the most important value in life.↗

Want to be a great interviewer? This🧵will show you how...↗

THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world. On startups, writing, and your career:↗

It’s crazy how few people understand basic startup equity but are faced with major career decisions based on these concepts.↗

I often get introduced to people looking to make the jump into startups and Silicon Valley. This is the reading list I send them. It’s meant to be a primer for many of the popular concepts and jargon you will hear working at a startup. danromero.org/canon.html↗

How To Be Successful (At Your Career, Twitter Edition)↗

Here’s a thread of Successful people who started flying in their 30’s. The thought of turning 30 can be scary but it doesn’t have to be.. I hope this inspires you to say no to 30anxiety & take each day as it comes whilst embracing your journey 💕↗