You don't have to re-run evolution's compute to reach AGI — you can behaviorally clone everything humans already know.
Why Google failed to make GPT-3 + why Multimodal Agents are the path to AGI — with David Luan of Adept · Latent Space (swyx & Alessio)
A brand is a mnemonic shortcut. Break the shortcut and you destroy the value.
Daniel Lubetzky on School of Hard Knocks (full episode) · School of Hard Knocks Podcast
Rewire your brain's gratitude circuits using story and received thanks, not lists.
The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice — Andrew Huberman · Andrew Huberman
Modern overload demands decision shortcuts; exploiting them degrades the whole ecosystem
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Opportunities become more desirable as they become less available; restriction triggers desire
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
When uncertain, look left and right; what others do becomes the best evidence of what you should do.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
One key signal activates an entire behavior sequence; know the trigger, own the response.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Turn paper book highlights into searchable digital notes using your phone and AI.
eReaders, Kindle, Kobo, and Workflows with Jason Snell — Mac Power Users · Mac Power Users
Restore meaning and satisfaction by deliberately reintroducing difficulty into convenience-stripped activities
21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson — Chris Williamson · Chris Williamson
Wages across sectors are the fastest proxy for where real productivity actually lives.
Ex-Government Economist: Politicians Are Lying About the Economy · Vicky Pryce
Multiply your success one small consistent step at a time by harnessing the exponential power of daily choices compounded over months and years
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success · Darren Hardy
Master the hidden rules of human behavior using science-tested people skills
Captivate · Vanessa Van Edwards
Chain productivity apps together through automation to eliminate repetitive digital tasks
573: Rosemary Orchard Returns · Rosemary Orchard
Identify whether your motivation system matches the type of work you need done
Drive · Daniel H. Pink
Win the first five minutes with science-backed social hacks
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding With People · Vanessa Van Edwards
Reading teaches writing, and writing enables thinking that cannot happen otherwise
The Need to Read · Paul Graham
Understanding the Dip is key to success
The Dip A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and - Godin, Seth · Unknown
Program your subconscious mind through repeated, emotionally charged self-instruction to convert desire into its physical equivalent.
Think and Grow Rich · Napoleon Hill
World-class mastery requires a critical minimum of deliberate practice that no amount of raw talent can shortcut
Outliers: the story of success · Malcolm Gladwell
Endure the slow grind to unlock intuitive power others cannot touch
The 50th Law · 50 Cent & Robert Greene
The best system is one you never think about because it just works
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done · David Allen
Shed perfectionism by embracing good enough as the path to great spontaneous speaking
Think Faster, Talk Smarter · Matt Abrahams
Happiness is not the absence of problems but the process of solving them
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F ck (The Subtle Art of Not · Mark Manson
Bypassing corrupted internal systems through external alliances and alternative channels
The Prosecutor One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice · Jack Fairweather
Accept you could lose everything, then mitigate the chances that you will
What's Your Dream? · Simon Squibb
The fatal gap between early adopter enthusiasm and mainstream market adoption that kills most tec...
Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition Marketing and Selling · Geoffrey A. Moore
Estimate the odds, update with evidence, and prepare for fat tails
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 General Thinking Concepts · Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaubien
Heuristics for solving adaptive problems
Evolutionary Psychology The New Science of the Mind, · David M Buss
Mental shortcuts
How to Speak Clearly & With Confidence | Matt Abrahams · Andrew Huberman
Story-based gratitude practice
The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice | Huberman Lab Essentials · Andrew Huberman
Magic is in the work you're trying to avoid; consistency beats perfection every time.
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton · Andrew Huberman
Dream massive goals but detach from timelines and let the journey be the reward
Twelve and a Half · Gary Vaynerchuk
Treat patience as the foundational crust that holds all other ingredients together
Twelve and a Half · Gary Vaynerchuk
Use targeted questions to shortcut years of trial-and-error in any skill
Tools of Titans · Tim Ferriss
When competition threatens survival, fix the product -- there is no shortcut
The Hard Thing About Hard Things · Ben Horowitz
Systematically identify and correct the mental shortcuts that distort judgment
Thinking, Fast and Slow · Daniel Kahneman
Cialdini's overarching framework for protecting yourself against all six principles of influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · Robert Cialdini
Opportunities seem more valuable to us when their availability is limited. This principle works
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · Robert Cialdini