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The Leverage Arbitrage: Why Everything Feels Broken
Quick and interesting thoughts on labor vs. the world “A small team at TikTok can alter the attention patterns of a billion teenagers in months. Meanwhile, educational institutions need years just to update their curricula, and democratic governments require decades… Read More »The Leverage Arbitrage: Why Everything Feels Broken
KISS
I always have to remind myself of this. Keep it simple, stupid. We have a tendency to overcomplicate things. Doing the simplest action or version is however enough in most cases. Then you can iterate and improve if needed.
Adjusting to the New Reality
Sometimes reality changes. Sometimes it seems that it has changed because other people start to behave as it did. Sometimes you are quick to adjust. Sometimes it is hard to accept the new reality. Sometimes the reality did not change… Read More »Adjusting to the New Reality
Catching Up Is Impossible
Or at least it might seem so or feel so. What I found out about myself is, that when I am behind my plan, it is really hard for me to get back on track. For example, I wanted to… Read More »Catching Up Is Impossible
It Is How It Is
Sometimes the situation is bad and getting worse, and there is little you can do to change it. It is how it is. It is good to accept the new reality and then start to figure out how to make… Read More »It Is How It Is
Complaining Enough
If something is not being fixed, probably someone has not complained enough. People give up because of bureaucracy or pushbacks, or just because they do not care enough. If you care and complain and push until it is solved, two… Read More »Complaining Enough
Telling a Truth
It is freeing to say a truth. It does not have to be the truth. But something you believe is true. Milan Šimečka wrote, and his friends confirm it, that the freest he felt was after he was released from… Read More »Telling a Truth
Unable to Stop Caring
It is often hard for me and for a lot of people to stop caring. You invest a lot of time into a job or relationship and when it starts going down the drain, it is hard to let go.… Read More »Unable to Stop Caring
Never Ending Stream of Shit
Shit never stops. So you have to stop once in a while. You need to get separation. If it does not kill you immediately, take a breath. If it does not kill you even in the long run, maybe it… Read More »Never Ending Stream of Shit