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They’re essential. The house begins to stink if we don’t take out the garbage. But at work, while they might be essential, they may not be important. At least, not important enough for …

“The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less.”

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There is no shortage of productivity software on the Mac, and we do our best job to cover as many of them as possible here. It's a rich and vibrant ecosystem unique to the Mac, and we're lucky to have it. But few apps elevate themselves to "all time great" status, to the point where they feel almost like they're a core part of macOS.

What if you could create a table of contents for everything you’ve posted online? How many chapters would you be proud of? I’ve done it. It’s not difficult. It’s not even as time consuming as you might think. The secret is constraints. Don’t worry about

Inverting the old model

Out of all things I’m asked about, hiring tops the list. From the actual hiring process, to reviews, to motivation and retention strategies, curiosity about hiring is on full charge. There’s a lot to cover, but I’d like to share some thoughts about a moment that doesn’t get enough attention: The end of the first year and the beginning ...

An approach for product interviewing.

An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

The fastest way to get rich is to go slow.

Leaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI

Not long ago, my kids’ school asked me to give a talk to middle school students and their parents about smartphones. I’ve written extensively on ... Read more

“This [drawing] looks good — as close as I’ve ever look to George Clooney.” – Warren Buffett. (Illustration credit: Monica Bevelin) “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” -W. Somerset Maugham English dramatist & novelist (1874 – 1965) I have long been … Continue reading "Exclusive Warren Buffett – A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers"

The other weekend I had the opportunity to run a 5k with my daughter (10) – her first such race – near Seattle Center in downtown Seattle. She first participated in a 1k kids dash witho…

The concept of broken window theory was introduced by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling in their Atlantic magazine article Broken Windows. The authors argued that visible signs of neglect chang…

30 Maps to Rethink the World

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The 0.1% of thoughts I have

Founder & CEO is a common title, especially in tech. It happens to be my title too. I've come to believe it's an impossible title. You're either CEO, or you're Founder. You can't hold both full-time jobs. And unless your company is probably 100+, CEO isn't really a job anyway. It's more of a role someone needs to play occasionally. The...

Execution is an idea at its highest fidelity

More summaries won’t automatically lead to more understanding.

@manton recently mentioned that he was surprised about the lack of responses to a longer blog post of him. It made him doubt himself or the post. This is my whole blogging life! I’m always doubting myself. Every post I publish on my blog might drown in the deep, dark sea of the internet-void. I rarely get any “engagement” on my writings. I often think about just quitting it. What’s the purpose of writing, if seemingly nobody reads it?

Earlier today, I posted a Quick Link to the 2nd-generation AirPods Pro on Amazon because they were $50 off, a good deal for an ite