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David Foster Wallace's remarkable 2005 commencement speech, this is water, is a timeless trove of wisdom for living a meaningful life. Here is a full transcript along with audio.

Orson Welles on the genius of not knowing what you’re doing.

Make sure you're playing the real game, not some more complicated game you've made up for yourself.

It's in here I promise

Tiago shares 10 favorite quotes from The Bullet Journal Method and how each one shaped his thinking about notes, journaling, and productivity.

Leisure is more enjoyable when work is no longer an option.

Navigating the status games of today

Check Out Our Mighty Networks Review And See How Visualize Value Uses Mighty Networks To Manage Community, Sell Online Courses, And Drive $1m+ Per Annum.

This is a long quote/excerpt from Adam Robinson I’ve been holding onto for a while, from Tribe of Mentors. Worth considering, especially if you strive to work in a data-informed product organ…

If you leave your cheese out and the mouse eats it, the mouse is simply being a mouse. While it might be nice if the mouse didn’t wreck your dinner, that’s his job. Often, we show up wi…

Entrepreneur Shaan Puri’s uncommon tactics for uncommon results.

"95% of all traders fail" is the most commonly used trading statistics. But why most traders lose money? Scientist found out why!

Most of us struggle throughout our lives by giving too many fucks in situations where fucks do not deserve to be given.

How many beaver pelts can you carry?

Web3 is blurring the line between audience and creator, and re-writing how fan labor is funded and rewarded

​ ​ ​ ​ Do you value The Imperfectionist, and also like getting books for free? I've got three sets of signed copies of all three of my books to give away to three people who co...

Technology does not want to replace you. It wants to make you interchangeable.

I was lucky enough to spend the weekend with some very successful people. My friend Shaan Puri put together a group of 24 entrepreneurs, rented a few big Airbnbs and scheduled a chef and rented a basketball court in Raleigh NC. There were a few billionaires and famous people. A handful of folks...

“20 types of squats.”

It used to be well lit. Apply to a famous institution, get picked. Get the agent of an agent or A&R person. Get picked. Get good grades… get picked. Now, many of the “pickers”…

Some parents can give their kids real power. Think of Queen Elizabeth, who literally gives a kingdom to her children. Some parents can give wealth. Think of Warren Buffett’s children. Some parents can give talent and access–Jabari Smith, for instance, just helped his son enter the NBA at the top of the draft, through a...

In about a month, an important moment will happen in the world of crypto/web3. The Ethereum blockchain will move from a proof of work consensus mechanism to a proof of stake consensus mechanism. This event is known as “The Merge” in Ethereum land. There are many reasons why this is an important moment for the […]

Why burnout happens more in middle age, the value of just thinking, and...logos are for closers!

Years of notes on business, productivity, courage, stress, success, relationships and more.

Hey, you. You're doing great. Click here to read this on the web. Source: Getty Welcome to the 119th issue of Total Annarchy, a fortnightly newsletter…

Last week, I unveiled the new brand of my business and this newsletter. Previously known as Creative Companion, I made the transition to the new name: Creator Science. I’m proud of how smoothly the transition has gone thus far, but I wish I could have avoided a rebrand entirely