Aamin Ojha

a rule of thumb for learning in in the 2020s

only use AI to test you and teach you. never rely on it to reduce effort — as learning is proportional to effort spent

effort is not the same as efficiency

Remember Goodhart's Law when setting targets and goals:

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

If your job is in the digital world, spend your off-time in the real world.

you aren’t feeling hungry, your human is feeling hungry

Objects that contribute the best atmosphere tend to be less immediately noticeable; it may take some time before you appreciate them for their practicality and more subtle, discreet presence. That’s because the balance of how they look and how they perform is correct.

– Jasper Morrison

Grand Theft Auto is a fun video game because it’s a fake world where you can do things with no fear. Drive 200mph on the highway. Break into a building. Run over a prostitute with your car. All good in GTA.

Unlike GTA, in real life, the law is a thing and jail is a thing. But that’s about where the differences end. If someone gave you a perfect simu