3-2-1: On asking permission, the trick to writing well, and the magic of reading

Another stance I’m taking is that I’m not going to try to go super deep on any of the books unless I really want to. I’m not going to force myself to fully understand parts that bore or disinterest me, nor am I going to try to go through multiple translations or interpretations to fully sus things out.

Isn’t that a waste? I don’t think so. A book i... See more

“If you...

1) develop a bias for moving fast

2) consistently ask, “What’s the real goal here and is there a better way to accomplish it?”

... you can accomplish a lot in one life.”

My first recommendation would be fiction. Reading fiction is important to understand the cross-sectional variation in humanity, to understand how difficult generalizations can be, to just get a sense of how different social pieces fit together, and to get a sense of different historical eras – and plus, reading fiction is often just plain flat-out ... See more