Category: reading list

Speculation on how developments in Neuralink would affect work. 

Do you feel frustrated when you provide someone with a logical argument but they refuse to accept the conclusion? That’s probably a good thing.

Ben Thompson on why Libra is a winning move from Facebook.

Wiio’s Law: communication usually fails, except by accident. 

Why platforms (Shopify) and aggregators (Amazon) are competitors and Walmart is losing. 

How Lil Nas X memed his way to the top. 

A great essay on India’s unhealthy obsession with skin color and its underlying sociological issues.

The unbundling of media platforms and rise of people centric social networks. 

This is a superb review of the book A Pattern Language and its application in daily life.

This is a great highlight reel of Peter Thiel’s speech. Listen to his interview on Eric Weinstein as well to complement this article.

This is good commentary on the Dark Forest theory of the internet article that made the rounds recently.

A follow-up on the McKinsey report on Automation and AI and how it will affect the future of work.

Insight into how Tyler gets in the reps each day.

This is an excellent book review of Impro, a book that’s been on my to-read pile for a long time.  

This is a great breakdown of the phenomenon that is Old Town Road. Lil Nas X has some serious social media chops on top of all his skill as a musician. 

Exciting new startup working on non-invasive neural interfaces. 

Hotstar is still the underrated video platform in India. 

On why consumer startups eventually converge to the same design.

Thinking in dynamics and using dynamic roadmaps because the map is not the territory. 

Saying I don’t know and optimizing for learning.

This is a great post on how to align and resolve creative differences in a team setting.

What inclusive design looks like IRL. 

Conducting inclusive meetings is a crucial skill to have. 

The basic idea of Quinian Boostrapping is that you start off not understanding a concept, but use a symbolic placeholder for it, and then fill in the details over time. For example, right now you don’t understand Quinian Bootstrapping but you do have the placeholder term “Quinian Bootstrapping” that you can hold in your mind and relate to other things you know and learn. Over time, your placeholder is replaced with the actual concept.

Is the the death of SV exaggerated? Where is the next SV has been a hot topic for years now with Peter Thiel leading the move to LA. Tyler Cowen looks at the case for why LA might be the new epicenter for SV.

Matthew on product hierarchy and why delight comes last when designing products. Although this paradigm shift from minimum viable product and lowest common denominator experiences to consumer delight is changing fast.  

A case study on the previous link and why consumer delight and prosumerization are in vogue. David Ulevitch on why a16z is leading the Series B round for Superhuman. 

A four-part series on regenerations and change.
On Going Feral
On Being an Illegible Person
At Home, in a Car
Regenerations

Why laziness can be a good thing.

A great take on what Jony Ive’s move away from Apple means for the company’s future.