Today at a Glance:
Quote: Be unreasonable
Learning: Ryan Gosling teaches you about LLMs
Podcast: Misogi (禊)
Tweet: 14y of SpaceX Launches in 1m
Product: The best weather app
Advice: YC Pocket Guide
#QUOTE
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
Innovation isn't for the faint-hearted. It's for those who are deemed 'unreasonable' because they refuse to accept the world as it is. Shaw's quote speaks to us directly, urging us to be the ones who dare to challenge and change the status quo. It's not about rebelling without cause; it's about seeing beyond the present to what could be. The future is shaped by those who dare to reimagine and redefine. So, let's embrace being 'unreasonable'—because that's where true progress lies.
#LEARNING
//howtofly
If you want to understand LLMs, this is the way.
//x
Impressive video featuring the first Neuralink patient sharing his experience for an hour. He demonstrates telepathic interaction with his computer, including playing chess, Mario Kart, and other video games, crediting the implant for giving his life a new purpose.
#PODCASTS
Why CEOs Need This 1 Japanese Ritual
//mfm
The ritual is Misogi (禊), which is the practice of pushing yourself to the limit (or putting yourself entirely in cold water--I see you, Cold Plunge).
You should aim to do a Misogi once per year. It has to be something hard, with only a 50% chance of accomplishing it.
How To Get Sh*t Done Without Being Busy
//mfm
Focus on getting stuff done without being "busy". Being busy is a trick we do to ourselves to make it seem like we're working without actually accomplishing things.
Living an unscheduled life is one thing you can do to eliminate busyness. Instead of being busy, you have to focus on the most interesting things right now, not what you thought were the most important weeks ago. Instead of scheduling things, you focus on what matters, right now.
#TWEET
Every SpaceX launch from 2010-2023 (link)
How Google intends to kill startups (link) 😂
Products that violate traditional values will usually grow quickly (link). Some ideas that might fit this:
Transparent Job Performance App: make performance reviews public
Life Milestone Betting platform: Kalshi for your friends -- bet on the likelihood your friends get married
AI Girlfriends
Changing the conversation is a superpower (link). It allows you to play an entirely different game rather than the game everyone else is playing. If you’re the only one playing that game, you’re automatically going to win.
#PRODUCT
//atmo
I've entirely replaced my weather app with Atmo.
Atmo replaces traditional physics-based weather simulations with AI-driven forecasts. This is 40,000x more computationally efficient, which means it can be both cheaper and more accurate.
#ADVICE
#FUN
Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
A good proxy for social intelligence that determines how good you are at reading eyes.
I scored 27/36, and of course, Lauren scored 33/36. Take it and let me know what you get!