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The essays and book notes most worth reading first — pieces I'd send a friend who'd never been to the site before.

From the bookshelf

Books I keep coming back to.

  1. 48 Laws of Power Summary: Dark Psychology That Rules the World9/10

    48 Laws of Power Summary

    Robert Greene

  2. Why We Sleep Summary: The Sleep Crisis Destroying Your Health9/10

    Why We Sleep Summary

    Matthew Walker

  3. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini: Summary & Notes9/10

    Influence

    Robert Cialdini

  4. Mastery by Robert Greene: Summary & Notes10/10

    Mastery by Robert Greene

    Robert Greene

  5. Outlive Summary: Beat the 4 Horsemen of Death with Medicine 3.010/10

    Outlive Summary

    Peter Attia

  6. James Clear's Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results9/10

    James Clear's Atomic Habits

    James Clear

  7. Zero to One by Peter Thiel: Summary & Notes9/10

    Zero to One by Peter Thiel

    Peter Thiel

  8. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness9/10

    The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

    Eric Jorgenson

From the blog

Essays worth your time.

  1. 01

    What's actually true about AI data centers?

    AI data centers use real electricity and water, but the useful debate depends on location, cooling, grid impact, waste heat, and who benefits.

  2. 02

    Why aren't we 3D printing more boats?

    Boats are expensive because boatbuilding is slow, manual, and tooling-heavy. Large-format 3D printing may help first with molds and prototypes.

  3. 03

    Sauna Is Getting Harder to Ignore

    The strongest sauna evidence points to frequent Finnish-style sauna use, but humidity, core temperature, timing, and fertility caveats all change the practical dose.

  4. 04

    AI-native pods are the startup advantage inside companies

    Brian Armstrong's Coinbase memo points to a bigger shift in org design: small AI-native pods that move with startup speed inside larger companies.

  5. 05

    People Are Vibe-Coding Their Own Productivity Games

    AI coding tools are making personalized productivity software cheap enough to build for one person's brain. That may extend the long tail of niche software.

  6. 06

    Digital Gravity: How Small Founders Build Inescapable Brands with AI

    Digital gravity is how small founders create enough useful surface area that buyers, mentions, links, and inbound leads start orbiting them.

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