My projects include artifacts of independent research, original music, programming languages and UI frameworks, web apps, artwork, writing, software libraries, and a small set of personal tools for thinking.| thesephist.com
During April, I spent a couple of weeks away from my usual habitus, and traveled to Hawai’i, working and getting to know my team at Ideaflow. In between the commits and deploys, we spent a lot of time surfing. (Or, I should say, in between all the surfing, we made some commits.)| thesephist.com
I like the process of creating something almost more than the artifact that comes out of it. For me, the best part of making something from nothing is the process of exploration required to stumble upon interesting ideas, the trials-and-errors of navigating a maze of thoughts before settling into one that works or feels right. Because of this, my ideal job as a maker of things is not a string of successful inventions, but an environment where I can freely play with new ideas and learn from tr...| thesephist.com
Here is a mental model I share often with friends looking for job opportunities: your ability to get a job is the product of two quantities, the value of your skill and the liquidity of your skill.| thesephist.com
Strong, lasting, intentionally nurtured interpersonal communities will have a profound impact on how we live and work in the next decade, rivaling the impact of software services on how we communicate or the creator economy on how we consume entertainment.| thesephist.com
This is an excerpt from today’s issue of my weekly newsletter.| thesephist.com