blog dump

September 2, 2022

stephango - the CEO of Obsidian actually

  • [shitlist driven development](https://sirupsen.com/shitlists
  • file over app plain text files should be z go to if you want to be able to use your same notes in 50 years, or have them readable by a machine no less (why I switched from Notion to Obsidian actually)
  • reminder to self: be concise
  • funnily enough I share many of the same habits: jalt text

Monica Dinculescu

jvns

james clear

julian shapiro

benfrain.com

has been publishing sick stuff for as long as I've been alive p much; I'd bookmarked this one post about flexbox vs. table performance from 2014, and then checked if he was still at it, and lo:

paul graham

  • want wealth? make a startup!
  • do great work summary:
    • The Foundations:
      • You need three things to do great work: natural aptitude, deep interest, and scope for great work
      • Finding what to work on is challenging and often requires trying different things
      • Develop a habit of working on your own projects rather than just following others' directions
      • Follow your genuine curiosity and interests rather than external pressure
    • The Process:
      • Learn enough to reach the frontier of knowledge in your field
      • Notice gaps and overlooked areas in existing knowledge
      • Boldly explore promising gaps, especially those others ignore
      • Work hard, but work on something you're deeply interested in
      • The most powerful motivators are curiosity, delight, and desire to do something impressive
    • Working Methods:
      • Make successive versions rather than planning everything in advance
      • Start small and evolve your work rather than trying to make something perfect immediately
      • Use the advantages of youth (energy, time, optimism) when young and the advantages of age (knowledge, efficiency, money) when older
      • Take appropriate risks - if you're not failing occasionally, you're being too conservative
      • Protect and nurture your morale - it's fundamental to doing great work
      • Find good colleagues - quality is more important than quantity
    • Important Mindsets:
      • Be earnest rather than affected or trying to seem impressive
      • Stay curious - it's perhaps the most important quality for doing great work
      • Don't worry about prestige - it's often a trailing indicator
      • Be willing to work on unfashionable problems
      • Questions are as important as answers - great work often comes from asking new questions
      • Overcome the modesty and fear that prevent many from attempting great work

peter norvig blog

one of top 1000 most visited sites actually

blog.codinghorror.com

Smart pants founder of stackoverflow.

first monday

The first openly accessible, peer-reviewed journals solely devoted to research about the Internet.