Clear Thinking, by Shane Parrish (book review)Shane Parrish is the author of Farnam Street, a website focused on decision-making and lifelong learning. Clear Thinking is a book on how…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Emotions at WorkA month ago, I attended an event on the subject of People Management and AI. In one of the workshops, one particular suggestion raised…Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023
What’s Your Strategy for Curating Information?In The Rise of the Sovereign Individual, the authors predict that narrowcasting will replace broadcasting as the way people obtain their…Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 2023
Threads: Meta’s New Social Network and the Cold Start ProblemI’m no fan of Meta and its monetization of user data. That said, there are some things worth noting about Threads, Meta’s new social…Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 2023
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, by Chris MillerChip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller is a book about the semiconductor industry from its inception…Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Short-term Thinking and Strategic DecisionsWhile reading Chris Miller’s great book Chip Wars, I became fascinated by the story of Morris Chang and the Taiwan Semiconductor…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Facing Decisions That May Work or NotMany times we know the answers to our problems. We just need to untangle our thoughts. And we need to face the fear of embracing a decision…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
Overcoming the AI Hype and Utilizing Precise LanguageIn November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a conversational interface to GPT, their Large Language Model (LLM). ChatGPT took the world by…Apr 18, 2023Apr 18, 2023
The Challenges of Artificial IntelIn an Interview with Lex Fridman, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman considers GPT “the most complex software object humanity has yet produced. And it…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Dealing with EmotionsEmotions are part of being human. But emotions can clutter our reasoning. When emotions get out of control, situations suddenly turn black…Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023