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Published in Jimmy and Neil Have Problems

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Discover a New Way to Work Smarter: Swap Dependent and Independent

In many of our lives, we optimize by changing variables. What if we switched them instead? — The Short Version In running there are several independent variables to manipulate to optimize training. Three common ones are time, distance, and pace. A unique way to measure a run is to track heart rate, which is generally considered a dependent variable. In this article, we explore the business equivalents for these running…

Experiments

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Discover a New Way to Work Smarter: Swap Dependent and Independent
Discover a New Way to Work Smarter: Swap Dependent and Independent
Experiments

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Published in The Curious Coder

·6 days ago

The Feudal Lords of Amazon, Drugs and FTX, Plus the 3 Kinds of Fiction Books

Click through to find out how Google detects AI blog posts, how to work fast, and which books I’m digging. — The three kinds of non-fiction books — If you struggle to read like you want to, this is a must read. I tried to write about this concept years ago. I’m so thankful for Cedric Chin saying what I tried to say all those years ago. The Psychopharmacology Of The…

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The Feudal Lords of Amazon, Drugs and FTX, Plus the 3 Kinds of Fiction Books
The Feudal Lords of Amazon, Drugs and FTX, Plus the 3 Kinds of Fiction Books
Newsletter

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Jan 16

The Art and Science of Spending Money, The Fall of Getting Things Done, and a Return to Average

Plus an interview with the world’s richest man and a reflection on 34 years of mistakes with Ryan Holiday — 5 Articles of the Week The Art and Science of Spending Money — Neil and I learned in our Year of Money that we learn to save money, but not to spend it. The simple advice is to “save more.” But the problem is often our spending. …

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The Art and Science of Spending Money, The Fall of Getting Things Done, and a Return to Average
The Art and Science of Spending Money, The Fall of Getting Things Done, and a Return to Average
Newsletter

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Jan 11

2022 Year in Review

What I dug up last year and recommend for the next year — I tried to write an idea of the year for this. Turns out I’m like the spinning wheel of death on this year: still processing. If I figure out my year in a comprehensible way, it’ll be here later. …

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2022 Year in Review
2022 Year in Review
Newsletter

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Jan 10

A Beginner’s Guide to AWS

Cut through the confusion and get the building blocks you need — The first time I learned AWS, it was in an ad hoc fashion while putting out fires. I jumped randomly from terraform plan to the AWS console fixing bugs and breaks. While I eventually became an effective operator in AWS land, I never achieved a holistic understanding of the service. …

AWS

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A Beginner’s Guide to AWS
A Beginner’s Guide to AWS
AWS

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Jan 3

A Practical Application Of AI And Exciting News In The World Of Credit Cards

Plus, the people behind virtual influencers, how to build a tiny audience, and rethinking operating systems. — The overworked humans behind China’s virtual influencers — While this article is nominally about virtual influencers, I think it applies to all influencers generally. As we live more of our lives in the spotlight, all of us are working ourselves silly trying to project a persona. How to Create a…

Credit Cards

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A Practical Application Of AI And Exciting News In The World Of Credit Cards
A Practical Application Of AI And Exciting News In The World Of Credit Cards
Credit Cards

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Dec 26, 2022

How to Use Social Media Without it Using You, The Perils of Event Driven Humanity, and How to Write

Plus a fascinating look back at the Alex Jones trial, Netflix’s bold move into theaters, and the subtle influence of ports on LA — How I write — Nassim Taleb is my favorite author and what Scott Galloway would call a blue flame thinker on risk. Here he spouts counterintuitive ideas about writing (as usual). My favorite? Write for the past as its a more concrete audience than writing for an undefined future.

Tech

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How to Use Social Media Without it Using You, The Perils of Event Driven Humanity, and How to Write
How to Use Social Media Without it Using You, The Perils of Event Driven Humanity, and How to Write
Tech

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Dec 19, 2022

Why you aren’t learning if you aren’t embarrassed, the cost of being a star, and the real risk of AI

Plus the best summary of the Twitter situation, how big tech companies pick tech, and the stupid latency that holds us all back — Eminem Gives Rare Interview on His Career, Battle With Addiction and Why He’s Going to Keep Rapping — When stars become stars, their old selves die. Here is Eminem dredging up his old self, pre-stardom. I knew about the drugs and the struggle, but never like this. The metaverse will…

AI

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Why you aren’t learning if you aren’t embarrassed, the cost of being a star, and the real risk of…
Why you aren’t learning if you aren’t embarrassed, the cost of being a star, and the real risk of…
AI

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Dec 12, 2022

Why I Undervalue Fiction and Why You Shouldn’t Move to a Cabin in the Mountains

Plus Saas Economics, why we shouldn’t worry about inflation, and parenting in Italy — SaaS Economics — Part 1- The SaaS Cash Flow Trough — I once thought I knew a lot about startups. It’s articles like this and Street Smarts — Norm Brodsky Bo Burlingham that help remind me I have much to learn. …

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Why I Undervalue Fiction and Why You Shouldn’t Move to a Cabin in the Mountains
Why I Undervalue Fiction and Why You Shouldn’t Move to a Cabin in the Mountains
Newsletter

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Published in The Curious Coder

·Dec 10, 2022

Team Work & Dream Work, An iPhone Pedometer Speaks, & Why Russia is so Big

Plus a dash of the digital impact of China’s Belt & Road Initiative and a thoughtful story from Elon Musk’s first wife — Racist videos about Africans fuel a multimillion-dollar Chinese industry — Until reading Red Carpet — Erich Schwartzel, I knew little about China’s growing influence in Africa through their Belt & Road Initiative. Rest of World writes thoughtfully about an under-appreciated aspect of the belt & road: the digital impact.

Newsletter

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Team Work & Dream Work, An iPhone Pedometer Speaks, & Why Russia is so Big
Team Work & Dream Work, An iPhone Pedometer Speaks, & Why Russia is so Big
Newsletter

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