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No Small Plans

Why People Fail to Make Important Choices

Decision-making is a skill you can practice

2 Dec 6, 2023 by Casey Rosengren

Napkin Math

Death of a Flywheel

Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway got really big. Here’s why it might kill them.

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How to Recognize What You’re Really, Really Good At

It's not about doing everything—it's about doing one thing exceptionally

9 Dec 4, 2023 by Jason Feifer

Chain of Thought

ChatGPT for Writing and Recommending Books

Nat Eliason shares how he uses the tool as a personal book concierge in the latest episode of ‘How Do You Use ChatGPT?’

🔒 Dec 1, 2023 by Dan Shipper

Napkin Math

How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person)

My AI awakening

8 Nov 30, 2023 by Evan Armstrong

Chain of Thought

AI-assisted Decision-making

How to use ChatGPT to master the best of what other people have figured out

5 Nov 29, 2023 by Dan Shipper

Why I’m Still Building in Web3

And three crypto developments that are actually practical

Nov 28, 2023 by Kevin Kim

How to Build a Better Social Network

We just need to think of it like an economy

18 Nov 27, 2023 by Nir Zicherman

Chain of Thought

The King Is Back in the Castle

But you only get one coup

Nov 22, 2023 by Dan Shipper

Napkin Math

The Case Against Sam Altman

The board is bad at their job, but they may not be crazy

2 Nov 21, 2023 by Evan Armstrong

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