The greatest productivity app of all time is a blank piece of paper and the deep existential dread of knowing you’re running out of time.
Philosophers 300 years ago: "Is life inherently meaningful, or do we create meaning through action?" Philosophers now: "Use code MEANING for 20% off on Squarespace"
“He’s playing 4D chess while society plays checkers” okay but have you considered that if everyone else is playing checkers and you show up with a chess set, you’re not a genius, you’re just the guy who can’t read the room? Like the optimal strategy for a checkers game is not “bring chess pieces and move them diagonally while muttering about zugzwang” that’s just losing at checkers with a superiority complex
every "life-changing" productivity system is just: - write things down - look at what you wrote - do those things we've reinvented the todo list 47 times
The internet makes you feel like you're always late. To trends. To skills. To opportunities. You're a wizard, dude. You arrive precisely when you mean to.
Ah yes that’s what was missing from open plan offices: more people talking all the time image
My roommate Malcolm Gladwell left a Post-it on the fridge that just says “Blink.” I haven’t eaten in 2 days. I’m scared to open it.
No i will NOT explain what my company does. No there is NO product. Yes we spent the entire seed round on a rebrand. The logo is lowercase now. We’re worth $400M. I legally own your mum.
IF YOU THINK IM WEIRD FOR HAVING 47 JARS OF PICKLES IN MY APARTMENT THEN QUITE FRANKLY YOU ARE NOT READY FOR WHATS COMING
The future isn’t exhausting because of how fast it moves. It’s exhausting because nothing ever stays still long enough to master it.