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Notes on What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
I recently finished reading Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. This book felt especially timely since I just started getting more into running the last few months before gyms reopened in New York.
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Mimetic Traps
âIâve been a graduate student in physics for almost three years, but I only recently figured out why. I had to tackle a simple question do so: Why does this matter?â Skip to the closing tips if you just want the takeaways.
What Working At Stripe Has Been Like
If you are looking for a longer read, this post from patio11 on his career trajectory and experience over the last four years at Stripe is a fun one.
How to Build Curation Businesses
Iâve been increasingly interested in âcuration businessesâ as Erik Torenberg describes here. The thinking in this post applies to universities, bootcamps, and accelerators to name a few.
Make Me Think!
While light on text, the visualizations in this post are really cool. I will now imagine a designer on the other side of a product, juggling all of my random interactions.
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No Code Tools and Tech Debt
Speaking from experience, this tweet is spot on. No code tools are awesome, but thereâs no free lunch.
Typing Practice
âImprove your typing for free online by practicing on classic literature. Choose a book below to get started!â â This is a pretty cool idea if you are looking to increasing typing speed.
đ€ Quote I'm Pondering
âWhen I talk about specific knowledge, I mean figure out what you were doing as a kid or teenager almost effortlessly. Something you didnât even consider a skill, but people around you noticed. Your mother or your best friend growing up would know.â â Naval Ravikant
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