It takes confidence to throw work away. You have to be able to think, there’s more where that came from. - Paul Graham

wonder if anyone in the world works harder at anything than American school kids work at popularity. Navy SEALS and neurosurgery residents seem slackers by comparison.

Cancel culture had one upside: There are several people I followed after they got cancelled, to show support for them, and these have turned out to be some of the most interesting people I follow. Not surprisingly, since thinking for themselves was what got them cancelled.

If you're in a job that feels safe, you are not going to get exceptional, because if there is no danger there is almost certainly no leverage.