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Working absurd hours is not a badge of honor
AI is already faster than you at busywork, so why try to outrun it? Find high-leverage work the machines can't do, cull the rest...
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Adam Singer
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The critical few: metrics, platforms, words
Everyone's had a manager that kept asking "what else should we be doing?" It's the wrong question. Instead, ask: "what high impact work can we do…
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Adam Singer
On status in modernity
It's unstated, but no one cares you drive a BMW or wear a Rolex here. It's great you enjoy them. We care about your ideas and contributions.
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Adam Singer
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Creatives vs bureaucrats
In creative fields, managers and organizations more concerned with process than results will ultimately optimize themselves down to nothing
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Adam Singer
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The true peril for brands: sponsoring cringe influencers
Most in corporate America still don't understand the internet: they bias to large followings, while social algos frequently create large followings of…
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Adam Singer
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If you're still "just on social" you're at existential risk daily
Let email, RSS, indie blogs and a return to ownership of where you share your best ideas (free from algos de-ranking interesting stuff) flourish once…
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Adam Singer
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Your life should be on an accelerated learning curve
Everyone knows compounding financials is powerful (yet still most don't do anything). Even more so is education, and thanks to the internet, this is…
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Hot Takes
Hot Takes
Spicy, provocative, occasionally snarky takes on media, philosophy & digital trends. All signal, no noise. We will never share your email.
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