thoughts on human potential

i studied the most innovative and successful founders, engineers, scientists, and innovators from the last 100 years who have made breakthrough progress.

i've also taken inspiration from olympic level athletes. these are different principles i've seen work best in high growth, high impact trajectories for people who's ambition leads them to evolve beyond their current role or environment.

note, these might not make sense for everyone. i'm focused on those who want to solve the world's largest problems, work on century defining technical breakthroughs, and want to leave their mark by making the world better.

fundamental principles

1. pursue high standards

3. define you're own success

4. understand yourself, understand the world

5. think for yourself, usually in probability

6. your mindset matters (curiosity, figure it out, bias towards action)

7. from default to design, know your objective function

8. learn (how to learn) from the best

9. train like an athlete: how you practice is how you perform

10. increase surface area of luck by playing the great online game