Today I don’t feel like publishing.
But I know that’s exactly the day you have to publish.
That reminds me of a quote from Ginni Rometty, IBM CEO (2012-2020)
“Growth and comfort will never coexist.”
You do it because you committed to it because it is the muscle you decided to build. You committed to the audience, but especially to yourself. Because you know, if not today, then when? If there’s no today, there’s no guarantee that there is tomorrow or the day that is going to be awesome.
We like to believe that awesomeness comes from divine inspiration, from intent — today, I’m going to be awesome because I decided to.
Well, that only works if you have put in the work and if you have built the muscle. If you show up that day that the lightning strikes.
Aware. Once you’re aware of how your mind is able to trick you. When you lose trust in your mind to make decisions where there’s a conflict of interest.
The mind cannot be trusted. It is too clever and tricky, and it can always find a rationale for what it secretly wants.
You need to build your alarm systems, your safeguards, and your anti-hijack systems. You need to watch your mind closely.
Don’t ask me why temptations are not good. Why laziness is not resting, and a sweet is not just an energy boost.
Don’t ask me why there’s tension between the short and long term. The short-term pleasure versus what’s good for you in the long term.
It’s human nature — so much that most religions set out to help us control our temptations.
Open Mic
Amazing interview with Ginni Rometty by the also unique Lex Fridman.
Read Later
In this article, the one and only Stephen Wolfram goes over the science and engineering of ChatGPT and other LLM (large language models). A deep and fascinating read for those more technical.