Thinking, tinkering, evolving.
A couple of months ago, Matt Mullenweg asked the team to read Matthew Butterick’s Practical Typography. We build publishing tools at Automattic, so paying closer attention to how we communicate made sense. I’d never heard of the book, and my first reaction was that typography is a niche skill — for graphic designers and publishers, […]
Too often, people masquerade as experts when, at best, they are merely enthusiasts. The situation worsens when they market harmful advice, bearing no personal consequences for the damage it might cause.
Over the past year, I’ve started delegating more of my personal and work tasks to ChatGPT. If I find myself unable to delegate something due to poor reception or another silly reason, a small wave of irritation stirs inside me. Convenience is the path of least resistance, but what if resistance is sometimes necessary?
I often see how managers—regardless of their experience level—become overly attached to specific tools, frameworks, or policies. They rigidly apply these to their team or organization without considering whether they are the best fit for the situation.
In my last post, I talked about how focusing on a problem that couldn’t be previously solved without AI is the key to building a successful AI product. Tapping into an unfulfilled user need, so to speak. Essentially, it’s a call to create “AI-native applications” instead of “AI-enhanced features”. But what exactly does “AI native” […]
For a long time, the age-old question has lingered in the world of social networks: can social platforms sustainably finance themselves through subscriptions and abolish ads for good? The answer isn’t as straightforward as one might think, as it largely depends on the objectives set by the platform.
In late October 2020, I gained access to GPT-3 after emailing Greg Brockman and pitching him the need for broader access distribution. My mind was blown away by its potential in the first hour of tinkering in the GPT-3 playground. Several months in, it became evident that OpenAI would become the most valuable company of […]
Over the last year, I’ve been trying to better understand how people discover new ideas. In this selection, I’d like to share books that helped me grasp the emergence of key ideas in history, the nature of creative thinking, and how to find luck in your endeavors.
We relentlessly set goals—weekly, monthly, yearly. We think if there’s a goal, we’re continually moving towards it. The goal resembles a destination, and it seems as if our desire is strong enough, we’ll be able to get there. But it’s not the case.