Shane Parrish
@ShaneAParrish
Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out and sharing what I learn https://fs.blog/podcast/
11 Takeaways from my interview with Daniel Kahneman: 1. Delay Your Intuition: At 22, Kahneman redesigned the Israeli army’s interview system. The old way relied on gut feelings about recruits, and it failed badly. His fix: make interviewers score six specific traits separately,…
"Writing is the process by which you realize that you do not understand what you are talking about." fs.blog/writing-to-thi…
Crazy. @garrytan called meta acquiring talent months before people really knew. Timestamp 1h 56m fs.blog/knowledge-proj…
Ordinary actions in extraordinary times sets outliers apart. The 2008 financial crisis is a perfect example. Warren Buffett didn't have some brilliant insight that others missed. He just continued to do what he had always done: buy quality companies when they were on sale.…
the cost of pleasing everyone is disappointing yourself
I’ve been trying to think about we can make news coverage more balanced and less one sided. I think I’ve hit on a reasonable idea. If a media outlet takes any government funding* they should have to follow the fairness doctrine. The fairness doctrine means they have a…
"The fiercest competitors I've been around never stop being competitive, and are authentic and unapologetic in that approach."
Bill Belichick kept rookie Tom Brady on as a fourth string quarterback, something "almost unheard of" at any level of football. Why? Because Belichick believes talent isn't enough. Discipline, obsession, and hunger win you championships. Watch the full episode now: (00:00)…
intellectual curiosity requires both promiscuity and ruthlessness. reading is a great example. I use a low bar to start a book, and a high bar to continue. if it looks interesting, I'll start and only continue if it is interesting. but this isn't just an idea for books. it's…
I started coding again recently. No, not vibe coding. Actual coding. I fell in love with coding as a teenager. I’d stay up all night ‘playing on my computer’ and sleep all day in school. Coding is like a drug for me, everything in the world disappears. Hours pass like…
how do people in Europe use the internet ... there are privacy pop-ups on every single page, often more than one. It's a hidden tax on your time