JA Westenberg

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I'm not pro or anti Al in the same way that I'm not pro or anti fire, the wheel, shelter or word processors.

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You can’t buy back time. But you can refuse to sell it. Every meeting you decline, every task you delegate, every notification you disable = time arbitrage. You’re not lazy. You’re liquid. https://youtu.be/JM_tgYkOJpc?si=fJ-TNNV3nSGMtWl-

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The danger is that AI will stifle creativity the same way porn stifles sex: not by eliminating it, but by making the synthetic version so convenient that some folks never bother developing the actual skill.

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Society treats curiosity like a childhood phase you’re supposed to outgrow. Then wonders why everyone’s depressed at 35. The most successful people I know never stopped asking “why” and “what if.”

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There’s an hourglass on my desk. I flip it every morning before I start working. It doesn’t beep or vibrate. It doesn’t sync to a calendar. But it keeps perfect time. Every grain that falls is a second I don’t get back. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joanwestenberg_theres-an-hourglass-on-my-desk-i-flip-it-activity-7346033073718771712-1Gqo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFsHzRgBmenrK5Y1VXU7SZD_GfSUiOE-n7Y

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People are shocked to discover they need to fact-check ChatGPT and I'm having the uncomfortable realization that they never fact-checked their uncle's Facebook posts, their friend's medical advice, or literally anything Google's top result told them, and suddenly the last decade makes sense...

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The people who cringe at everything never build anything. Their job is to mock. Yours is to make. Cringe is just what creativity looks like before the algorithm blesses it. https://youtu.be/_cJOtvYJyFU?si=6QJc926Ar8lXJaHM

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Not having a smartphone is the new Hermès bag. It signals you’re wealthy enough to hire people to handle your digital existence and important enough that others accommodate your communication preferences.

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The ‘follow your passion’ advice is terrible for 99% of people. Most passions don’t pay bills. Find something you’re decent at that pays well, then use that money to fund your actual interests.

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You need momentum more than perfection. Open a blank doc. Hit record. Ship something broken. Then fix it in public. Repeat.

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Westenberg Pro is open. 15% off for life. Subscribers get: – Every essay – One premium post weekly – Monthly “Office Hours” – Early experiments – A digital copy of Permissionless +more. No hype. Just the work. https://www.joanwestenberg.com/upgrade?offer_id=5faf1302-a9c7-4930-a333-604665434edb

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At some point you make peace with the idea that a certain percentage of internet strangers will think you’re evil, stupid, or both and there’s nothing you can do to change it.

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On the internet, you are not participating in a conversation. You are laying down evidence in a trial where you are both defendant and surprise witness. And the jury already hates you. https://youtu.be/IaqVa5E_fG8?si=F_cCLgPC8-F1A-nO

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To understand SBF, study Madoff. To understand Madoff, study Kreuger. To understand Kreuger, study Duer.

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Everyone wants to be Naval until it’s time to read a book without tweeting about it

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Half of productivity advice is cope for not wanting to admit: “I don’t actually want to do this.” You don’t need better systems. You need clearer yes/no signals. The to-do list isn’t the problem. The why list is.

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I lost so many subscribers for this one.

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Seneca would’ve hated Jira. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joanwestenberg_seneca-wouldve-hated-jira-weve-become-activity-7345274173084024836-i2Qm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFsHzRgBmenrK5Y1VXU7SZD_GfSUiOE-n7Y

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To be born in a liberal democracy is to inherit a paradox: the freedom to denounce the very system that grants you the freedom to denounce it. https://www.theindex.media/p/nobody-has-more-contempt-for-liberal-democracy-than-people-who-ve-never-lived-without-it-e6d712655e6

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If your tech optimism doesn’t make room for existential dread, you’re not paying attention. But if your pessimism doesn’t make room for existential astonishment, you’re missing the plot. We are apes with code. That’s either terrifying or transcendent. It’s OK if it’s both.

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