LePal.ai

new essay coming tomorrow on my substack 10x work versus 1x work - We are stuck in a world of routines and "hustle culture" that emphasizes executing core loops with machine-like efficiency. This essay refutes that paradigm. - Our careers are defined by the highest moments and biggest upside swings from a small number of high-impact "10x work" tasks. Daily routines are often low impact 1x or 0.5x work. - 10x work happens at the frontier of knowledge away from routine. It thrives on agency, serendipity, and new information. - To enable more 10x work, inject more risk and new information into otherwise stable situations through big moves and high variance projects. Execute your own plan proactively rather than just reacting. - Embrace randomness and serendipity through activities like publishing thoughts, exploring topics, and hosting events. Avoid low-signal socializing. - Create work assets that compound and spread on their own over time, increasing surface area for serendipity. Build in public. - Take on challenging projects with real risk of success or failure to force rapid learning. Find ways to invest in and grow your comparative advantages. - Combining multiple skills to be in the top 25% of a few areas makes you more rare and valuable than being the single best at one thing. Align work to becoming #1 or top 25% in key areas. - For the long tail of tasks, remove/delegate/automate low impact work. For medium impact work, align it to your bigger goals. For potential 10x work, proactively position yourself to jump on opportunities when they emerge. - 10x work opportunities are hard to directly optimize for and often emerge from randomness. Open yourself up to serendipity by expanding your world and experiences. Reject core loops and checklists, embrace serendipity. link to my substack in my bio!

#TheAnxiousGeneration was the NYT #1 bestselling audiobook for May. If you have not yet read the book, I strongly suggest the audiobook. I read the intro, then Sean Pratt reads the rest. He is an extraordinary voice actor. Links to all outlets here: https://lnkd.in/erYfFgva The charts are available to download at the same link.

You hop into the experience. You’re greeted by a little bird that beckons you forward in the adventure. You start gaining experience points and questing for achievements. You level up and get a robust daily streak going. You feel weirdly attached to the bird, who is happy and cheerful when you play regularly and sad when you’ve neglected it for a while. You feel that you’ve really accomplished something. You’re playing Duolingo. In this week's essay I cover the psychology behind games and consumer app design, different types of popular gamification (leaderboards, XP, streaks, characters, etc.), and then a few areas where the intersection of consumer x games has a lot of potential: - Healthcare: Companion apps for patient adherence + games to treat mental health - Fashion: The next evolution of dress up games (Love Nikki, Kim K) combined with social shopping. Metaversey fashion in Roblox / Fortnite - Music: Collection games with music as a primitive - Fitness: Continued gamification / socialization of fitness - Education: Duolingo but for other subjects. Learning with spatial compute Read on here: https://lnkd.in/g25N86Jz

idea. I wish Apple would buy Oura Ring and we'd have an Apple Ring.. I notice that I put on/remove my Apple Watch all the time, whereas I keep my ring on constantly Would be amazing to use it to unlock my phone/laptop, maybe it could have some functionality if I tap it to control my Airpods, etc Thoughts on other functionality? Anyone hate this idea?