Returning after a Hiatus
Today is just going to be a hangout with me and Aaron if you’re into that.. And later, we’ll return to more specific topics
Give a little personal history & history of the show
Full Move to NYC
Teaching
Less time
Hopscotch Labs
Working on that
Beebot - coming SOON!!
Internship Program
Hope for The Local Maximum
Reading Habits and Strategies (for the busy)
Is it still worth reading books in the AI era?
What do I do if I get stuck on a book?
How do I know I’m stuck?
Can you read 2 books at once?
How do I deal with these enormous tomes in my bookshelf
What about textbooks?
Local Maximum examples
AJ Jacobs - easy to read! I didn’t think I’d be interested in the topic
Jeffrey Tucker - fun to read!
Sweet spot: 100-200 pages with SHORT CHAPTERS
Books with 50-page chapters - WHY
Topics: Current affairs vs History, philosophy, self-help, fiction?
Examples
Revisiting The Singularity is Nearer (Ep. 323 - The Technological Singularity Part I & Ep. 324 - The Technological Singularity Part II)
Tracking tools
https://app.thestorygraph.com/
(pause feature and journal feature)
Take notes during or after; don’t wait!
Upcoming Topics for The Local Maximum
Pull up the sheet
Will we have a schedule? I plan on doing this differently
