Why your personal brand is your most valuable asset
Darius Foroux makes a case I have watched play out in my own career: as the economy shifts from need to want, who you are becomes more valuable than what you do.
How To Plan Your Day Like Marcus Aurelius
Two thousand years ago the most powerful man in the world kept a private journal of reminders to himself on how to live. What strikes me about Marcus Aurelius is not the philosophy in the abstract but how operational it was. He used the morning to prepare for difficulty and the evening to review where he fell short.
The Society of Thought Hiding Inside Every Reasoning Model
This is one of the more fascinating findings I have come across this year. When you ask a frontier reasoning model a hard question, it does not simply think longer. It spontaneously generates an internal debate among distinct perspectives that argue, question, and reconcile, what the researchers call a society of thought. Nobody trained the models to do this. It emerged on its own when they were rewarded purely for getting the right answer.
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When I was a student, the narrative around education was straightforward: study hard, secure a degree from a good college, perhaps attend grad school, and the world would open its doors to you. Whether it was medicine, engineering, law, or business, these paths promised stability and a prosperous career.
Fast-forward to today, and we're on the verge of a seismic shift driven by advancements in AI, humanoid robotics, and super-intelligent autonomous agents. As someone deeply involved in technology investments and having witnessed firsthand the rapid acceleration of innovation—like humanoid robotics company FigureAI, which was just a dream a couple of years ago and is now on the cusp of reshaping entire industries—I often reflect on how the educational paths we once trusted are being dramatically reshaped.
If I were entering college or grad school today, knowing what I know now about the trajectory of technology, I’d think carefully about not only what subjects I study but the skill sets I cultivate.
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Seth Godin on Playing the Right Game and Strategy as a Superpower
Seth Godin is the author of 21 internationally bestselling books, translated into more than 35 languages, including Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, and Purple Cow. His latest book is This Is Strategy.
Amit Kukreja - Brett Adcock: Humanoid Robots
In less than three years since its inception, Figure has built versions 01 and 02 of their humanoids, developed a foundation model called Helix AI to reason like humans, and shipped robots into the factories of their commercial customers.
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