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Disclaimer \u2013 I find these reads interesting. I don’t necessarily agree with them.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

2024 update: I’ve moved the last version of this bookmarks page to visakanv.com\/archives\/bookmarks<\/a> because this was starting to feel cumbersome and I wanted to have a fresh start.<\/p>\n

I’ll now update this list every time I find myself sharing a link with somebody.<\/p>\n

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  1. The idea maze<\/a> (cdixon.org) \u2013 balajis describing how good startup ideas are well-developed multi-year plans that contemplate many possible paths<\/li>\n
  2. You can’t tell people anything<\/a> (habitatchronicles.com) \u2013 2004 \u2014 on the problem of communication<\/li>\n
  3. big ball of mud<\/a> (laputan.org) \u2014 1999 \u2014 comprehensive post about software architecture that has implications for all kinds of architecture and creative work<\/li>\n
  4. the tough tomato principle<\/a> \u2014 2019 \u2014<\/li>\n
  5. a good place to work<\/a> (a16z.com) \u2014 2012 \u2014 on the importance of doing good 1-1s, and of having clarity of vision and purpose<\/li>\n
  6. operant conditioning by software bugs<\/a> (reghr.org) \u2014 2012 \u2014 “Have you ever used a new program or system and found it to be obnoxiously buggy, but then after a while you didn\u2019t notice the bugs anymore? If so, then congratulations: you have been trained by the computer to avoid some of its problems.”<\/li>\n
  7. playing to win<\/a> (sirlin.net) \u2014 2014 \u2014 on scrubs<\/li>\n
  8. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    to be updated. more of these links are available on my [[bookmarks2024]] roam page<\/p>\n\n\n

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