03Consuming
42 things

What goes in.

The books, tools, feeds and screens that shape how I think. Ratings are out of ten and entirely personal.

Books

06 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
The Design of Everyday ThingsDesignClassic design principlesRead8/10
Thinking, Fast and SlowPsychologyBehavioral economics and decision-makingReadingn/a
Zero to OneBusinessBuilding the futureRead9/10
Atomic HabitsSelf-improvementBuilding good habitsRead8/10
Venture DealsVCTerm sheets and negotiationsReadingn/a
The Business of Venture CapitalVCVC fundamentals and practiceReadingn/a

Software

07 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
NotionProductivityMy OSActive10/10
CursorDevelopmentPrimary code editorActive9/10
FigmaDesignUI/UX design toolActive9/10
LinearProductivityProject managementActive8/10
ChromeBrowserPrimary browserActive7/10
CrunchbaseResearchStartup databaseActive7/10
PitchbookResearchVC deal dataActive8/10

Hardware

04 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
MacBook Pro M3LaptopPrimary workstationActive10/10
NuPhy Halo75 V2InputMechanical keyboardActive9/10
AirPods ProAudioNoise cancellationActive9/10
LG UltraFine 5KDisplayExternal monitorActive8/10

Newsletters

08 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
Dense DiscoveryDesignCurated design linksSubscribed8/10
TLDRTechTech news digestSubscribed7/10
The HustleBusinessBusiness and tech newsSubscribed7/10
Brain FoodThinkingMental modelsSubscribed8/10
Import AIAIJack Clark's AI research digestSubscribed8/10
StrictlyVCVCVC news and dealsSubscribed7/10
Lenny's NewsletterProductProduct management insightsSubscribed9/10
NewcomerVCVC and startup news by Eric NewcomerSubscribed7/10

Blogs

08 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
Paul Graham EssaysStartupsStartup philosophy and adviceReading10/10
StratecheryTechTech strategy and analysisReading9/10
Simon WillisonAIPractical LLM usage and toolsReading8/10
First Round ReviewStartupsTactical startup adviceReading8/10
The GeneralistVCDeep dives on companiesReading9/10
Contrary ResearchVCStartup and market analysisReading8/10
Anthropic ResearchAIAI safety and researchReading8/10
OpenAI ResearchAIFrontier AI researchReading8/10

Audio

03 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
AcquiredPodcastBusiness deep divesListening10/10
Lex Fridman PodcastPodcastLong-form interviewsListening8/10
Latent SpacePodcastAI engineering and researchListening8/10

Video

06 entries
TitleCategoryNotesStatusRating
The Social NetworkFilmFincher masterpieceWatched10/10
Y CombinatorYouTubeStartup adviceFollowing8/10
MKBHDYouTubeTech reviewsFollowing7/10
AsianometryYouTubeSemiconductors and tech historyFollowing9/10
CalebWritesCodeYouTubeProgramming and developmentFollowing8/10
SeveranceSeriesApple TV+ showWatching9/10
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