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Chris Wong

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Don't kill time, Make time

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I've signed up for 28 courses that I haven't finished. Who else has this problem? Those of us who struggle to complete self-paced courses need a way to get the benefits of Cohort Based Courses(CBCs) - accountability and community Enter Course Clubs What are Course Clubs?/1 👇


I wonder if AI means we will at least have custom software. And if hardware makers will build devices that are easier to customize the software. Ex. Washing machines where you can program the cycle or microwaves where you can program the hot keys or power levels.

Isn’t it wild how despite all the industrial progress we can’t order a custom iphone or a custom washing machine with custom dimensions and buttons? 8 billion people have to choose from just a few dozen options. Seems like the only things we can truly customize nowadays are…



Bilingual friends, what's your experience? I've tried to learn 4 languages over the years (French, Latin, Mandarin, Cantonese) and my listening comprehension has always been terrible. Those times, I tried to translate every word individually and could never catch up. This…


Re-swaddling a 10 week old is like fighting a Hydra


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I was immensely proud of what we’d built. Then suddenly it was gone. This is the story of how the end of Write of Passage led to the launch of Act Two. But let’s start at the beginning… December 16, 2019. Delta, 29F. A window seat so I can wave goodbye to my stable tech job in…


A few times I've gotten a notice months later that something was wrong and I owed more money (was not a scam). Why do I need to bother filing if they already know this? Also, did you know tax filing companies (HR Block, TurboTax etc) lobby to keep the tax code complicated?

On April 15th I think about the letter Donald Rumsfeld would attach to his taxes each year “I know that I do not know whether or not my tax returns are accurate”

baldridgecpa's tweet image. On April 15th I think about the letter Donald Rumsfeld would attach to his taxes each year 

“I know that I do not know whether or not my tax returns are accurate”


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This is more important than apparent. Not for the politeness. Not for the positive reinforcement. For the idea that taxes should be seen as a necessary evil to minimise, not as a free pot of money to maximize. They should say “sorry”, actually. “Sorry we had to take so much”

You wire $96,752 to the IRS and they don’t even say thank you.



Pregnant women should get a handicap parking tag from 2nd trimester to 2 weeks after the due date. But don't increase the number of spots.


Surprised no one has jumped on the lucrative chilipad/8sleep for babies


Watching two sleep deprived people communicate is hilarious if you're not one of the sleep deprived people


I've been a part of the last seven cohorts of @david_perell's course. And he's underselling his course and overselling LLMs. First, because his course emphasizes the type of writing that he himself says will last - personal writing and unique perspectives. Second, because the…

This AI boom has set off an existential crisis in me. Some background: I’ve been teaching writing for the past six years. In that time, I developed frameworks for how to write well and a reputation as a good teacher to learn from. Partially because of the AI wave, I decided to…



They are solving all of humanity's problems. All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone - Blaise Pascal

i have a serious and earnest question where are the ultra high agency boddhisatvas?



One month from finding out how theory differs from practice

chr_iswong's tweet image. One month from finding out how theory differs from practice

Is Daylight Savings Time the problem or that we have no control over our schedule? If we decide what time to wake up, do we care if the sun rises at 6am or 7am?


Not sure something I wrote belongs anywhere near something @morganhousel wrote, but I will take the compliment.

These quotes sit in succession in my @readwise favorites. I think about them together, a lot. @chr_iswong @morganhousel

nickseguin's tweet image. These quotes sit in succession in my @readwise favorites. I think about them together, a lot. 

@chr_iswong @morganhousel
nickseguin's tweet image. These quotes sit in succession in my @readwise favorites. I think about them together, a lot. 

@chr_iswong @morganhousel


If you've ever wondered if there was more to life, this is the book you should read. If you've ever felt cynical and everything will be better once "X" happens, you should read this book.

I'm 39 today. I'd love if people who enjoyed my book would help by retweeting and sharing! I'm getting better at directly asking for support and I figured this is a good day to ask :-) 📕 pathlesspath.com



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