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Feb 24 19 tweets 5 min read
You can cut ChatGPT hallucinations to nearly 0% using the same technique Spotify uses for music recommendations.

Notion uses it for search. GitHub Copilot relies on it.

A Dutch startup hit $5B in 3 years with it and you can build this in 30 minutes on your laptop.

Here's how: Every company is sitting on a goldmine of internal knowledge.

But their AI can't touch any of it.

There's however a mathematical trick that gives it perfect recall of YOUR documents.

The same tech that lets Spotify understand that jazz and lo-fi are both "study music"...
Aug 16, 2024 11 tweets 4 min read
Meet the architect of America's obesity crisis: Earl Butz.

In 1970, he revolutionized US agriculture with a single bill.

The mission: Abundance of food.
The unexpected outcome: A nation-wide obesity crisis.

Let's break down how farm policy fattened a nation: Image Before the 70s, US agricultural policy focused on limiting production to stabilize prices and support farmers.

It was all about balance and sustainability.

Then came the shift that would change everything... Image
Aug 4, 2024 9 tweets 3 min read
Elon Musk reveals his 5-step problem-solving framework on Lex Fridman's latest podcast episode.

A process behind reusable rockets and mass-market electric cars.

It starts by assuming your requirements are "dumb".

Learn how Musk tackles challenges at Tesla & SpaceX 🧵 Image Elon's method isn't just about solving problems. It's about redefining them.

Fair warning: Step 2 might make you uncomfortable.

But that's where the magic happens.

Here are the 5 steps:
Jul 28, 2024 14 tweets 5 min read
Serial killers have a combination of personality traits known as the Dark Triad.

They have these traits to an extreme, but many people you meet daily may possess them to a lesser degree.

This thread will help you identify these traits in anyone and avoid them like a plague: Image You believe you “know” what a killer looks like, but sometimes this bias can work against you.

Here's Ted Bundy being calm, suave, and engaging without being creepy.

He killed more than 30 women in his lifetime. Two months after this interview, he escaped and killed 3 more.
Jul 26, 2024 20 tweets 6 min read
76 years ago, Joseph Campbell wrote about the Hero's Journey in his book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces."

Today, Trump is living the final chapters of that very story.

But how? 🧵 Image The Hero's Journey is a "monomyth" - a universal pattern found in myths & stories across different cultures and eras.

It has 17 stages - each marking a different milestone in the evolution of a hero.

Surprisingly enough, it accurately plots Trump's political saga.

Here’s how: Image
Jul 24, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
Elon Musk reveals the secret religion he's been following since the age of 12.

He calls it the religion of greater enlightenment.

In his latest interview with Jordon Peterson, Musk revealed how & why he started following this religion.

A thread 🧵 Image Musk's "religion of curiosity" drives many of his controversial moves:

• Acquiring X to promote free speech
• Supporting Donald Trump
• Mars colonization

All stem from his belief that expanding human knowledge requires challenging the status quo. Here's how it all started:
Jul 19, 2024 17 tweets 4 min read
Andrew S Grove, the former CEO of Intel, was an immigrant & a holocaust survivor.

He grew Intel to one of the world's largest semiconductor companies.

I discovered a lecture he gave at MIT 28 years ago about "Strategic Inflection Points."

A thread: Andrew with Steve Jobs Grove's journey is remarkable:

→ From fleeing Hungary
→ To earning a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley
→ And spearheading Intel's remarkable success

Under his leadership, Intel's profits grew from $650 million to $3.5 billion.

Here are the key takeaways from his 1996 lecture: