Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

my tweets are just notes for myself SF Bay Area, CA Joined December 2018

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

6 months ago

“Motivation is an effect, not the cause, of action”

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“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You’ll never be lovelier than you’re now. We’ll never be here again.” - T

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Naval @naval

a year ago

The true scarcity is attention, not time.

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

a year ago

better to go wrong in your own way than to go right in someone else’s way

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

a year ago

Any decision driven by fear is almost always a wrong decision

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Navalism @NavalismHQ

a year ago

"Working hard is overrated. Choosing what to work on and who to work on it with is underrated." @naval

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Greg Brockman @gdb

a year ago

a great abstraction has the property that you can't remember how your code was structured before it was introduced

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Historic Vids @historyinmemes

2 years ago

"Dune" author Frank Herbert on the nature of power

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

2 years ago

Assume good intention. Not necessarily as an accurate depiction of reality, but as a compass to guide your own speech and behavior, so you don't end up contributing to the worsening of the situation.

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

2 years ago

Not just governments but pretty much everything that exerts influence on human beings. Including, but not limited to, corporations, military, religion, social movements and so on.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 years ago

Not just governments but pretty much everything that exerts influence on human beings. Including, but not limited to, corporations, military, religion, social movements and so on.

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Lex Fridman @lexfridman

2 years ago

"The line between good and evil runs not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties -- but right through every human heart -- and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by…

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

2 years ago

I love overlay ads that are unskippable! @Entrepreneur

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

What do you think is going to be the impact of LLMs in next 2-3 years?

Alexandr Wang @alexandr_wang

3 years ago

What do you think is going to be the impact of LLMs in next 2-3 years?

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

This sounds fun

Richard Socher @RichardSocher

3 years ago

This sounds fun

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

I have been doing it since I was a teenager, and over the time it ended up in a stack of diaries that I find enjoyable to re-visit and read.

Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab

3 years ago

I have been doing it since I was a teenager, and over the time it ended up in a stack of diaries that I find enjoyable to re-visit and read.

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Shreyas Doshi @shreyas

3 years ago

A whole lot of pain & drama in relationships (business or personal) is rooted in one person’s expectation that the other person can read their mind.

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

“The chase for security is actually a false quest. True security comes from the courage to stand in chaos and uncertainty, face what’s happening, and to trust that you'll still be okay.” edmondlau.substack.com/p/the-false-qu…

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

Non-AI is the new cool

Suhail @Suhail

3 years ago

Non-AI is the new cool

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Umar Ashfaq @notesumar

3 years ago

Most presentations are random collections of speaker notes, out of place data, and incoherent narratives! If only more people knew what’s written in this book, the world will be a better place. Thank you @analyticshero for writing this insightful and enjoyable read!