# Links

> Bookmarked articles, tools, and references from my personal internet archive.

- [On Lisp (Full Text)](https://paulgraham.com/onlisptext.html) *(programming, lisp, book, technical)*
  Paul Graham's legendary book on Lisp programming, available free online. Dense but rewarding — teaches you to think about computation differently.
- [Beliefs](https://leerob.com/beliefs) *(beliefs, principles, product, building, philosophy)*
  Lee Robinson's (VP Product at Vercel) living document of personal principles. Honest takes on building, shipping, learning in public, and what matters in tech and life.
- [On Being Exceptional](https://sigilwen.ca/exceptional.html) *(excellence, mastery, ambition, performance)*
  What it takes to do exceptional work. A thoughtful exploration of excellence, ambition, and the path to mastery.
- [Advice](https://patrickcollison.com/advice) *(career, advice, startups, learning)*
  Patrick Collison (Stripe CEO) shares hard-won lessons on career, learning, and building. Concise wisdom from one of tech's most thoughtful founders.
- [Do It For Them](https://shayy.org/posts/do-it-for-them/) *(motivation, purpose, mindset, action)*
  When you can't find motivation for yourself, do it for the people who believe in you. A perspective shift on external vs internal motivation.
- [What Should You Do with Your Life?](https://guzey.com/personal/what-should-you-do-with-your-life/) *(career, life, direction, purpose)*
  Alexey Guzey's brutally honest guide to figuring out your path. Skip the soul-searching, start doing things, and pay attention to what energizes you.
- [Iterative People](https://www.ryanhoover.me/post/iterative-people) *(iteration, building, product, learning)*
  Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt founder) on why the best builders ship fast and iterate. The advantage isn't being right the first time—it's learning faster than everyone else.
- [How to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatedly](https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/) *(excellence, consistency, habits, success)*
  Steph Smith breaks down the math of compound excellence. Greatness isn't about heroic leaps—it's about being consistently good over time.
- [Obsession](https://www.vihaanjagiasi.com/writings/obsession) *(obsession, success, discipline, performance)*
  Why discipline alone isn't enough—you need obsession to do great things. The rocket metaphor: discipline maintains speed, obsession gets you off the ground.
- [The River](https://www.oliverburkeman.com/river) *(productivity, philosophy, time-management, acceptance)*
  Oliver Burkeman on accepting that you'll never get everything done. A liberating perspective on productivity—stop trying to empty the inbox and learn to surf the never-ending river.
- [Take Asymmetric Bets](https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/take-asymmetric-bets) *(career, decision-making, risk, strategy)*
  Erik Torenberg on making career decisions with unlimited upside and limited downside. The framework for thinking about risk in your twenties and thirties.
- [Being a High-Leverage Generalist](https://char.blog/generalist) *(career, learning, generalist, leverage)*
  Why building at the intersections of different domains creates asymmetric opportunities. The case for breadth over depth in the modern knowledge economy.
- [Always Bet on Text](https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/193447.html) *(technology, communication, text, philosophy)*
  Why text is the most powerful communication technology. From the creator of Rust on the enduring power of plain text over richer media formats.
- [The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence](https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html) *(ai, future, technology, long-read)*
  Tim Urban's deep dive into AI and its implications. Mind-bending exploration of where artificial intelligence is headed and what it means for humanity.

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