In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation.
Six Ways to Think Long-term: A Cognitive Toolkit for Good Ancestors
None of these six ways is enough alone to create a long-term revolution of the human mind — a fundamental shift in our perception of time. But together — and when practised by a critical mass of people and organisations — a new age of long-term thinking could emerge out of their synergy.
Ask the Fellows: SSP's 2026 Annual Meeting - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today, we offer reflections on the SSP Annual Meeting from our 2026 Fellowship cohort.
Foundation
Foundation learns from your agent sessions and maintains a self-improving wiki of everything you and your team know.
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Be confident. Believe. You will succeed.— Perfect Guidance 🧭 (@PerfectGuide_) October 11, 2026
Perfect Guidance 🧭 on Twitter / X
Be confident. Believe. You will succeed.— Perfect Guidance 🧭 (@PerfectGuide_) October 11, 2026
The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
Organised by theme, and every question comes with a short thinking prompt
afterword
Writing this handbook has been a process of not over-thinking it. In deciding to do it post-by-post, day-by-day, I practiced sharing as I went, posting to a ...
In Defense of Thinking - Cal Newport
Ten years ago, I published Deep Work. It was my second mainstream hardcover idea book. The previous title, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, hadn’t ... Read more
36 important life and work lessons a top tech executive learned before turning 30
The days are long but the decades are short.
Foundational research — Passing the Message Stick
We can build widespread support for self-determination and justice when we lead with our strength and solutions.
Notes from the 2026 NorCal Mentor Conference
Hi! I took notes at the 2026 NorCal Mentor Conference for all of the sessions I attended and turned them into a blog post. I compiled the notes for all the sessions into a single set of takeaways across 6 broad categories. Sharing here so that others can benefit: And Now For Something Completely Different: FRC Mentorship Daniel
50 Ideas That Changed My Life - David Perell
David shares 50 ideas that changed his life. Read here.
‘Ugh Fields’, or why you can’t even bear to think about that task
Have you ever had a long-overdue task — a task which isn’t so bad in itself — but which you can’t even bring yourself to think about?
