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   by fjaved 6y ago

   I read all the time—fiction and nonfiction. Currently reading nonfiction: Stewart Brand’s Whole Earth Catalog. Currently reading fiction: The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien. Finished Tolstoy’s War and Peace in 2020 (pandemic silve
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   by fjaved 6y ago

   Going to the park with my kids with no mobile device
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   by fjaved 6y ago

   War and Peace
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   by fjaved 11y ago

   Very cool! I've been wondering why more messaging based assistants based in AI aren't emerging versus human-aided (Magic, Operator, etc.). (I was excited about carla.io but disappointingly it never really worked very well.) This o
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   by fjaved 13y ago

   Veeva Systems (VEEV) took just a touch longer at 6 years and did it with remarkable capital efficiency. Founded 2007. Raised $4m from VCs. IPO in 2013. Opened at $2.4b mkt cap, closed day at $4.5b, $5.6b today.
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   by fjaved 14y ago

   I've just found my thinking to be much clearer. Meditation is essentially practice in awareness: awareness of your thoughts, awareness of your focus, awareness of your emotions. It doesn't mean being able to ignore or eliminate them, just b
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   by fjaved 14y ago

   Great post! As a father of a 2.7 yo and a 1.3 yo, I agree with your points and would add the following (among others): - Having kids makes you a better communicator generally. It's easy to get frustrated with kids and adults when they don't