Summary: Dwarkesh Patel reflects on his podcast journey, noting how close he came to quitting multiple times. He emphasizes the importance of careful preparation and learning, which help improve the quality of his interviews. Patel acknowledges the need to manage his time better to produce more episodes and continue growing as a podcaster.
I get to read whatever interests me. Then I get to ask every question I’ve accumulated to the world’s smartest person on that topic. (View Highlight)
Some of the greatest scholars alive are quite old, and this adds a lot of urgency. I don’t want to miss the opportunity to get as much out of these legendary minds as I can, while I can. (View Highlight)
I have a long todo list this week, and less than half actually corresponds to some kind of reading or writing. (View Highlight)
When somebody congratulates Amazon on a good quarter, I say thank you. But what I’m thinking to myself is— those quarterly results were actually pretty much fully baked about 3 years ago. Today I’m working on a quarter that is going to happen in 3 years. (View Highlight)