Summary: Tim Ferriss shares 11 of his favorite essays by Paul Graham, highlighting their relevance and insights. Notable topics include the importance of self-identity, thinking independently, and the balance between competition and curiosity in work. Ferriss emphasizes that these essays encourage open-mindedness and self-reflection.
“The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you.” (View Highlight)
You know that some accepted ideas will later turn out to be wrong. See if you can guess which. The end goal is not to find flaws in the things you’re told, but to find the new ideas that had been concealed by the broken ones.” (View Highlight)
“Competition can be an effective motivator, but don’t let it choose the problem for you; don’t let yourself get drawn into chasing something just because others are. (View Highlight)
The fact is, most of the freedom I had before kids, I never used. (View Highlight)