Wisdom in SpaceMay 31

The hard part isn't solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve.
-- Paul Graham

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #PaulGraham #ProblemSolving

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #LavaFlow #Galapagos #Geology

Wisdom in SpaceMay 27

There are few things worse than close supervision by someone who doesn't understand what you're doing.
-- Paul Graham

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Kayaks #Everglades #Florida

WinbuzzerMay 27

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/27/paul-graham-says-ai-written-founder-emails-erode-trust-xcxwbn/

Paul Graham argues AI-written founder emails erode trust before a pitch lands, while studies on AI-generated messages point to weaker recipient reactions.

#AI #PaulGraham #YCombinator #GenAI #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #GenAI

Craig ConstantineFeb 4, 2020

When life is short

Relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. That’s what you do when life is short.

~ Paul Graham

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#MeaningOfLife #PaulGraham #Quotes
Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

Craig Constantine
Wisdom in SpaceMay 18

The hard part isn't solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve.
-- Paul Graham

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #PaulGraham #ProblemSolving

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 6
Ah, the brave soul who dared to implement Paul Graham's intellectual captcha—because traditional captchas were just too 2005. 😏 Six questions to prove you're human, or perhaps just a smug AI with a penchant for over-engineering. 🙄🔧
https://mentwire.com/sample #intellectualcaptcha #PaulGraham #innovation #AIoverengineering #techhumor #2023trends #HackerNews #ngated
How Sharp Is Your Reasoning? | Mentwire

7 real claims. Most people can't tell which ones are wrong. Only 1% get 6 or more right.

Hacker NewsApr 6

I Built Paul Graham's Intellectual Captcha Idea

https://mentwire.com/sample

#HackerNews #IntellectualCaptcha #PaulGraham #Innovation #TechNews #HackerNews

How Sharp Is Your Reasoning? | Mentwire

7 real claims. Most people can't tell which ones are wrong. Only 1% get 6 or more right.

Hacker NewsMar 20

Having Kids (2019)

https://paulgraham.com/kids.html

#HackerNews #HavingKids #Parenting #FamilyLife #2019 #PaulGraham

Having Kids

bsmall2Feb 25
> So the short explanation of why this 1950s language is not obsolete is that it was not technology but math, and math doesn't get stale. The right thing to compare Lisp to is not 1950s hardware, but, say, the Quicksort algorithm, which was discovered in 1960 and is still the fastest general-purpose sort.
https://paulgraham.com/icad.html
#RacketAsMath #LispNotStale
#PaulGraham #QuickSortExample
Revenge of the Nerds

Wisdom in SpaceDec 5, 2025

The hard part isn't solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve.
-- Paul Graham

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Sunset #NewMexico