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Polymathematics

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Polymathematics

@onlyfootnotes

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@onlyfootnotes
Jan 27
I write at readpolymathematics.substack.com I write about my learning process, creativity, and how I try to pursue multiple interests successfully. Each month I also send a roundup of the best podcast eps and reading from my month. This is a thread of every post from 2026.
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@onlyfootnotes
Aug 8, 2023
Replying to @vividvoid
Imagine being so good your phone calls have Wikipedia pages... damn.
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@onlyfootnotes
May 13, 2023
Replying to @hankgreen
I’ve thought about this too, and ended up settling on this: they mean “I think many people are uncomfortable saying this thing that I can say because of my jester’s privilege. I’m going to use my status as a paid comedian to try and make a stand on behalf of those other people.”
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@onlyfootnotes
Aug 8, 2023
Replying to @SchrodingrsBrat
When do you do your most valuable thinking? What is your process for thinking deeply? Is there something new you've been considering trying recently? If you aren't at work or at home, what third place are you most likely to be on any given day? When was a time you did your
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@onlyfootnotes
Mar 31, 2023
Replying to @armwd and @Austen
It says *not* have a Harvard MBA lol
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@onlyfootnotes
Dec 3, 2023
Replying to @StephenKing
It was such a magical moment for me. I’d just finished IT and then immediately started 11/22/63 and it was like being reunited with old friends.
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@onlyfootnotes
Mar 9, 2022
Replying to @markmanson
Systems thinking was a big one for me. The idea of pursuing goals where even “failure” results in many successes. Example: I want to start a podcast. Even if my podcast “fails” to gain a following, I improve my conversation skills and get to talk to interesting people.
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@onlyfootnotes
Sep 29, 2023
Replying to @jayqclone and @paranoiacs
Rocky Raccoon?! You're killing me Jay.
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@onlyfootnotes
Apr 22, 2022
Replying to @engineers_feed
assuming Google is still available and I know how to Google on whatever machines are common... I'd check on our progress towards energy abundance / fusion. Then maybe see what Mars is up to...
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@onlyfootnotes
Aug 9, 2022
Replying to @engineers_feed
My guitar 🤗 it was about 150 I think!
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@onlyfootnotes
Feb 25, 2023
Replying to @evanewashington and @lastpositivist
This is a prank right?
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@onlyfootnotes
Aug 20, 2023
Replying to @RandyWKirk1 and @davidfrum
18-22 year olds are some of the most passionate voters.
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@onlyfootnotes
Dec 2, 2022
Ok... just finished my new extension ChromeGPT. It's a browser extension to pull up ChatGPT quickly so that you have an assistant everywhere on the web. Wild part is that ChatGPT helped me do it. The fluidity of programming w/ ChatGPT felt supernatural. #chatGPT #buildinpublic
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@onlyfootnotes
Mar 9, 2024
Replying to @pwang_szn
She cooked
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