A guidebook of sorts for developing more agency in deciding where to go with your life, professionally or otherwise. A couple of insights: Ask for things, especially things that feel unreasonable to ask for. Assume everything is learnable. And be willing to cross the «moat of low status«, a period of time where you are actually bad at the thing you’re trying to grow into. (Also, I’m totally stealing this as a life goal: «Over the years I’ve gradually grown dumber relative to my peers through a combination of aging and making smarter friends.»)

From Weekly Filet #559, in January 2026.