The Great Contemplation, Permission to Be Excited, and More

Hello and happy Sunday!

We had a big week this week at Every:

• We published 5 original essays
• One of our articles, The Great Contemplation, was featured in Tim Ferris's newsletter 5 Bullet Friday
• We announced a new headliner for our conference Thesis: Eugene Wei
• We launched a new course called Mindful Values, an evidence-based approach to finding what's most important in your work life. Today is the last day for early-bird pricing! Register for a free info session here to lock it in.

Now, on to the articles!

The Great Contemplation

The Four Hour Workweek is 15 years old—and it's had a bigger impact on the way we think about our work lives than we might imagine. We think of it as a collection of life hacks—but really it's a philosophy book in disguise, exhorting us not to waste our lives.

That's what Paul Millerd argues in The Great Contemplation. He examines the Tim Ferris classic, and explains how it impacted his own life and writing.

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Permission to Be Excited About AI

Dan is excited about AI. There's only one problem: AI is The Current Thing. And he doesn't like that.

Usually, he's annoyed when something gets trendy. But this time he's leaning away from skepticism, and into his sense of curiosity. He unpacks why in this week's Chain of Thought essay.

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Advice for Building in AI