December 2023 archive

Every article we published in December 2023.

Dec 1, 2023

ChatGPT for Writing and Recommending Books

Nat Eliason shares how he uses the tool as a personal book concierge in the latest episode of ‘How Do You Use ChatGPT?’

Dec 3, 2023

Crossing the AI Rubicon

A chatbot for founders, better social network, crypto true believer, and more

Dec 4, 2023

How to Recognize What You’re Really, Really Good At

It's not about doing everything—it's about doing one thing exceptionally

Dec 5, 2023

Death of a Flywheel

Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway got really big. Here’s why it might kill them.

Dec 6, 2023

Why People Fail to Make Important Choices

Decision-making is a skill you can practice

Dec 7, 2023

The Impossibility of Being Charlie

RIP to nerd Jesus

Dec 8, 2023

Will Google’s Bard Be a Destination Chatbot?

Why it could succeed or fail—and what that means for the future of AI chatbots

Dec 10, 2023

How to Recognize What You’re Really, Really Good At, Death of a Flywheel, The Impossibility of Being Charlie, and More

Everything we published this week

Dec 11, 2023

Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?

We think they can be hacked, but the only enduring moat is effort

Dec 12, 2023

How David Perell Writes an Essay

Harnessing the power of surprise to create writing that spreads

Dec 13, 2023

How an AI Researcher Uses ChatGPT and Notion AI

Linus Lee wants to bring the focus back to human agency when we turn to AI for creative work

Dec 14, 2023

Want to Build? Technical Excellence Won’t Be Enough.

This new era of startups requires a founder baptized in the humanities

Dec 15, 2023

The Secret Father of Modern Computing

How Ed Roberts created the personal computer industry—and then walked away

Dec 17, 2023

Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?, The Secret Father of Modern Computing, and More

Everything we published this week

Dec 18, 2023

Why You Should Build in Deep Tech

Companies that take on significant risk in science or engineering can have outsize returns

Dec 19, 2023

How to Deal With Uncertainty

Three ways to counter ambiguity

Dec 20, 2023

How to Use ChatGPT as a Copilot for Learning

Nathan Labenz saves time, eliminates drudgery, and offloads tasks with AI

Dec 21, 2023

Should You Fire This Newsletter? 2023 Edition

2024 is the year I go big

Dec 22, 2023

How to Use ChatGPT for Psychological Growth

A clinical psychologist shares her perspective

Dec 24, 2023

Why You Should Build in Deep Tech, How to Use ChatGPT for Psychological Growth, and More

Everything we published this week