AI is moving fast. So what should you work on when your current skills might be outdated next year? This piece explores the kinds of projects AI can’t do well — and why hard, long-term creative work still gives you the biggest edge.
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I get a rush when I experience greatness. Greatness moves people. Average work does not. And as Naval Ravikant says, “there’s no demand for average.” If you’re trying to figure out why your work isn’t resonating, it’s probably because the work is average. And that’s okay. Because you need to be average before you can be great.
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ChatGPT is now a core part of my workflow and I keep having this reoccurring thought: I’m so glad I get paid by the execution, and not by the hour. Not only can I work faster with AI and create more value, but the inherent creativity within each project protects me from being automated away by AI agents. The more I rely on AI, the more I realize this simple truth: the best defense against automation is creative, project-based work.
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If you commit to something with all of your being, you can accomplish it (over a long enough time period). The problem is that many people have trouble committing. Or don’t know what to commit to. They suffer from choice paralysis, where the sheer number of available options is so overwhelming that it becomes difficult to make a decision at all. But no matter where you are at, it’s not too late (and certainly not in your early 30s!) to pick a path and start compounding.
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I watched the movie, “The Wild Robot” last night and it got me thinking about the act of creation. Within each of us lies a spark—a primal urge to create. One of the greatest things you can do is to recognize that spark, feed it, and let it blaze from a tiny flicker into an unstoppable fire. But to transform that spark into a raging fire - the kind of creative fire it takes to successfully make an animated movie like “The Wild Robot” - you need help. And AI can help.
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There comes a time for every creator when you need to close your computer and go out into the world. Feel the earth under your feet. Hear the hum of life around you. And open yourself up to serendipity.
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I can now code despite never learning how. It’s a breakthrough that’s been on my radar for over a year. I touched on it in a post from August 2023, about the importance of judgment and taste in a world of infinite leverage. That world is now here. New tools are coming online each day to hand the power of code to creatives. What a time to be alive!
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I saw Christopher Nolan at a coffee shop in Hollywood this week. He was wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops while chatting up an acquaintance unknown. Christopher Nolan drinks his coffee just like a normal person. From a paper cup, outside in the sun with his fellow (wo)man. Christopher Nolan is just like you and me, except for one crucial difference. He’s got a hell of a lot more leverage than either of us.
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“The final form of leverage is brand new—the most democratic form. It is products with no marginal cost of replication. This includes books, media, movies, and code. Code is probably the most powerful form of permissionless leverage. All you need is a computer—you don’t need anyone’s permission.” - Naval Ravikant
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I just learned about this guy - Ramon van Meer - who started a website called SoapHub.com and sold it for just under $9 million USD. Not bad! He’s made even more money since then buying and scaling Alpha Paw - a company that creates breed-specific products for dogs. Here’s what I learned from listening to him talk about building his blog on the My First Million podcast.
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