Struggling with focus and slow career growth? Learn how Sam Altman's productivity strategies help software engineers work with clarity and get ahead faster.
"Altman’s productivity starts with choosing what to work on" - I wish I could also say to my manager that I choose not to work on this stupid task that has no meaning whatsoever...lol :)
Jokes side, this is a great post and shows how successful folks are so careful and deliberate with their time.
I think everyone is happy if we provide an alternative that provides more value. For example, for boring tasks that have no value or meaning, if we spend twice the time to automate it and we never deal with it anymore... probably people will agree.
The hard part is finding that alternative to propose
Well done Sam. You dehumanised yourself to the extent that you have 'uptime'. And now we get to feel bad because we're holding onto our humanity in an ever more impersonal, dehumanised world and still not working later into the evening. If you work for someone else, this is not good to get ahead.
This is not his own special philosophy, he's just read Mark Mansion, Atomic Habits and Essentialism
"Altman’s productivity starts with choosing what to work on" - I wish I could also say to my manager that I choose not to work on this stupid task that has no meaning whatsoever...lol :)
Jokes side, this is a great post and shows how successful folks are so careful and deliberate with their time.
I think everyone is happy if we provide an alternative that provides more value. For example, for boring tasks that have no value or meaning, if we spend twice the time to automate it and we never deal with it anymore... probably people will agree.
The hard part is finding that alternative to propose
Thanks for the compilation, very helpful
Glad you found it helpful :)
Well done Sam. You dehumanised yourself to the extent that you have 'uptime'. And now we get to feel bad because we're holding onto our humanity in an ever more impersonal, dehumanised world and still not working later into the evening. If you work for someone else, this is not good to get ahead.
This is not his own special philosophy, he's just read Mark Mansion, Atomic Habits and Essentialism
Great post! In a noisy world, the ability to focus deeply on what matters is rare.
And that’s what gives the best results over time.