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Mentioned in 45 episodes

Why greatness cannot be planned

Book • 2015

Author

Kenneth Stanley

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

Shane Parrish

Kenneth Stanley

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Jeff Clune

Christopher Summerfield

Jack Parker-Holder

Jim O’Shaughnessy

Mentioned in 45 episodes

Recommended by Ev Williams to illustrate the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

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#800: Ev Williams — The Art of Pivoting (e.g., Odeo to Twitter), Strategic Quitting, The Dangers of Premature Scaling, Must-Read Books, and More

Mentioned by

Jeff Clune

and

Tim Scarfe

in relation to open-endedness and innovation.

429 snips

Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin

Mentioned by

Shane Parrish

as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.

387 snips

Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives

Christopher Summerfield

references it when talking about selection mechanisms.

351 snips

How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield

Mentioned by

Kenneth Stanley

, the book discusses how focusing on a specific objective can hinder the discovery of truly innovative solutions.

293 snips

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)

Mentioned by

Jack Parker-Holder

, referencing the book's idea that focusing on interestingness can lead to more useful outcomes.

283 snips

Genie 3: An Infinite World Model with Shlomi Fruchter and Jack Parker-Holder

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

when discussing the importance of diverse perspectives and serendipity in achieving greatness.

281 snips

Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming!

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

193 snips

Tiago Forte — Unlocking the Power of the Annual Review (Ep. 267)

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a great book.

163 snips

Can AI therapy be more effective than drugs?

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

when stating that a lot of the greatest advancements in history were accidents.

161 snips

Sangeet Paul Choudary — AI and our System Reshuffle (EP.282)

Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

as a book detailing the idea that setting big, audacious goals can reduce the odds of achieving something great.

143 snips

Kenneth Stanley - Greatness Without Goals - [Invest Like the Best, EP.283]

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

for those interested in self-organization and the limitations of planning in complex systems.

122 snips

What’s the Magic Word? A Control Theory of LLM Prompting.

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the concept of unplanned greatness.

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

when referencing the book's message about learning during the pursuit of a goal.

98 snips

Jay Yang — The Power of Permissionless Action (EP. 286)

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a book that changed his outlook.

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#038 - Professor Kenneth Stanley - Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

when saying that Kenneth Stanley wrote that economies are complex adaptive systems.

73 snips

Elle Griffin — Rethinking Ownership and the Future of Work (EP. 287)

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

and

Kenneth Stanley

as a book exploring the limitations of objective-driven systems and the importance of open-endedness.

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Kenneth Stanley created a new social network based on serendipity and divergence

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

when discussing Kenneth Stanley's views on serendipity and planning.

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[SPONSORED] The Digitized Self: AI, Identity and the Human Psyche (YouAi)

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

in relation to the discussion on subjectivity and formalization in science.

62 snips

#67 Prof. KARL FRISTON 2.0

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a key work by

Kenneth Stanley

on the limitations of planned objectives.

61 snips

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)

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