#521

Mentioned in 52 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

Varun Anand

Mentioned in 52 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.

440 snips

Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin

Christopher Summerfield

references it when talking about selection mechanisms.

397 snips

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

Mentioned by

Shane Parrish

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

393 snips

Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives

Mentioned by the speaker as life-changing, advocating for following one's own gradient of interest without agendas.

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He Co-Invented the Transformer. Now: Continuous Thought Machines - Llion Jones and Luke Darlow [Sakana AI]

Mentioned by

Kenneth Stanley

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

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

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

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

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

Mentioned by

Jack Parker-Holder

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

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

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

205 snips

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

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

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

195 snips

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

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

, who is a friend of the author, in the context of consensus and objectives being toxic to progress.

167 snips

The 3 Laws of Knowledge [César Hidalgo]

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a great book.

163 snips

Can AI therapy be more effective than drugs?

Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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

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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 as a book that resonated with his own thinking on complex creative domains.

111 snips

Kenneth Stanley — The Trap of the Objective (EP.288)

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the concept of unplanned greatness.

110 snips

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)

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

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

94 snips

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

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a book that changed his outlook.

93 snips

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

Mentioned by

Varun Anand

to highlight the unpredictable nature of achieving product-market fit and building an iconic company.

69 snips

Marketing Stunts That Helped this AI Company Raise $100M

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