Things that haven't changed

• Truly learning complex ideas requires struggle. To really absorb something new and change the brain, the ideas must be wrestled with, used, and reviewed.
• People likely can’t more do more than ~4 hours of intense, concentrated brainwork each day.
• Creativity requires knowledge for the unconscious brain to work with when you aren’t consciously working.
• Working with good people feels good.
• Quality matters, and it’s hard.
• People can’t really multi-task effectively. Rapidly switching between tasks hurts productivity.
• Scrolling the apps in between working is probably not an effective form of rest.
• Learning new things feels good.
• Learning from other people is effective.
• Teaching other people can feel good.
• Communicating complex ideas to your precise audience is a rare and valuable skill.
• Communicating well in general is valuable.
• Chat is not the best interface for literally everything.
• People want to work with people that are kind, usually a little more than they want to work with people who are smart.
• Simple solutions require more time, thought, and effort to build than complex ones.
• Writing things down on physical paper probably helps people remember things better.
• Veterans of each industry have a lot of wisdom, and much of it is probably untapped.
• Working-memory capacity is valuable.
• Being able to work with and talk about things without constantly looking things up is valuable.
• People often do great creative work by combining ideas from disparate areas. Breadth is valuable.