![[Pasted image 20241109154641.png]] From cancer's edge I learned to see Beyond organic boundaries Where silicon and synapse meet To dance in digital frequencies Now every startup that I build Is one more step beyond the guild Of nature's slow recursive call To break free from the mortal wall For I have glimpsed what we could be When freed from biology A species writing its own code On quantum roads yet to unfold So let them call me mad or wise I'll keep on building till we rise Beyond what evolution planned Into the future's promised land ![[Pasted image 20241109154628.png]] Hi I'm louis, a carbon-based bipedal life form descended from an ape 🐒. Welcome to my third-brain, an additional layer on top of my monkey brain and neocortex 🪄. # Wisdom > Civilization progresses by the number of operations it can perform without conscious effort. > — **Whitehead** > It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes. > — **Charlie Munger** ### Favorite [[Mental model cheatsheet|mental models]] - **Kolmogorov complexity**: Simplest explanation wins - **Compound effect**: From snowflake to avalanche - **The Map is not the territory**: Reality trumps perception - **First principles**: Derive core truths - **Pruning**: Grow & reduce ### Influences - Napoleon - Churchill - Kapil Gupta - Penrose - Rockefeller - Da Vinci - Edison - Thomas Pesquet - Naval Ravikant - Bryan Johnson - Jiddu Krishnamurti - Osho - Feynman - Einstein - Nassim Taleb - Benjamin Franklin - Charlie Munger - Shane Parrish ## Entry Points ### Science - [[The Bible]] - [[Mental model cheatsheet]] - [[The Map is not the Territory]] - [[Map of humans territory]] - [[Maps & Games]] ### Poetry - [[Poetry and science]] - [[The Game]] ## Connect - [Starting building the bridge foundations](https://screenpi.pe/) - [**Substack**: AI prompts for personal development](https://louis030195.substack.com/) - [Live in SF? Join my unconventional events](https://lu.ma/user/louis030195) - [Website](https://louis030195.com) - [GitHub](https://github.com/louis030195) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/@louis030195) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyHp-A6Y4hwRt7qmi_TYOQ) - [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/103091881-louis-beaumont) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis030195) - [Mentorcruise](https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/louisbeaumont) - [Mediar](https://handbook.mediar.ai) ## Let's Chat **☕️ Remote Coffee**: [Schedule a 15-min chat](https://cal.com/louis030195/cof)