Paul Graham

You’re Wrong About Writing Like Paul Graham. Here’s the Real Secret.

📅 August 16, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Most people think writing like Paul Graham means copying his style. But the real secret is understanding the principles behind his thinking. An AI tool called WriteLikePG doesn’t just rewrite your text—it shows you exactly why changes are made, turning each edit into a lesson. The paradox: using a homogenizing AI to achieve a unique voice is dangerous, but it’s the only way most of us will ever get the feedback we need. The goal isn’t to sound like someone else; it’s to learn the rules so you can break them with your own voice.

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Stop Listening to Billionaire Success Advice. Do This Instead.

📅 August 1, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Advice on doing great work often comes from privileged figures whose own ‘greatness’ is actively questioned. The real barrier to greatness isn’t a lack of guidance, but the inability to sustain genuine curiosity without external validation. If you need a billionaire to tell you how to be fascinated, you aren’t curious—you’re just ambitious.

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The Startup Advice You’re Ignoring (And Why It’s Killing Your Chances)

📅 July 3, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Most first-time founders aren’t building companies—they’re performing entrepreneurship. Paul Graham’s brutally honest advice reveals that the secret to surviving isn’t a brilliant idea or venture capital. It’s doing the unglamorous, unscalable work that everyone else avoids. Build something people want, or die playing pretend.

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