Where did the phrase “you can just do things” originally come from? I see it’s the name of a new book now, but it probably has been in the water supply for a few years beforehand.
I think its spread through rationalist-land originated at this post by Alice Maz: https://alicemaz.substack.com/p/you-can-just-do-stuff
Though by following the trail of links from Haiku’s comment one can find people saying similar things farther in the past.
Hm. I found a Twitter thread on the topic, with some leads: https://x.com/GrantSlatton/status/1830302697125478630
Where did the phrase “you can just do things” originally come from? I see it’s the name of a new book now, but it probably has been in the water supply for a few years beforehand.
I think its spread through rationalist-land originated at this post by Alice Maz: https://alicemaz.substack.com/p/you-can-just-do-stuff
Though by following the trail of links from Haiku’s comment one can find people saying similar things farther in the past.
Hm. I found a Twitter thread on the topic, with some leads: https://x.com/GrantSlatton/status/1830302697125478630