Amir Bolous

Karma: 132

I do public introspection on my website (amirbolous.com) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/amirbolous)!

21 on 21

Amir BolousApr 25, 2022, 6:22 PM

43 points

21 votes

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5 comments4 min readLW link

Amir Bolous’s Shortform

Amir BolousAug 16, 2021, 10:31 AM

2 points

1 vote

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Reflecting on building my own tools from scratch and ‘inventing on principle’

Amir BolousJul 17, 2021, 6:43 PM

44 points

21 votes

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7 comments5 min readLW link

Some people just won’t get it

Amir BolousJun 12, 2021, 3:10 PM

3 points

5 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

Abstractions and translation

Amir BolousMay 20, 2021, 2:45 AM

5 points

2 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Talkers and doers

Amir BolousApr 28, 2021, 4:26 AM

−1 points

8 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Curiosity needs courage

Amir BolousMar 25, 2021, 3:38 AM

24 points

10 votes

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1 comment3 min readLW link

Aim to get rejected often

Amir BolousFeb 22, 2021, 10:38 PM

11 points

9 votes

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4 comments2 min readLW link

What it means to be lucky

Amir BolousFeb 6, 2021, 5:40 PM

7 points

4 votes

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6 comments5 min readLW link

Distinguishing goals from chores

Amir BolousJan 10, 2021, 7:45 AM

5 points

3 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Genius is (mostly) comparative

Amir BolousJan 5, 2021, 8:57 PM

2 points

3 votes

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3 comments4 min readLW link

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