This Week I Consumed: Chapter 1
I read a lot of different news and articles. Here is a collection of my thoughts, muse, and stream of conciousness. All views and opinions are mine.
Jack Dorsey’s Article on Middle Management
Here’s a sharper, more polished version with tighter logic and stronger flow:
The article lays out a clear vision for Block’s future organizational structure: a flat AI centric hierarchy. The core argument being modern middle management is no longer essential. As AI absorbs coordination, reporting, and execution layers, companies like Block are using this shift to justify cutting entire tiers of managers. Jack Dorsey’s argument is simple: there are no more layers needed.
What makes this especially consequential is not just the internal impact at Block, but the signal it sends externally. Block could be just the first of many. If CEOs and founders begin to adopt this mindset broadly, the implications are obvious. A purge for middle managers. This will especially be true in Silicon Valley where the MO has always been a copycat ecosystem, and ideas that demonstrate efficiency gains tend to spread quickly.
If Block’s AI-first model delivers strong outcomes, it could legitimize a new hiring philosophy and it’ll be interesting to keep an eye on Square to see how it performs in the following quarters.
Karpathy is a genius. His twitter is just an interesting read at the edge of AI research. His latest tweet should be considered for how people should structure their personal LLM tools to maximize context based learning. With the md and file structure highlighted in his tweet, you can create a knowledge base to answer questions for a specific topic, etc.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick breaks down the impact of common diet, lifestyle and sleep patterns that people commonly have and what effects they have on our aging process. From something as simple as the plans in your kitchen to more complex, like the breakdown of visceral fats, I found this podcast to be extremely compelling on how simple lifestyle changes can actually lead to anti-aging effects. Highly recommend this podcast as one you take notes on, as Dr. Patrick highlights, supplements, foods, and products you can buy to improve your health. Especially interested in the first 30 minutes on the dialogue on visceral fats: what they are, how you can detect them and why they are so bad. I’m getting a body scan immediately after listening to this.
Taste. It almost seems like that’s the word of 2026. We’ve heard from CEOs and thought leaders who have deemed ‘having taste’ an indicator for what success will be in the era of AI. But what the heck is taste? Andrew Yeung’s how-to guide provides an useful discourse on steps you can take to improve taste in your day-to-day. Some highlights include: articulating why through your actions, making coherent choices, being observant, and, my most favorite, stepping outside your algorithm.