Check out [[Daily Reading]] for context. ## Today's Picks of the Internet #### [How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have any talent](https://adaobi.substack.com/p/how-to-do-things-if-youre-not-that) Apart from the fact I feel personally attacked by this title 😂, I love this piece. Adaobi explains how to do things that smart people generally won't, and use that as a means to deliver value in your jobs. - Be audacious - Smart people are afraid to look bad in front of people. Take on their "risky" asks and do it anyways to become the "go-to" person - Do grunt (and boring) work - If you make someone's life easier and clear their pathway to go about their business, you will be remembered as the "problem solver" and eventually be able to slide your way onto the big table - Learn undefined skills - Learn something that is not (yet) a part of your career framework. If that skill helps you do your job better, it puts you in a strong position - Work hard - Duh, that's a no brainer - Bring a sense of urgency & move fast - **One point I do not agree with. I think urgency is never necessary as long as you have a firm grip on reality** - Improve things - Ask naive questions - **Very important** All this made a lot of sense to me; especially considering I was one of the "not talented" people when I joined into my first job as a grad! #### [Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/elon-musks-neuralink-implants-brain-tech-in-human-patient-for-the-first-time.html) Cooool! - [Neuralink](https://neuralink.com/) - Bringing brain computer interfaces (BCI) to reality - A brain implant that aims to help patients with sever paralysis control external tech with their neural signals - Their first product is called "Telepathy" - First patient to have the chip inserted into them --- #### Like what you see? Would you like to support me? Easy! Head over to [this link](https://refind.com/?invite=7b7e76f6e0) and subscribe to receive **Refind** newsletters. Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Loved by 400k curious minds.