A batch of the best highlights from what Louis's read, .
World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Of all people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only those are really alive.
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Figuring out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job. The customer only knows what she thinks she wants based on her experience with the current product. The innovator can take into account everything that’s possible, often going against what she knows to be true. This requires a combination of knowledge, skill, and courage.