Alexis Ohanian

I really enjoy, and I'm not sadistic, like it just feels so much more satisfying because you're like, okay, that actually feels like a moment where you, there's some part of you that just like a synapse fired and some line, some dot in your mind connected with this other dot where it's like, okay, I figured it out. I couldn't do it before, I can do it now. And it could be,

I really enjoy, and I'm not sadistic, like it just feels so much more satisfying because you're like, okay, that actually feels like a moment where you, there's some part of you that just like a synapse fired and some line, some dot in your mind connected with this other dot where it's like, okay, I figured it out. I couldn't do it before, I can do it now. And it could be,

right now it's it's like multiplication and it's just being able to start to see those dots really connect that i just i love it's very satisfying it's like a pokemon uh evolving in front of your eyes i love it alexis it's been such a joy honestly this has been amazing just learnings from you from whether it's tech to ai to fatherhood to brotherhood to love this is great this is great

right now it's it's like multiplication and it's just being able to start to see those dots really connect that i just i love it's very satisfying it's like a pokemon uh evolving in front of your eyes i love it alexis it's been such a joy honestly this has been amazing just learnings from you from whether it's tech to ai to fatherhood to brotherhood to love this is great this is great

Be useful. It's Arnold Schwarzenegger quote. Sorry, Arnold.

Be useful. It's Arnold Schwarzenegger quote. Sorry, Arnold.

Oh, I didn't take it. Do I have to have taken it? No. Paul Graham told me to get rid of the Reddit alien and change the name to Octopop. And I said, no, I'm keeping SNHU, and I'm going to keep calling it Reddit.

Oh, I didn't take it. Do I have to have taken it? No. Paul Graham told me to get rid of the Reddit alien and change the name to Octopop. And I said, no, I'm keeping SNHU, and I'm going to keep calling it Reddit.

It worked out. Octopop, would you all be using Octopop right now?

It worked out. Octopop, would you all be using Octopop right now?

And he wanted to change the alien to an octopus. I'm like, Paul, come on. We're not doing that. Brilliant guy, just not great with the branding.

And he wanted to change the alien to an octopus. I'm like, Paul, come on. We're not doing that. Brilliant guy, just not great with the branding.

Aside from listening to my podcast, the good news is there are more avenues than ever because there are more and more people talking about this than ever. What book are we reading tonight? Like, what are you most excited about? And then when I'm on the clock for weekends in particular, I really try to lock in. And so it can be whatever you need to do.

Aside from listening to my podcast, the good news is there are more avenues than ever because there are more and more people talking about this than ever. What book are we reading tonight? Like, what are you most excited about? And then when I'm on the clock for weekends in particular, I really try to lock in. And so it can be whatever you need to do.

Obviously, your family is going to have different prescriptions, but create those traditions, create those routines. And that's one thing I would give advice to myself at 20 about over again. When I had more free time, when I had more youthful vigor, if I had more discipline, I would have been 10 times more productive. And it shows up in sneaky ways. If

Obviously, your family is going to have different prescriptions, but create those traditions, create those routines. And that's one thing I would give advice to myself at 20 about over again. When I had more free time, when I had more youthful vigor, if I had more discipline, I would have been 10 times more productive. And it shows up in sneaky ways. If

if I had gone to bed at midnight because I knew like my, I was the diminishing marginal returns of my productivity were falling off a cliff and just gone to bed, slept for seven hours, eight hours, and then woken up and done the thing, I would have done it in 20 minutes instead of staying awake for another two and a half hours. Like, no, that's not actually the best use of your time.

if I had gone to bed at midnight because I knew like my, I was the diminishing marginal returns of my productivity were falling off a cliff and just gone to bed, slept for seven hours, eight hours, and then woken up and done the thing, I would have done it in 20 minutes instead of staying awake for another two and a half hours. Like, no, that's not actually the best use of your time.

And, and discipline is freedom. And I never would have believed that in my twenties or even in my early 30s, but becoming a parent, that's the only way I'm able to do these things. And that's not to say I'm perfect, but if you can incorporate ritual routine, even before you have kids, you're going to be even better at what you're building.

And, and discipline is freedom. And I never would have believed that in my twenties or even in my early 30s, but becoming a parent, that's the only way I'm able to do these things. And that's not to say I'm perfect, but if you can incorporate ritual routine, even before you have kids, you're going to be even better at what you're building.