Sam Hinkie

It doesn't mean you agree with all their ideas.

No one would have agreed with all my ideas when I was 25 or 35.

We all change a lot, but you see sort of where they are and you can kind of watch them grow throughout it.

My favorite version by far is when you find someone on Twitter or something you like, and then you realize they have a blog.

And you'll find the blog and you're like, oh my God, it's like a diamond mine, the whole thing.

This is the first time when I found Patrick McKenzie's blog, I was like, what?

I have to read all of these.

I've known him enough on Twitter to know I respect the way he thinks.

I love the way he writes.

And so I have to read all of these.

Then I have a new problem.

How do I read all these?

What order should I read them in?

Where should I start?

Who knows more about his essays than I do?

I felt the same way when I found sort of Paul Graham stuff.

I need to get into the good stuff as fast as possible.

And I will probably read it all.

But in case I don't, I want to make sure I've read all the good stuff.

Even if I only read two thirds or three quarters, I want to make sure I got 95% of the value, even if I only did 80% of the work.