About · Abraham Thomas

Abraham Thomas

👋🏼 Hi, I’m Abraham.

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🧭 Here are some things I believe:

ABL: Always Be Learning.
Every skill is a muscle to be exercised.
Changing your mind based on new data is a superpower.
- (Most people don’t ever change their minds)
Speed is under-appreciated in almost every context.
Tremendous outcomes require tremendous amounts of hard work.
- (Smarts alone are not enough)
Luck matters a lot, but you can help luck find you.
Do less to do more.
Be deliberate, and comfortable with risk.
- (Most people are impulsive, and risk-averse)
Combine optimism about technology with realism about humanity.
Life is too short to play zero-sum games.
If you’re not curious, what’s the point?
- (This is a good filtering function)
Discipline doesn’t restrict your choices, it expands them.
Excellence is a habit, and should be cultivated as such.
Be unfailingly kind, even when – especially when! – it’s hard.
- But recognize that kindness isn’t the same as niceness.
Character is grace under pressure.
- When the chips are down, who do you want to be?
Arguments about means are often arguments about variances.
Compassion, empathy and courtesy signal strength, not weakness.
Knowing your own preferences is the key to happiness.
No task is too small to do well.
If you don’t blow your own trumpet, it shall remain unblown.
- (I struggle with this)
Big dreams, sincerity and enthusiasm are all good things.
Be ambitious in the service of abundance, not insecurity.
Cynics appear smart, but optimists change the world.

📚 Here’s a bit more about me: