Audacity ascendant; AI doesn’t think; what writers fear: Newsletter 11 June 2025

Audacity ascendant; AI doesn’t think; what writers fear: Newsletter 11 June 2025

ByJosh Bernoff

Newsletter 98. Why audacity is essential, but arrogance is poisonous. Plus, Apple’s paper shows how AI doesn’t actually reason, Jane Friedman on what writers fear, three people to follow, and three books to read. Audacity inspires. Arrogance burns out. I was an arrogant guy. And I’ve worked in some pretty arrogant places. Startups tend to…

The cost of arrogance

The cost of arrogance

ByJosh Bernoff

I was arrogant throughout my career. It based on a justifiable pride about my own capabilities. But it deprived me of something crucial: an appreciation for the best qualities of other people. How I became arrogant I’m going to tell you about me. It’s going to sound like bragging. But it’s all factual. I was…