What I'm Reading This Week (2025/04.27-05.03)

Table of Contents

• Trends
• What I Am Reading
  • 1. The Life of a Scientist from Scratch - Basics
  • 2. Grace - A Decade-long Entrepreneur’s 10,000-Word Essay on How I Hire

Trends

“Human beings essentially only have experiences, not age. Age is a vague concept of time and holds no intrinsic value. The true meaning of life lies in experiencing, experimenting, and trial and error—these come from cognition, ambition, courage, and execution.”

What I Am Reading

1. The Life of a Scientist from Scratch - Basics

• Beginner’s guide to automated airdrop hunting

2. Grace - A Decade-long Entrepreneur’s 10,000-Word Essay on How I Hire

• Assessing Professional Skills

  • Evaluate the candidate’s expertise through the cases they share, helping interviewers probe their true capabilities.
  • Ask in-depth follow-up questions on the case to assess thinking depth, decision-making, actions, methods, and outcomes.
  • The most impressive case is key to assessment—failure to answer well leads to direct rejection; borderline cases may be redeemable.
  • Verify details to confirm authenticity, such as level of contribution and action specifics.
  • Ask for suggestions for improvement or reflections to assess innovation and depth of thinking.
  • Avoid assumptions based solely on experience or salary—capability must be thoroughly verified in interviews.

• Enhancing Cognitive Abilities

  • Engage with top-tier individuals to gain broader perspectives and deeper insights.
  • Break out of peer limitations, expand social circles, and avoid narrow vision.
  • Proactively learn top-level content, record reflections, and conduct post-analysis.
  • Apply learnings in work, validate through teamwork or projects, and build a feedback loop for continuous growth.