# past regrets — RSS Amplifier

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## [The burdens of optimization](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/the-burdens-of-optimization)

_2026-07-26 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Optimizing is everywhere.

## [How to throw away a bad idea](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/how-to-throw-away-a-bad-idea)

_2026-06-28 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

This week, I threw away 5 months of work on a project after realizing I was going in the wrong direction.

## [Step 1: Swallow the frog](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/step-1-swallow-the-frog)

_2025-07-06 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Happy Sunday readers!

## [Achievable vs. realistic goals](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/achievable-vs-realistic-goals)

_2025-06-09 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Later doesn't mean never

## [Closer to co-intelligence](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/closer-to-co-intelligence)

_2025-05-25 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

I operate with AI tools (e.g.

## [Past regrets](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/past-regrets)

_2025-03-29 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Past Regrets

## [Business vs. sports competition](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/business-vs-sports-competition)

_2025-01-19 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

What some analogies miss about how to compete

## [Thanks to AI, politeness matters more than ever](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/thanks-to-ai-politeness-matters-more)

_2024-10-27 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Doing the hard thing is becoming special

## [An escape from a bad team](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/an-escape-from-a-bad-team)

_2024-10-06 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Lessons on team performance, exponential AI, strategy and more

## [Disagreements of Taste and Disagreements of Position](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/disagreements-of-taste-and-disagreements)

_2024-09-22 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

Lessons on navigating conflict

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_2024-09-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The growth tension model](https://brendanstec.substack.com/p/the-growth-tension-model)

_2024-09-08 · Brendan Stec · Brendan Stec's Essays_

A new model for impostor syndrome