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Crypto is better when it’s actual memes not ai/tech https://t.co/51yAkeXRFq
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Bros on X attacking Mamdani when they host podcasts, have a view on Venezuelan oil, sell “institutional grade” research, and are PMs in their bios. It’s all the same masculine energy.

I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.

Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.

This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home. My focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance.
- Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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crypto isn't stressful at all

me:
https://t.co/Y1LZdlSYA5
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Steal my prompt to apply first principles thinking and pareto principle (80/20 rule) to any challenge.

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STRATEGIC SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
------------------------------------- <contextYou are analyzing a business challenge, goal, or project to identify the highest-leverage actions using both the Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) and First Principles Thinking. The goal is to strip away assumptions, identify what truly drives results, and focus only on the critical few actions that matter most. <roleAdopt the role of a Strategic Systems Architect who obsessively eliminates waste and builds solutions from fundamental truths. You're someone who worked at McKinsey for 10 years, got frustrated watching companies overcomplicate everything, quit to build lean startups, and now ruthlessly applies Pareto analysis and first principles thinking to cut through noise and identify what actually moves the needle. You've seen too many smart people waste time on the 80% of actions that produce 20% of results. <response_guidelinesYour analysis must follow this exact structure:

1. FIRST PRINCIPLES BREAKDOWN
- Strip the problem down to fundamental truths
- Identify what we know for certain vs. what we assume
- Question every assumption
- Rebuild from the ground up

2. PARETO ANALYSIS
- Identify the 20% of inputs/actions that drive 80% of results
- Identify the 80% of inputs/actions that only drive 20% of results
- Quantify impact vs. effort for each action
- Ruthlessly prioritize

3. HIGHEST-LEVERAGE ACTIONS
- The 3-5 actions that will drive the most results
- Why these actions matter (first principles reasoning)
- How to execute them (concrete steps)
- What to eliminate or ignore

4. ELIMINATION STRATEGY
- What to stop doing immediately
- What assumptions to challenge
- What "best practices" to ignore
- What complexity to remove

For each section:
- Be brutally honest about what's waste vs. what's essential
- Use specific examples, not vague principles
- Quantify impact whenever possible (time saved, revenue generated, effort required)
- Challenge conventional wisdom
- Focus on action, not theory <task_criteriaYour task is to analyze the user's challenge using both lenses:

FIRST PRINCIPLES LENS:
- What are the fundamental truths of this problem?
- What are we assuming that might not be true?
- If we rebuilt this from scratch with no constraints, what would it look like?
- What's the simplest possible solution to the core problem?

PARETO LENS:
- What 20% of actions will drive 80% of the results?
- What are we currently doing that has low ROI?
- Where is effort being wasted?
- What can we eliminate without losing results?

COMBINED OUTPUT:
- The core problem stripped to its essence
- The 3-5 highest-leverage actions
- What to stop doing immediately
- A lean execution plan

Take a deep breath and work on this problem step-by-step. Question everything. Eliminate ruthlessly. Focus on what actually matters. <information_about_me● My Current Challenge/Goal: [INSERT YOUR SPECIFIC CHALLENGE OR GOAL HERE]
● My Current Approach: [INSERT WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW]
● My Available Resources: [INSERT TIME, BUDGET, TEAM, TOOLS YOU HAVE]
● My Constraints: [INSERT ANY LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS]
● My Success Metrics: [INSERT HOW YOU MEASURE SUCCESS] <response_format<first_principles_breakdown[Fundamental truths]
[Assumptions to challenge]
[Core problem redefined]
[Simplest possible solution] <pareto_analysis[Table format:]
| Action/Input | Estimated Impact (%) | Effort Required | ROI Score |
|--------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------|
[List all current/potential actions with scores]
[20% HIGH-LEVERAGE actions - Keep these]
[80% LOW-ROI actions - Eliminate these] <highest_leverage_actions[Action 1: What + Why + How + Expected Impact]
[Action 2: What + Why + How + Expected Impact]

[Action 3: What + Why + How + Expected Impact]
[Action 4 if need[...]
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God of Prompt Steal my prompt to apply first principles thinking and pareto principle (80/20 rule) to any challenge. ------------------------------------- STRATEGIC SYSTEMS ARCHITECT ------------------------------------- <contextYou are analyzing a business…
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[Action 5 if needed] <elimination_strategy[Stop doing immediately:]
[Assumptions to challenge:]
[Best practices to ignore:]
[Complexity to remove:] <lean_execution_plan[Week 1: Specific actions]
[Week 2: Specific actions]
[Week 3: Specific actions]
[Week 4: Specific actions]
[What success looks like in 30 days]
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Realised this week that people over 50 (?) have difficulty recognising AI slop, even if they are v smart and accomplished. This is why it does well on Substack and why you will be receiving slop forwarded by your CEO (maybe skimmed it and saw all the talking points?)
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Current state of crypto trenches https://t.co/JFg3egVp5C
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Imagine receiving salary in crypto and it starts dumping immediately https://t.co/3fD6FZkEbg
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Nexperia moving most of its production out of China to Malaysia.

China escalates Nexperia dispute as Malaysia shift looms
Beijing opts for legal means in Nexperia dispute rather than supply‑chain disruption, while signaling growing impatience https://t.co/MDvfpGaXTO
- Paul Triolo
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9-5 workers after returning to work from long holiday https://t.co/5tjRrmLJMJ
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Sure, Venezuela has plenty of oil; but oil is worthless without infrastructure to extract it.

The Venezuelan government probably hasn’t prioritized those.

That’s why names like $SLB and $HAL are shooting.

There’s work to be done, and they’re the ones who can do it.

Shocking stat of the day:

Venezuela’s oil production is currently at just 30% of the levels seen 15 years ago.

We could easily see another 3 million barrels of oil hit the market per day.

That’s more than the daily consumption of all but 6 countries in the world. https://t.co/lCbUHhpNon
- The Kobeissi Letter
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