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Shopify leader builds 'learning machine' with Anki and Readwise

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Simon Eskildsen, who joined Shopify after high school and rose to lead infrastructure teams without attending college, developed a comprehensive system for retaining information from his extensive reading. He treats his mind as technological infrastructure, employing tools like Readwise and Anki, alongside a custom Markdown-based Zettelkasten, to process and apply knowledge from hundreds of books annually. Eskildsen's approach emphasizes broad reading across diverse subjects to foster a T-shaped skill set, enabling him to excel in his management roles. AI

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Shopify leader builds 'learning machine' with Anki and Readwise

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