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Google Docs
office application suite from Google
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Google Docs

Balaji Srinivasan — How to Start a New Country
Tim Ferriss
Software product mentioned for its AI feature suggesting changes to 'bad language' like 'landlord,' illustrating potential for cognitive sanitization.

E143: Nvidia smashes earnings, Arm walks the plank, M&A market, Vivek dominates GOP debate & more
All-In Podcast
Google's cloud-based word processor, mentioned as a potential data repository that could be fine-tuned with AI for enterprise use.

James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits
Tim Ferriss
Cloud-based word processor mentioned as a messy alternative for idea capture, contrasting with a centralized system like Asana.

How Risk Taking, Innovation & Artificial Intelligence Transform Human Experience | Marc Andreessen
Andrew Huberman
Application highlighted for its 'breathtakingly good' voice transcription capabilities, demonstrating the advancements in AI-powered voice recognition.

Ep. 216: Boosting Creative Insight With Deep Walks
Cal Newport
Cloud-based software used for editing, cited as an example of current work practices.

Windsurf: The Enterprise AI IDE
Latent Space
Mentioned as a great product, contrasted with Microsoft Word in terms of ecosystem lock-in and value generation.

0 to over $8M ARR in 2 months as a Claude Wrapper (Bolt.new, Qodo)
Latent Space
A web-based word processor, used as an example of a cloud-native application that eliminated the need for desktop software like Microsoft Word.

Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
An example of a cloud-based service where data is stored remotely, used to contrast with local-first software models.

Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A cloud-based document creation and collaboration tool used by Cal Newport to store his plans, including quarterly and podcast plans.

Production AI Engineering starts with Evals
Latent Space
A collaborative online document editor, used as an analogy for the collaborative and real-time nature of Brain Trust's playground.

Ep. 193: The Future of Twitter, Reading More, and Fixed-Schedule Productivity | Deep Questions
Cal Newport
A hypothetical example of a communication protocol for a lacrosse team.

Luis Von Ahn Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Used as a tool for remote phone screen interviews where candidates write code.

All-In Summit: In conversation with Brian Armstrong
All-In Podcast
Used as an example of how early web-based applications were initially inferior to desktop software but improved over time, similar to crypto's current stage.

Ep. 191: Working Seasonally, Fixing Twitter, and Curing Burnout
Cal Newport
A document platform recommended for weekly and quarterly plans.

Kieran Snyder of Textio at the Seattle Female Founders Conference
Y Combinator
A target for Textio's long-term ambition to become the standard for writing all workplace documents.

Full Length Episode | #169 | January 31, 2022
Cal Newport
Used by Cal Newport to store and organize his plans, including his quarterly plans and podcast planning documents.

Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #221
Lex Fridman
Mentioned alongside Microsoft Word as an example of a document preparation system providing feedback, drawing a parallel to future Cyc-powered knowledge tools.

Productivity Fatigue: Is Striving To "Get Things Done" Causing Burnout? | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A simple tool used by Cal Newport for task management, dockets, and general organization in deep productivity processes.

How to Run a User Interview with Emmett Shear (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 16)
Y Combinator
A document editing software used by Stephanie for note-taking, particularly for collaboration and personal use.

How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, and Press (How to Start a Startup 2014: 8)
Y Combinator
A tool used by Door Dash in its early stages to keep track of orders.

Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom's Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as the platform where Deep Research can automatically refresh and update research reports.

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
All-In Podcast
Google's online word processor, which uses AI for features like AutoFill.

How I Built The Tim Ferriss Show to 700+ Million Downloads (Featuring Chris Hutchins)
Tim Ferriss
A platform used by Tim Ferriss's team for collaborative feedback and redlining transcripts.

Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A collaborative document platform Tyler Cowen has been trying, but finds 'disorienting' due to its perceived lack of permanence.