Agalia Tan
- It's not enough just to do something extraordinary initially. You have to make an extraordinary effort initially. Any strategy that omits the effort — whether it's expecting a big launch to get you users, or a big partner — is ipso facto suspect.
from Do Things that Don't Scale by Paul Graham
- Continual discernment is key
from 30 Lessons From Art / Business / Life — Kening Zhu
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- the metrics, outward success, markers of “making it”, numbers, likes, popularity, visibility, praise or criticism or being ignored, awards, highlights, or trajectory that might come from what we make don’t matter much if we aren’t enjoying the process of making what we make.
- Being rich is nice, but what you really want to optimize for is (1) an income that exceeds your spending by a healthy margin and (2) a lifestyle that is free from rushing
when creating vector, i thought of...
Creating is an indulgence in itself, and I feel immense privilege that I can create
Imagine your life as a book. What title would you give to the current chapter, and what is going to be the next?
- We don’t just want to be a utility. We want to be something that brings emotion.
from Designing For Desire
- Best practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.from Tweet by Jason Fried