Andrew Tam

One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe... See more

@olhmr As someone who sees thousands of applications a year, one thing really stands out: Effort. People who really want the job make extra effort in presenting themselves. Has to be the right effort, not annoying effort, but when you see it, it quickly gets noticed.

@QiaochuYuan A good friend once said to me, “I don’t know, I just feel like everything in my life isn’t how it ought to be.” I asked her, “well, have you tried changing everything?” In all seriousness, changing ourselves is very difficult and slow. Changing our environment is easier.