Andrew Tam
@andrewtam
Andrew Tam
You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It's easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.
From: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
People would rather apply to 100 companies using the same low-effort resume and remain unemployed for six months than take the time to apply to five good companies with a solid, custom application.
Everyone, and I mean literally everyone, applies to jobs using the same boring PDF document based on a free template they... See more
Santiagox.comEvery person needs to go through at least one year of excruciating uncertainty, where each day is adorned by an uncomfortable layer of mental doubt
One must experience what it's like to believe it's all over, only to eventually make it out alive through the mere act of patience
The moment... See more
dutwitter.comFantastic advice, for software builders:
Headline driven development
Here is a simple process for shipping software projects that works. First, decompose the project into a stream1 of headlines. Then pick an aggressive date to ship the first headline and work like hell to meet that date. Have everyone work only on one headline at a time– the
... See moreOne 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
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