every internet person should read these words by steven pressfield
delayed gratification and hard work, we simply consume a product.
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners. I wish someone had told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game... See more
Alex Tan • #032 Peeling Back
Social media. That wonderland where we can flit from one superficial, jerkoff distraction to another, always remaining on the surface, never going deeper than an inch. Real work and real satisfaction come from the opposite of what the web provides. They come from going deep into something—the book you’re writing, the album, the movie—and staying th
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
The truth is, you should be looking for hard things. The hard things are what keep the competition away. The hard things are what create barriers to entry. The hard things are the things that, once you push through, make it nearly impossible for anyone else to follow.
Or, as I always tell my students: The hardest-working entrepreneur will always bea... See more
Or, as I always tell my students: The hardest-working entrepreneur will always bea... See more