The most interesting things are usually produced by someone working, and leading a team, relentlessly for a long time. The best source of relentlessness is obsession.
Many people “have that dog in them,” but it won’t come out until they’ve embraced their obsession.
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The most interesting things are usually produced by someone working, and leading a team, relentlessly for a long time. The best source of relentlessness is obsession. Many people “have that dog in them,” but it won’t come out until they’ve embraced their obsession. David… Show more
To make an original contribution, you have to be irrationally obsessed with something.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
If I had to put the recipe for genius into one sentence, that might be it: to have a disinterested obsession with something that matters.
The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
Natalie Audelo added
Obsession is a fundamental trait of great founders
Alara added
Related to this, I’ve been thinking a lot about obsession, relentlessness, and near-unachievable goals. What makes someone able to reach heights others view as impossible? What makes some better suited for pursuits involving a singular focus?
The answer seems to be: a capacity for intensity. Intensity is a derivative of focus. The word intense
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sari and added
the real success goes to those who obsess
Agalia Tan added
With the idea framed by the term “expertise,” we are quick to associate positive notions, like “dedication” and “passion,” but there’s little doubt that spending so much time and hard work on anything nonessential has an element of obsession to it. While the valedictorian treats school as a job, working hard to get A’s and follow the rules, the obs
... See moreEric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“It's tough to be good at something you're not interested in. It's nearly impossible to be great at something you're not obsessed with.”
FS (Farnam Street) • Brain Food: Maximum Flexibility
Jimmy Cerone added
Really getting me thinking, especially as I watch Brooklyn 99 and The Bear, both shows where people give a huge shit about what they do.
If I had to put the recipe for genius into one sentence, that might be it: to have a disinterested obsession with something that matters.
Paul Graham • The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
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