Paul Graham on how to do great work:
“Great work happens by focusing consistently on something you're genuinely interested in.” https://t.co/DPJYyeNqKC
Paul Graham on how to do great work: “Great work happens by focusing consistently on something you're genuinely interested in.” https://t.co/DPJYyeNqKC
Paul Graham on how to make yourself a big target for luck:
“When you read biographies of people who've done great work, it's remarkable how much luck is involved.
They discover what to work on as a result of a chance meeting, or by reading a book they happen to pick up.
So
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
Four steps: choose a field, learn enough to get to the frontier, notice gaps, explore promising ones. This is how practically everyone who's done great work has done it, from painters to physicists.
How to Do Great Work
To do something well you have to like it.