Christopher Deuda
@chrisdyii
Christopher Deuda
It's scary to admit that you can't control the future; it's a lot easier to distract yourself by trying to optimize every decision, no matter how insignificant.
Adam Mastroianni • So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself
As someone who survived dark days with walking for over a year and have comparison with little bit of scientific knowledge confirmed by my experience with CrossFit, gym and running. I think I'm qualified to give you this feedback.
Of course if you can't find capacity, then I don't want you to think that you suck! It took me almost 20 years to star... See more
The fear of making something lame holds people back in every field. But Silicon Valley shows how quickly customs can evolve to support new ideas. And that in turn proves that dismissing new ideas is not so deeply rooted in human nature that it can't be unlearnt.
Paul Graham • Early Work
Another way to get through the lame phase of ambitious projects is to surround yourself with the right people — to create an eddy in the social headwind. But it's not enough to collect people who are always encouraging. You'd learn to discount that. You need colleagues who can actually tell an ugly duckling from a baby swan.
Paul Graham • Early Work
For some it might work to rely on sheer discipline: to tell yourself that you just have to press on through the initial crap phase and not get discouraged. But like a lot of "just tell yourself" advice, this is harder than it sounds. And it gets still harder as you get older, because your standards rise. The old do have one compensating advantage t... See more