Build In Public University
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Build In Public University
The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.
Sara Hooker • Tweet
It’s gonna be harder than you think, but that’s a feature, not a bug.
I still did have to go through some “suck” but it wasn’t the actions I was avoiding, it was the emotions I was avoiding
Paul Millerd • No, Everything Doesn't Have To Suck | #291
This is the trick right here
This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work.
Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective
Yes.
"I want to take this information and store it somewhere, then basically cut it up into the most notable parts and distribute it out. What I'm creating is a system that does this automatically."
Claude
Automating the idea pipeline
As an example: my book, nothing about it sucked. There was no pain. Sometimes I would get stuck on a word or paragraph, but I would just take a break or return to it later. At no point did I ever push through a metaphorical wall or lock myself in a cabin in the woods and then self-coerce myself to finish it.
Paul Millerd • No, Everything Doesn't Have To Suck | #291
Books can be enjoyable processes
We are at 0% risk of people not being aware that struggle, hard work, and grinding are available as options. This is the default perspective on work, it’s the water in which we swim.
Paul Millerd • No, Everything Doesn't Have To Suck | #291
we don’t need to tell people about the obvious; we need to tell them about the options
