don’t be discouraged
weathering the ups and downs of creative projects, life, relationships. one brick at a time.
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don’t be discouraged
the fallacy of “we tried that, didn’t work” via dhh:
no logical fallacy provides as much of an obstacle as “we tried that, didn’t work”. The fallacy that past failed attempts dictates the scope of what's possible.
That just because someone, somewhere, one time attempted something similar and failed, nobody else should try. That lowering our
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don’t be discouraged if you don’t know how to describe what you’re building. originality requires a long term willingness to be misunderstood.
The ultimate competitive advantage is actually giving a shit about the problem you're working on. When Airbnb had just a few dozen employees, Rocket Internet raised $90 million and hired hundreds of people to clone and crush them.
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millions of dollars of funding can't compete with a company having a soul
Confession — I get inferiority complex from all these "How X builds product" posts by @lennysan. Everybody appear to have their shit together, all organized and confident. My experience has been very different. If you want to do something new and hard, it's a constant doubt, chaos and struggle. Everything breaks and changes all the time. Don't get... See more
Kaspars Dancisx.comdon’t get doscouraged by thought leaders that tend to hide the complexity and nuance and constant doubt that comes from building
This idea is nothing new and ever more relevant in our age of digital detoxes and celebrities who are famous for being famous. We know what we want, we have made that choice, and the only chance for improvement is a gritty dedication to your discipline.
Entertained to the Death of It – D.T. Pennington
if you keep going the right mentor or cheerleader shows up