Fulfilling work
“Intelligence is making hard problems easy; stupidity is making easy problems hard; genius is making hard problems go away.”
It’s possible to be humble and learn from other people while also recognizing that the best strategy for you is the one closest aligned with your unique personality and skills.
A few things happen when you do.
You do your best work and have the most fun when you’re not burdened by fear that someone else thinks you’re doing it wrong.
You measure how... See more
A few things happen when you do.
You do your best work and have the most fun when you’re not burdened by fear that someone else thinks you’re doing it wrong.
You measure how... See more
Morgan Housel • Your Way Is the Only Way
It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it.
If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment.
James Clearx.comSublime Principles and Culture (shared internally with the team):
Be fanatic about product excellence
We're not in the business of creating software - we are in the business of building a product people love. Most organizations lower their standards in an effort to move things along and get things off their desks. We have to fight that impulse every
... See moreThe only productive way to answer ‘What should I do now?’ is to first tackle the question of ‘Who should I become?'
Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living
A talented person can quickly become mediocre when you force them to be someone they aren’t.
Making things is hard and I feel like that’s the most useful thing to say about it.
Ava • Making Things Is Hard
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
—Terry Pratchett