Fulfilling work

One: You have to train yourself to notice things. It's not 100% natural at first – it certainly wasn’t for me – but raising those antennae is a very worthwhile thing to do. And it snowballs: once I got started taking notes, I ended up taking more and more of them.

Two: Be very liberal about what you keep. If you're going through your notes, cross... See more

Robin Sloan • Tasting Notes With Robin Sloan

more often the performance prevents people from doing the difficult work that produces genuine contentment.

Daniel H. Pink • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

Hunter S. Thompson’s Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life

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The Creative Process 5 Steps: 1. Gather new material: - At first, you learn. During this stage you focus on learning specific material directly related to your task and learning general material by becoming fascinated with a wide range of concepts. 2 . Thoroughly work over the materials in your mind: During this stage, you examine what you... See more

James Clear • For a More Creative Brain Follow These 5 Steps

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

Morgan Housel • Your Way Is the Only Way

Our ideal outcome as a company is not becoming the next Facebook (god forbid), it’s becoming the next Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring hotel in Japan, and one of the world’s oldest businesses (founded in 705 AD).

Design is hope made visible.

You can live your life as the result of history and what came before, or you can live your life as the cause of what’s to come. You choose.

When talent doesn’t hustle, hustle beats talent. But when talent hustles, watch out.

When you work only for money, without any love for what you do in and of itself, your work will... See more

Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules

The 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

Maybe you could try this : open ChatGPT or Claude. List your skills List your income and savings rate List what you’re willing to do/learn Ask it to give you ideas on what you need to do to make $X at the end of the year. Tell it to come up with a structured... See more

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