growth without Goals
sari added 1mo ago
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alex added 1mo ago
When I hear people say things like “our goal is to be at 5mm ARR by 2024” I always get a little sad and uncomfortable. I don’t have quantifiable goals like that. And if I do, any number I choose feels arbitrary. My goals are usually more qualitative - to create simple, delightful products that are meaningful for the people they serve, to create dig
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What does it feel like when things take shape?
There is sunlight in the office and a warm cup of coffee. There are meetings with inventors and artists. The code runs, no bugs. Wonderful music plays, I barely need to intervene, the playlist gets it right. I wrap some critical work just before our evening plans.
There is a shape to the sort of life I i... See morefrom When Things Take Shape by polymathematics
sari added 4mo ago
- I do things, I try things, I build things, I want to make progress, I want to make things better for me, my company, my family, my neighborhood, etc. But I’ve never set a goal. It’s just not how I approach things.
A goal is something that goes away when you hit it. Once you’ve reached it, it’s gone. You could always set another one, but I just don’t... See morefrom I’ve Never Had a Goal by Jason Fried
sari added 5mo ago
from paul millerd:
In the corporate world impact was so commonly tied up with top down ideological plans and i saw over and over again that they didn’t pan out.
If someone reads my book says they like it, and found it useful cool. I receive that compliment. But trying to come up with some random abstract big number of people I want to reach? It’s re
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It’s hard to get really depressed until your dreams come true. Once your dreams come true and you realize you feel the same way you did before then you get a feeling of hopelessness."
-Rick Rubin
sari added 7mo ago
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Man lives by time. Inventing the future has been his favorite game of escape. We think that changes in ourselves can come about in time, that order in ourselves can be built up little by little, added to day by day. But time doesn’t bring order or peace, so we must stop thinking in terms of gradualness. This means that there is no tomorrow for us t... See morealex added 7mo ago
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“Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.” Scott Adams goals are overrated - you’re losing until you achieve them and once you do you’ll have a fleeting moment of victory before you’re dissatisfied again - instead, work towards a way of l... See morealex added 7mo ago
