Inspirational
LessWrong
lesswrong.com
“I kept my idea a secret from anyone who could not directly help to move it forward. That was my gut instinct at the time, but it’s now one of the best pieces of advice I have to give. Ideas are the most vulnerable at the moment you have them; that’s also the time people are most inclined to run around seeking validation from everyone they know. Di
... See moreHe who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.
– Jean-Luc Godard
And so the more authentic you are to who you are, and what you love to do, the less competition you’re gonna have. So, you can escape competition through authenticity when you realize that no one can compete with you on being you. And normally that would have been useless advice pre-internet. Post-internet you can turn that into a career.
Naval Ravikant • The Internet Has Massively Broadened Career Possibilities
If it was hard work that counted, the donkey would own the farm.
“As you go the way of life, You will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.” —Joseph Campbell
"Always produce" is also a heuristic for finding the work you love. If you subject yourself to that constraint, it will automatically push you away from things you think you're supposed to work on, toward things you actually like. "Always produce" will discover your life's work the way water, with the aid of gravity, finds the hole in your roof.
How to Do What You Love
Sublime on Substack
substack.com
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