Life's Work
Ideas start out small, weak and fragile.
In order to grow, ideas need financial capital.
But they also need emotional capital
In order to grow, ideas need financial capital.
But they also need emotional capital
Sari Azout • Letter to a Friend Who Is Thinking of Starting Something New
it can be difficult to stay motivated and complete large technical projects. A method that works really well for me is to continuously see real results and to order my work based on that.
Mitchell Hashimoto • My Approach to Building Large Technical Projects
"Make something people
want" is the destination, but "Be relentlessly resourceful" is how
you get there.
want" is the destination, but "Be relentlessly resourceful" is how
you get there.
Relentlessly Resourceful
That’s the promise of depth. You get more scaffolding around language, a deeper and richer vocabulary, to describe how you feel.
Nix 🕊 • Taking Things Seriously
the rider sees more of the elephant
The best way to control your emotional capital is to fine tune your internal monologue and replace your hunger for approval with a desire to grow.
Sari Azout • Letter to a Friend Who Is Thinking of Starting Something New
My definition of “Life’s Work:” “A lifelong quest to build something for others that expresses who you are” 3 parts to the definition, all important… “A LIFELONG QUEST” reflects the reality that work isn’t about a series of accomplishments, which ultimately ring hollow.…
Life’s work: a lifelong quest to build something for others that expresses who you are.
In a rare interview with the animator, Margaret Talbot described Miyazaki as a “workaholic,” and “detail oriented to the point of obsession.”
Nix 🕊 • Taking Things Seriously
I've not found an engineer who doesn't get excited by a good demo. And the goal is to always give yourself a good demo.
Mitchell Hashimoto • My Approach to Building Large Technical Projects
When you meet someone with devotion and care for their craft, they have thinner barriers between their soul and the external world