Quotes
"Everything we build has two outputs that could create value : what we make and what we learn. In the project model, we lose most of what we learn. When we want to work on that area again, we spend time and money relearning things we already paid for once. Or, more likely, not learning them, and making costly mistakes."
Marty Cagan
“The skill of actually figuring out what you need is probably as important as what you do after you figure it out.”
Pradeep GanapathyRaj via Matt LeMay
Most self-help stuff can be mulched into some version of “Calm the fuck down, keep moving, and have good goals“
“Not everything that counts can be counted” - Einstein
The most successful people. . . often aren't directly pursuing conventional notions of success. They're working hard and persisting through difficulties because of their internal desire to control their lives, learn about their world, and accomplish something that endures.
Daniel Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, p. 60.
"Our only task in life is to know our truth and act from that truth." But if the mind gets involved, it will prevent us from sharing and sharing as in sharing openly.
- Dr. Aria, High Performance Coach
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isn’t an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface area—you meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman
“When you’re trying to be original, you sound like everyone else trying to be original.” - Dan Klein