Reminders for myself
every good thing is a product of someone’s obsession
poeple will forget what you said, but they will not forget how you you made them feel
"Failure is a data point."
Amy Buechler, Founder Coach at YC
When you can no longer turn back, anxiety falls away, because now there’s only one direction to travel: forward into the consequences of your choice.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
And if you’re not working on your “life’s work,” you’re working on someone else’s.
3 Hours or Nothing
Going where no one has is a wicked problem. There is no well-defined formula or perfect system of feedback to follow. It’s like the stock market that way; if you want the sky highs, you have to tolerate a lot of lows.
(Journalist) David Epstein • Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Moreover, our culture of specialization conflicts with something most of us intuitively recognize, but which career advisers are only beginning to understand: we each have multiple selves. … We have complex, multi-faceted experiences, interests, values and talents, which might mean that we could also find fulfillment as a web designer, or a communi... See more
Maria Popova • How to Find Fulfilling Work
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”