Reminders for myself
There are times when goals make sense. Training for a marathon. Preparing for an exam. Trying to ship a product by a hard deadline. In finite, controlled, well-understood domains, goals are fine.
But smart people often face ambiguous, ill-defined problems. Should I switch careers? Start a company? Move cities? Build a media business? In those spaces... See more
But smart people often face ambiguous, ill-defined problems. Should I switch careers? Start a company? Move cities? Build a media business? In those spaces... See more
Joan Westenberg • Smart People Don't Chase Goals; They CreateLimits
refusals shape lives just as powerfully as ambitions.
Joan Westenberg • Smart People Don't Chase Goals; They CreateLimits
A goal is a win condition. Constraints are the rules of the game. But not all games are worth playing. And some of the most powerful forms of progress emerge from people who stopped trying to win and started building new game boards entirely.
Smart People Don't Chase Goals; They CreateLimits
“Shortcuts will cut you short. There are no shortcuts in life.”
- Narendra Modi (PM of India, on Lex Fridman)
I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that the ability to demand creativity, impact, and control isn’t just about wanting it—it’s about earning it.
We chase the philosophy of ‘love what you do’ without first becoming great at what we do. But true freedom comes from mastery.
The moment you shift from ‘what this job is giving me?’ to ‘what am I bringin... See more
We chase the philosophy of ‘love what you do’ without first becoming great at what we do. But true freedom comes from mastery.
The moment you shift from ‘what this job is giving me?’ to ‘what am I bringin... See more
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The secret is not to chase butterflies, but to take care of the garden so they'll come to you
it’s super tempting to take the path of least resistance. scrolling through insta, avoiding anything too challenging, staying in the comfort zone. but here’s the thing: the more you avoid hard things, the harder life actually becomes. even the smallest challenges can feel overwhelming when you’re not used to pushing yourself.
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“If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
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