Starting up
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.
— Annie Dillard, ’The Writing Life’, 1989
the science of business is scaling, and the art of business is things that don’t scale
Scott Belsky • The Wild Future of Commerce & The Rise of Conformative Software
the deeper you go into any one thing, the more you find everything else quietly waiting there. steve reich discovered this in music: "whatever you pursue, if you really begin to pursue it thoroughly and you really get into many, many aspects of it, it flowers and blooms and begins to get into areas you never would have imagined were possible." what... See more
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labour and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To hims
... See moreThe School of Life • How to Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more
Early means it’s okay to still be figuring things out.
Early means it’s okay to be misunderstood.
Early means it’s okay to bring people along for the ride, to make mistakes, to communicate through uncertainty, and to second-guess whether your solution has longevity.
For founders, being early can feel like standing on a subway platform without a clock,... See more
Early means it’s okay to be misunderstood.
Early means it’s okay to bring people along for the ride, to make mistakes, to communicate through uncertainty, and to second-guess whether your solution has longevity.
For founders, being early can feel like standing on a subway platform without a clock,... See more
Britt Gage • A perspective on “being early”
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