going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.
Keely Adler and
going slow
Joseph Heller wrote Catch 22 in the evenings after work - it took him eight years spending 2-3 hours each night.
source: Daily Rituals, Mason Currey
The writer Ted Chiang was once asked in an interview if he ever considered publishing more frequently. Chiang, one of the greatest living fiction writers (the sci-fi film Arrival is based on one of his short stories), has only published two story collections—the first in 2002, and the next in 2019.
Here is how Chiang replied:
“There’s no one who wish... See more
Here is how Chiang replied:
“There’s no one who wish... See more
andrea and
It's not slow and steady wins the race, but slow and steady keeps you on the right course, because there is no race.
Preferable future habitats
whispersandgiants.com
A world where everyone strives for this. Just dreaming.
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Elon pauses for 15 seconds before answering a question.
If you're the interviewer or want info from someone, NEVER EVER interrupt that silence.
Most people do because its uncomfortable. But on the other end of that silence is often great cont... See more
Sam Parrtwitter.comIt’s an entrepreneurial trope, and a tired one, to believe that I should maximize every aspect of launching . Most everybody who's been in my shoes heralds events as the best way to get people in the door, which is another way of saying that events are the best way to make money. Money is important, sure, but I’ve generally found it to be a shitty ... See more
Quiet Openings
The prevailing dogma is that startups should ship and iterate as quickly as possible. Scott believes that’s often counterproductive. You need to “surprise and delight” your customers to create a product that grows organically. You can’t do that by simply meeting a user’s expectations; you must surpass them. Doing so takes time and polishing.
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Scott Belsky
Jim Simons: "I’m not an extremely fast thinker myself; I just work hard."
That was all I needed to do—work hard, not fast. A paper I published in '68 took me five years. But it has had 1,850 citations. For a math paper, that’s an awful lot.
There’s too much emphasis on a person’s being able to answer questions quickly."