Matt O'Donnell
@modonnell
On a never-ending search for interesting things
Matt O'Donnell
@modonnell
On a never-ending search for interesting things
“Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training
"Stop trying to be "balanced." Balanced people don't change the world, nor are they particularly interesting. Be yourself, embrace the highs and lows, live a little."
Your emotions are feedback, not facts. Just because something feels like it’s true doesn’t mean it has to be true.
Moving from one rhythm to the other involves a shift in priorities -- in values -- more than just switching from one task to another. It's not just “what am I doing next?”, but “what do I put a higher value on: the me-work that defines my role and identity, or the we-work that involves coordinative and cooperative work?”
“You can’t talk butterfly language with caterpillar people.”
Trish Deseine
This is one of the beautiful and painful parts of building a company–at some point, your comfort zone becomes the bottleneck in your business. Either you grow as a founder (and a person), or the company plateaus.
It’s Good
It Can Be Better
Eventually it Will Be Good Enough
Next Time Will Be Even Better
I remember a psychiatrist once telling me that I gamble in order to escape the reality of life, and I told him that’s why everyone does everything.
― Norm Macdonald, 2016