Matt O'Donnell
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On a never-ending search for interesting things
Matt O'Donnell
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“The more a project scares you, the more that probably means it’s worth doing.”
–Damien Chazelle
–Damien Chazelle
Britton Perelman • Just a moment...
Focus on being directionally correct and remain open to adapting ideas and plans as new information comes in.
hbr.org • Where We Go Wrong with Collaboration
Repeat the hard part when you don’t understand. Or, repeat the last thing they said and add a question mark. Ask questions if you don’t understand.
Name • Seven Conversation Hacks
Your mind is programmable. If you’re not programming it, then someone else will program it for you
“I used to tell this story, about my theory of fucks. The theory goes like so: you are born with so many fucks to give. However many you’ve got is all there is; they are like eggs, that way. Some of us are born with quite a lot, some with less, but none of us knows how many we have. […]
I still tell this story but I’ve changed it somewhat. Like most
Was I busy or productive today?
review.firstround.com • 35 Impactful Questions Managers Should Ask Themselves Regularly
But busyness has a way of stealing creativity from you. Generative work, like art and writing, requires long periods of nothingness: it’s only in that wide empty space that ideas emerge. Long runs, hot showers, commutes that don’t involve harried Slack messages and listening to podcasts at 2x speed. Sitting at the edge of a dock, listening to the... See more