Nick Bennett
@nickbennett
internet economics
Nick Bennett
Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect
- Will Guidara, unreasonable hospitality
At the beginning of this process, it will feel artificial, like you’re socially flailing and trying too hard. Because you will be socially flailing, and trying too hard. Surely, you might think to yourself, everyone can tell that I don’t belong — sending out a bunch of cold emails, scheduling random meetings, asking a lot of questions. The whole la... See more
There’s only one way to start building this kind of network, which is to act with generosity towards others before you know whether it will be reciprocated. Generosity can be in the form of attention, e.g. being an unusually responsive conversational partner. It can be in the form of time, e.g. going out of your way to meet somebody where it’s conv... See more
Essentially, their professional lives are one giant positive-sum game, where everyone is eager to do favors for one another.
How do we resist the pressure to follow established playbooks? How do we embrace the periods of relentless action before results? How can we navigate periods of uncertainty, mystery, and doubt without being irritable?
If you ever feel regret about past life decisions or paths not taken, there is really only one solution that can make it all wash out and not matter in the end: just be even higher agency and go farther off the beaten path. That stuff only matters if you are low-agency!
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