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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
The best writing prompt for when I'm stuck is simply "be more honest".
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t
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
I’d like to keep my family together and raise my boys into adults who are “publicly useful and privately happy.” Anything else is gravy.
This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” ~ Zig Ziglar.
Momentum is Everything Most founders implicitly realize that in order to get a startup off the ground you need to will it into existence and keep mome
One final, unorthodox tip: if possible, build your expertise before you build your network, and build your network before you build your company. Each
More recently I’ve kept repeating to myself, don’t abandon your vision. Decisiveness is knowing myself well enough to take the plunge, then the rest i
You must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
YOUR STARTUP IS NOT YOUR HORCRUX A list of 40+ guidelines I've learned about being a founder, while serving as an (imperfect) 2-time founder & CEO, ea
More recently I’ve kept repeating to myself, don’t abandon your vision. Decisiveness is knowing myself well enough to take the plunge, then the rest i
Toolkit to activate excitement: Act on your highest excitement Whatever options are available to you at any given moment, choose the option that cont
