You only compete with one thing
(world.hey.com)
There's so much chatter and advice out there about how to handle "the competition".
There's so much chatter and advice out there about how to handle "the competition".
Is it better to fail spectacularly?
(danielmangum.com)
Three weeks ago I wrote the following draft of a blog post entitled “Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?”.
Three weeks ago I wrote the following draft of a blog post entitled “Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?”.
Why Is Elon Musk So F'ing Successful? And how do we do more of it?
(jacobrintamakiblog.substack.com)
“What have you gotten done this week?”
“What have you gotten done this week?”
Clever, Brave, Persistent
(camhashemi.com)
I wonder: is there anything more predictive of success than being clever, brave, and persistent?
I wonder: is there anything more predictive of success than being clever, brave, and persistent?
When To Do What You Love
(paulgraham.com)
In fact there's an edge case here so spectacular that it turns all the preceding advice on its head. If you want to make a really huge amount of money — hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars — it turns out to be very useful to work on what interests you the most.
In fact there's an edge case here so spectacular that it turns all the preceding advice on its head. If you want to make a really huge amount of money — hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars — it turns out to be very useful to work on what interests you the most.
If you're so smart, why aren't you rich? (2018)
(technologyreview.com)
The most successful people are not the most talented, just the luckiest, a new computer model of wealth creation confirms. Taking that into account can maximize return on many kinds of investment.
The most successful people are not the most talented, just the luckiest, a new computer model of wealth creation confirms. Taking that into account can maximize return on many kinds of investment.
Words on Founder Mode
(randsinrepose.com)
I’ve worked at three successful start-ups and one failure. I’ve also worked at post-IPO successes such as Borland, Netscape, and Apple, which means I’ve seen a lot of different founders who, if you measure success financially, were quite successful.
I’ve worked at three successful start-ups and one failure. I’ve also worked at post-IPO successes such as Borland, Netscape, and Apple, which means I’ve seen a lot of different founders who, if you measure success financially, were quite successful.
How to Become So Good They Can't Ignore You (2014)
(businessinsider.com)
When asked for advice, comedian Steve Martin likes to say, "Be so good they can't ignore you."
When asked for advice, comedian Steve Martin likes to say, "Be so good they can't ignore you."
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's suicide
(subtledigressions.substack.com)
Genius is fragile. Success, even more so. One has to wonder how many songs have been written that didn’t have a Jeff Buckley to rescue them from obsolescence. How many manuscripts and artworks lay in forgotten places, lost to us and future generations?
Genius is fragile. Success, even more so. One has to wonder how many songs have been written that didn’t have a Jeff Buckley to rescue them from obsolescence. How many manuscripts and artworks lay in forgotten places, lost to us and future generations?