Alexey
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Alexey
To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because t
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And that’s what I do. That’s it. And if I could just muster up the energy, God willing, to make a couple more, one more maybe, and that’s it, OK? That’s as far as I got. You keep going until you can’t. But what I mean is that you gotta rip it out of your skull and your guts. To find out what the hell you really – what do you really feel should be s... See more
Working in tech should be more like filmmaking—artists jumping from project to project, collaborating with new creators across disciplines every few months, making magic happen.
Imagine a collab between your favorite designers/devs dropping like a Wes Anderson trailer.
"Another abyss-staring strategy I’ve found useful is to talk to someone else. One reason that I sometimes procrastinate on staring into the abyss is that, when I try to think about the uncomfortable topic, I don’t do it in a productive way: instead, I’ll ruminate or think myself in circles. If I’m talking to someone else, they can help me break out... See more
I believe it's easier to grow your business through relationships when your work is your passion. Talking about work doesn't become Sales, rather shared interest. And it works like a magnet, it connects you with like-minded people naturally.
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
"People with low task-relevant maturity *appreciate* some amount of micromanagement (if they’re self-aware and you’re nice about it)."
