Paul Buchheit#151
6 timeless patterns by @paultoo. I stumbled upon his account today and I read this first.
1. I don't know anything. If I believe that I already know the answer and possess the truth, then I'm not genuinely open to learning larger truths.
2. Kill all daemon processes. There are all kinds of distractions, internal voices taking shape of some people who told us we'd not be worth it. Take real breaks, pause and reboot. It helps to regain the energy. Most devices work better after a reboot. You are no different.
3. Yes and Thank You. Life doesn't go as planned. The best founders are anti-fragile they make the best of the worst possible situations.
4. Choose the most interesting path. Interesting paths could be different for different people. Interestingness is a sign of unexplored or under-explored territory. If I already know what the outcome is going to be, that's not very interesting. If it's completely random, like gambling, that's also not interesting.
Learning something interesting everyday should a success metric.
5. Love What You Do. Not Do What You Love. Real work involves some unpleasant stuff. In my personal life I can attest. Running, getting ripped and even how I landed my first product role at a startup. I wasn't passionate about any of these things. Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation are best when they are both pointed in the same direction.
6. Maintain a healthy disregard for the impossible. This is my favourite because some of the most valuable companies were built by non-experts. See @SpaceX, @boomsupersonic were all started by people who had no background when they started to work on it.