Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love
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Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love
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#3I'm not trying to gatekeep or belittle the author, but there's something funny about this genre of articles that assert with utmost conviction what it takes to be successful in business. Of course, we all have opinions, but this piece doesn't say "here's what I think". It says, more or less, "here's how you succeed".
There are two things that are undoubtedly beneficial. The first one is a degree of unreasonable optimism or arrogance that pushes some people to try while everyone else is sitting in comfy armchairs, explaining why the idea is boring or can't work. The second is a financial safety net, so that you can try and try again.
As for everything else, it's reading tea leaves. There are folks who believe you need to be like Steve Jobs. There are people think you need to be like Elon Musk, or Bill Gates, or Dario Amodei, or Sergey Brin, or Warren Buffett. Good luck reconciling that.
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#4Success is not a defined term.
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#6He assumes the lanes are thinner than they are. I am an introvert but love the idea of speaking at a conference. I am happy to help a struggling customer whon doesnt know what HTML is and work on a high performing lean team. I do have some hard nos though. A freedom sucking job (lots of travel to places I don't want to be) or 90h weeks is a no for me.
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#7I'm not trying to gatekeep or belittle the author, but there's something funny about this genre of articles that assert with utmost conviction what it takes to be successful in business. Of course, we all have opinions, but this piece doesn't say "here's what I think". It says, more or less, "here's how you succeed". There are two things that are undoubtedly beneficial. The first one is a degree of unreasonable optim…
Hell yeah. Linkedin (with AI assisted slop) is full of "Here's the thing:" overconfident and low depth claptrap.
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#8Success is not a defined term.
Article is about economic/business success which is defined in terms of revenue/profits, i.e. numbers going up & to the right.
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#9Your entire history seems to be self-promotion, you're aware of the guidelines?
> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.
Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead?
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#10Watch this: https://youtu.be/i4gvIeA3RcI?si=0VWnkXtih-DXfsHl , this line of thinking that I have to find my calling is not good.