And asking for a friend - how did you fix those guts of yours?
I mean - alcohol is like violence... and xml. If it doesn't solve your problem you aint using enough.
Funny. Working with XML often drives me to violence and alcohol.
I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
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Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#42Well, that was quite something. > The funny thing here is that I'm 100% aware that our stories are wrong. Our own stories, doubly so. We back-fit narratives. Our minds rewrite what we remember ourselves thinking at the time. What are some ways to break out of this mode, and look back upon the timeline for what it was? robfitz wrote 'The Mom Test', so they must know!? > So our stories are wrong. But they still matter.…
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#43Curious, what boat model is that?
Westerley Centaur 1972 bilge keel, 7.9 meters, with interior layout A: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/centaur-26-westerly Was the most popular British-made small boat of all time, and some of them have successfully circumnavigated. Sturdy thing with only 0.9m draft, able to ride into shallow waters and sit happily on its keels when the tide goes out, and surprisingly spacious for its length. Good boat.
Those are pretty popular on Waddenzee, because of their ability to just set down without falling over when the tides go out.
Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#44Well, that was quite something. > The funny thing here is that I'm 100% aware that our stories are wrong. Our own stories, doubly so. We back-fit narratives. Our minds rewrite what we remember ourselves thinking at the time. What are some ways to break out of this mode, and look back upon the timeline for what it was? robfitz wrote 'The Mom Test', so they must know!? > So our stories are wrong. But they still matter.…
I don't have a proper answer (because it's a good and difficult question), but I sort of think of it as a context-dependant thing.
E.g., During a customer interview where I'm trying to understand what they've done (and predict what they'll do), I have vanishingly low confidence in their self-predicted behavior. So I prefer to try to look at what they've actually done in the past, talk to them to understand why they did it that way instead of some other way, tease out the invisible data (like what they tried or researched but didn't continue with), and then come to my own conclusion about how that's all likely to extrapolate.
But in terms of understanding and ascribing purpose to my experiences? Or understanding and empathizing with a friend or stranger? Or sending a message out into the world in a way that can stick and spread? In that case, it's kind of a subjective thing to start with, and it's all about the stories. (To clarify: not intentionally fanciful or fictional stories. Just "stories" in the sense of how we tie all these things that happen into something coherent and ordered.)
That was kind of a non-answer, and I'm sorry I can't be more helpful. I only understand a very, very small number of things. (Three, I think, although I'm working hard on understanding the fourth.) Apart from those few narrow domains, I'm just fumbling through it like everybody else.
Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#45Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…
He's the Mom Test guy. Not sure why he makes it so hard to find that info. Could use a marketing intern (reply here if you want one)
Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#46Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…
Heya, thanks, it's a new site setup, so it's super helpful to hear about your experience with it -- I'll get that clarified. (I had nestled an about/bio link in the deep bottom-left sidenav, but it's admittedly very easy to overlook.) In the meantime, if you're still curious, the full bio thing is at: http://stuff.robfitz.com/about/
> There's a link in the deep bottom-left sidenav
How did I miss that?
Oh well. I suppose I'm a good test subject in that regard.
Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#47I was listening to a lot of Mixergy some 10 years ago and I really enjoyed it but for some reason stopped. I was looking for something to listen to couple weeks ago and after spending some 20 minutes to remember the name "Mixery" I listened to couple of his latest podcasts. It feels so different now. I think the general attitude of Andrew towards his guests has changed a lot. He is so pushy now and it feels like the…
Same. Mixergy 10 years ago was able to hustle a lot of interviews with really famous/interesting people, that helped Mixergy get traction and grow, despite the interviews themselves being pretty bland.
I'm sure with experience they have gotten better. Although to your point maybe Andrew is "bigger" than his guests now, changing the dynamic.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Heya, thanks, it's a new site setup, so it's super helpful to hear about your experience with it -- I'll get that clarified. (I had nestled an about/bio link in the deep bottom-left sidenav, but it's admittedly very easy to overlook.) In the meantime, if you're still curious, the full bio thing is at: http://stuff.robfitz.com/about/
> There's a link in the deep bottom-left sidenav How did I miss that? Oh well. I suppose I'm a good test subject in that regard.
The user is always right ;). I'll keep working on it. Thanks again.
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And I want you to get one ;) Sailing had always been on my "someday bucket list," but I kept putting it off since I could never make the time to take the week or two off to do the course. But once I started learning, it was so much more deeply satisfying than anything else in my life, that it immediately became a top focus. Before I'd even finished my captain's license, I had already hit "buy it now" on an ebay listi…
I think the key is to get a modest sail boat like a sunfish similar size. The cost are way more manageable.
Yeah, I looked at trailer sailers (although I wanted a cabin), but it wasn't really viable for the types of travel I wanted to do. Now that my life and location are slightly more predictable, a 7m with a small cabin that could go on a trailer would be ideal. (Although I'm sure I won't end up making that sensible choice.)
Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Westerley Centaur 1972 bilge keel, 7.9 meters, with interior layout A: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/centaur-26-westerly Was the most popular British-made small boat of all time, and some of them have successfully circumnavigated. Sturdy thing with only 0.9m draft, able to ride into shallow waters and sit happily on its keels when the tide goes out, and surprisingly spacious for its length. Good boat.
Those are pretty popular on Waddenzee, because of their ability to just set down without falling over when the tides go out.
Exactly. Really opens up some beautiful coastal areas to explore where the tides are big.
It's also quite nice to know that if you happen to run into an unmarked sandbank, you'll only have to sit there, and not sit there sideways ;)