Why have I failed?
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Why have I failed?
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#2did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking.
I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing.
My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuck with me was "As soon as you believe you're the smartest man in the room, you're in the wrong room". His point being that you should never stop learning from others and always seek out opinions of those more experienced or simply those with alternative experience to your own.
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#3did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking. I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing. My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuc…
^^^ This is a good point. I knew he'd fail at the first line when he claimed to know everything. That's not a good attitude to jump into any situation.
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#4did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking. I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing. My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuc…
Agreed. Not only does an active listening habit reward you with more efficient learning, but the body language that results comes off as much more charismatic.
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#5did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking. I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing. My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuc…
^^^ This is a good point. I knew he'd fail at the first line when he claimed to know everything. That's not a good attitude to jump into any situation.
I guess that was exactly his point.
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#6"I knew everything"
I can't tell if this is serious, or if it was intended as some self-deprecation or something. Obviously the person knows they didn't know everything. But I can't tell by the writing if it's earnest or sarcastic.
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#7well at least you have came out significantly wiser
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#8"I knew everything" I can't tell if this is serious, or if it was intended as some self-deprecation or something. Obviously the person knows they didn't know everything. But I can't tell by the writing if it's earnest or sarcastic.
Given the context, it's pretty clear that he thought he knew everything at the time, but now realises he didn't.
One of life's more painful, but essential, lessons.
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#9"Should take the money when a beta user offered to pay"
Not sure about this point. Why would we take money if we knew the product is not in a working condition. And what if, the product doesn't get to a stage where we feel the fee justifies.
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#10Is there some kind of context? What did he fail at?