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Ignore Everybody

96 points by DeusExMachina 16y ago

katovatzschyn 16y ago
Good things here but for that troublesome first bullet... I think better advice would be something along the lines of: "Ignore everybody who is directly competes with you, has any stake in your failure (especially through the sin envy), doesn't understand the topic very well, fails often themselves, or that you do not in general respect. And then pay special attention to all of the opposites of those."
- sutro 16y ago
  That won't fit on the back of a business card. Let's stick with Ignore Everybody.
- julio_the_squid 16y ago
  Definitely a better plan than ignoring absolutely everyone. While it's certainly not good to be overly influenced by others, being completely unaware of what's going on isn't the best plan either... yes, I tried it.
petercooper 16y ago
Hugh MacLeod is awesome. He's like an artier cross between Vaynerchuk and the new brand of generic business advice from 37signals - except, he's been preaching it longer. His comic strips are only the start of it.
helwr 16y ago
my favorite: "Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether."
gfodor 16y ago
I'd put it differently. Listen to everybody. Ignore most of them.
pramit 16y ago
A Summary of Hugh Macleod's Ignore Everybody http://bighow.com/news/39-great-lessons-for-creative-people-a-summary-of-hugh-macleods-ignore-everybody http://bighow.com/news/39-great-lessons-for-creative-people-...
scorpioxy 16y ago
Just from the bullet points, I like "22. Nobody cares. Do it for yourself." I am working on a project aimed at protecting the environment(check it our on my website if interested). It's a research project and we're short of funds. Tried applying to different grants, none worked so far. People always ask me if I think it will succeed. And I always answer that odds are it won't, but even so, it was a nice ride and the important thing is that I tried.(I wanted to prove to myself that I can do something similar)
J3L2404 16y ago
7-Keep your day job 31-Remain frugal 37-When your dreams become reality, they are no longer your dreams
zeynel1 16y ago
Why isn't there an absolutely definitive guide of advice to individuals who need such advice? After all it seems to me that there must be a finite number of them.

96 points by DeusExMachina 16y ago

Good things here but for that troublesome first bullet... I think better advice would be something along the lines of: "Ignore everybody who is directly competes with you, has any stake in your failure (especially through the sin envy), doesn't understand the topic very well, fails often themselves, or that you do not in general respect. And then pay special attention to all of the opposites of those."

sutro 16y ago
That won't fit on the back of a business card. Let's stick with Ignore Everybody.
julio_the_squid 16y ago
Definitely a better plan than ignoring absolutely everyone. While it's certainly not good to be overly influenced by others, being completely unaware of what's going on isn't the best plan either... yes, I tried it.

petercooper 16y ago

Hugh MacLeod is awesome. He's like an artier cross between Vaynerchuk and the new brand of generic business advice from 37signals - except, he's been preaching it longer. His comic strips are only the start of it.

helwr 16y ago

my favorite: "Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether."

gfodor 16y ago

I'd put it differently. Listen to everybody. Ignore most of them.

pramit 16y ago

A Summary of Hugh Macleod's Ignore Everybody http://bighow.com/news/39-great-lessons-for-creative-people-a-summary-of-hugh-macleods-ignore-everybody http://bighow.com/news/39-great-lessons-for-creative-people-...

scorpioxy 16y ago

Just from the bullet points, I like "22. Nobody cares. Do it for yourself." I am working on a project aimed at protecting the environment(check it our on my website if interested). It's a research project and we're short of funds. Tried applying to different grants, none worked so far. People always ask me if I think it will succeed. And I always answer that odds are it won't, but even so, it was a nice ride and the important thing is that I tried.(I wanted to prove to myself that I can do something similar)

J3L2404 16y ago

7-Keep your day job 31-Remain frugal 37-When your dreams become reality, they are no longer your dreams

zeynel1 16y ago

Why isn't there an absolutely definitive guide of advice to individuals who need such advice? After all it seems to me that there must be a finite number of them.