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Linus is right that it's about the work you put in, but he's wrong if he thinks Tesla didn't work hard to develop his visualization abilities There's a myth th
by xvcnmdfs 10y ago
Linus is right that it's about the work you put in, but he's wrong if he thinks Tesla didn't work hard to develop his visualization abilities
There's a myth that some people are born with amazing powers (Tesla, Einstein) but what people don't see is the hours they put in from a young age
Therefore, both Tesla and Edison worked hard, except Edison bragged about it
- NikolaeVarius 10y agoOf course he bragged about it. He actually wanted people to use his technology to fund other ventures. Whats the point of creating things if no one actually knows about it?
- aaron-lebo 10y agoIs it so hard to believe that some people just like to create for the sake of it?
- jasonlotito 10y agoNo, but who changes things. Those who create? Or those who share their creations?
- xvcnmdfs 10y agoYou could say that if an invention is any good it speaks for itself, in which case you've saved yourself the effort of bragging and people still get to know about it
- aytekin 10y agoGood inventions usually look bad from outset. Otherwise someone else would have come up with them much earlier. So, you still need to sell your inventions and get people to see the potential.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoA good invention might speak for itself if you give it 20 years and wait. But you can't run a business if your marketing strategy involves "wait 20 years".
- coupdejarnac 10y agoThis has to be one of the biggest fallacies in tech.
- mtdewcmu 10y agoI'm pretty sure that the "work" Linus is referring to is work on the project, not work educating yourself and building up your abilities ahead of time.