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Interesting read but the title is unnecessarily clickbaity since the conclusion is, "If you are looking for security or reassurance, I do not recommend this lin
by dood 9y ago
Interesting read but the title is unnecessarily clickbaity since the conclusion is, "If you are looking for security or reassurance, I do not recommend this line of work" - which everybody knew already. In fact, contrary to the title, he does recommend it so long as you aren't looking for security and reassurance.
- swalsh 9y agoPart of working for yourself is you usually learn a bit of marketing along the way out of necessity.
- kadavy 9y agoOh boy, HN.
- dood 9y agoI enjoyed the post, but think I would've gotten more out of it if the title was more congruent with the content. I was expecting a lament or postmortem (which hooked me in), but the story was more like an exultation. Congrats on your success, I hope your upcoming book will help more people fruitfully pursue their dreams.
- kadavy 9y agoGlad to hear you enjoyed it. I guess I figured admitting I was scared on a regular basis, and wondering whether doing this might kill me would be considered somewhat a lament. But of course I think I'm doing the right thing – after all, I've put everything I have into it. If I felt like I had a choice, I'd probably do something differently.