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Research is a pretty good way to know if your idea is worth pursuing. In my case: 1. Read one of top-voted comments on CS Career Questions sub-reddit in past y
by itamarst 9y ago
Research is a pretty good way to know if your idea is worth pursuing. In my case:
1. Read one of top-voted comments on CS Career Questions sub-reddit in past year.
2. Write blog post on topic, get to #1 on Hacker News.
3. Write intro to book based on blog post ideas, turn into blog post, get to front page of Hacker News.
4. Write book.
5. Sell some books.
Compare to "I had an idea! let's do some work".
Credit: http://stackingthebricks.com/ http://stackingthebricks.com/ was hugely helpful in going from "I have an idea!" mindset to "I should rely on research" mindset.