While it is great to admire the care and dedication that went into this game let's not draw conclusions that Eric's approach is a widely applicable recipe to lo

While it is great to admire the care and dedication that went into this game let's not draw conclusions that Eric's approach is a widely applicable recipe to long term wealth and healthy relationships. This is classic survivorship bias. There are countless stories of one person obsessing over some project, making progress, sometimes even shipping the project yet not getting the recognition/fame/money. Meanwhile they are losing relationships and health in the process. The great novel is a common culprit, but the great app is a fast rising contender. The main thing to remember is "building/shipping is not enough". In fact the one intriguing thing glossed over in the article is how he managed to get a distributorship deal.