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I like this list a lot more than Sam Altman's How to be Successful. Sam does have some excellent pointers about everything from compounding your impact to havi
by GCA10 7y ago
I like this list a lot more than Sam Altman's How to be Successful.
Sam does have some excellent pointers about everything from compounding your impact to having an exploring mindset. But his list feels as if it's written mostly from the perspective of a racehorse breeder who wants to win the next Kentucky Derby with one of his beasts. (Doesn't really matter which one. Also doesn't hugely matter if some of the others collapse during the quest.)
The 80,000-hour author is much more in step with advice that can help people at almost every decile of achievement.
- hkmurakami 7y agoSama's post as you say is only within three purview of a very narrow industry and career niche. For those who are knee deep in it, it resonates strongly. But not everyone is in said industry And applying perfectly good advice for one industry isn't necessarily appropriate for others. That's something that I dislike about a lot of advice posts out there -- that there are few disclaimers about for whom it is written for.
- loeg 7y agoSome recommendations in this one are highly specific (e.g., keeping security clearance as an option) and probably applies to the author's choice of field (something politics in DC) but not (?)most fields. I certainly don't want to work for anyone who requires me to have a security clearance. Everything I've heard about programming in a security clearance environment is a nightmare. Also, I'm not sure how you get to 30 in software without having a full resume (1-pager, only relevant experience). You don't need 10 10% side projects and you definitely don't need to take unpaid internships.