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You’re just taking the opposite extreme. Yes, you have to shovel a lot of shit to get to the top. But you also have to dump a lot of people (and jobs, and inte
by erikpukinskis 7y ago
You’re just taking the opposite extreme.
Yes, you have to shovel a lot of shit to get to the top. But you also have to dump a lot of people (and jobs, and interests, and homes) to find people and places that really complement you.
Maximum progress is made by people who can both trust their inner voice, AND can grit their teeth. The really hard part is using the former to know when to apply the latter.
The only thing I wish someone had told me is you only get one chance to start those “we were here together from the start” relationships. So before you set off on that big search, really think about whether there is something or someone around you that you might want to know in the end, alpha to omega, and stay in touch with those people or places. Because if you disappear for 10 years, you won’t be able to go back.
- paulryanrogers 7y ago> Maximum progress is made by people who can both trust their inner voice, AND can grit their teeth. Part of this is having an educated inner voice. IME one does best with the intersection of ones passions and demand for those skills. My younger inner voice craved to make videogames. Until gritting through the process a few years and learning about industry norms re-educated that voice. University also helped me discover some other passions that paid better and had better work-life balance, all with less risk. (Albeit none of the prestige.)