3 ms·

Thanks for this insight. Totally curious, is it easier to hire someone who's mostly motivated by the paycheck since it's easier to compete (just pay them higher

Thanks for this insight. Totally curious, is it easier to hire someone who's mostly motivated by the paycheck since it's easier to compete (just pay them higher) than other factors? I'm guessing the issues with someone who's saying they want better work environment, better team, more interesting work, etc is that it's going to hard to make them perfectly happy and there's no work or team that's ideal?

mathgladiator 6y ago
So, a TC chaser is easier to get to do hard work. These are the people that you can have take on big meaty things, take honest criticism, put their ego aside, and focus on the entire effort. What we often forget about 'passion' is that it can also manifest as toxic ego. I have to work exceptionally hard to control the toxic ego within myself, and money is the focusing thing. Do I want to manifest as a creative artist now, OR do I want to retire early? I have biased for retiring early and gaining perspective such that my future art is at the next level. For instance, my future art is finishing my silly language: http://www.adama-lang.org/ http://www.adama-lang.org/ Instead of chasing down donations and trying to build a sustainable open source company, I'll just collect my 3.5% from my portfolio and have fun. I'll dance in the field.