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Getting Your Groove Back

86 points by jasonshen 15y ago

jeffbyun 15y ago
Awesome post Jason. One of my favorite videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirIEDYrw0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirIEDYrw0Y
gerbera 15y ago
Here's another great video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fsm-QbN9r8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fsm-QbN9r8
- nostromo 15y ago
  "If you want to be successful you have to live on 3 hours or 2 hours of sleep" ... "stay up for 3 days" ... "forget to eat" ... "sleep is for those people who are broke" I hope nobody on my team follows this advice. :)
  - jasonshen 15y ago
    I believe he's deliberately saying these things to shock the kids he's talking to into listening carefully. By challenging their assumptions about what it takes to succeed, he's hoping to get them to change their behavior. Maybe they sleep 7 hours instead of 10 + naps and spend 2 out of 3 of those extra hours doing productive work. That could make a really big difference in their lives.
rmason 15y ago
I like this one by ET on resiliency. The story of Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas and why it is better to be a turtle than a rabbit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=relmf...
- jasonshen 15y ago
  I love that story about beating Mike Tyson. ET's presentation style is really great too. You can tell he's just so passionate about this material.
rooshdi 15y ago
Great post Jason. Sometimes we just need to reflect in moments of despair and think about life and the meaning of it all. We are all destined to die and nothing is guaranteed. Our lives can be cut short at any moment. Nothing else matters but now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo6xCAHIG8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo6xCAHIG8
jasoncrawford 15y ago
"Our world is one of second chances, of comebacks and turn arounds." So true. It seems that every major success story had a dark period when things weren't going well. The comeback may be more the rule than the exception.
- InclinedPlane 15y ago
  I forget who said it (it might have even been pg, too lazy to google atm) but there are a lot of situations that are defined by failures and where it's utterly important to never fail and to avoid any elements of weakness (school, some corporate environments, etc.), however in life (and especially in entrepreneurship) it's the rare successes that define you, not the failures.
naba 15y ago
Great article and videos. "passion has a funny way of trumping logic".Wonderful line

86 points by jasonshen 15y ago

Awesome post Jason. One of my favorite videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirIEDYrw0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirIEDYrw0Y

gerbera 15y ago

Here's another great video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fsm-QbN9r8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fsm-QbN9r8

nostromo 15y ago
"If you want to be successful you have to live on 3 hours or 2 hours of sleep" ... "stay up for 3 days" ... "forget to eat" ... "sleep is for those people who are broke" I hope nobody on my team follows this advice. :)
- jasonshen 15y ago
  I believe he's deliberately saying these things to shock the kids he's talking to into listening carefully. By challenging their assumptions about what it takes to succeed, he's hoping to get them to change their behavior. Maybe they sleep 7 hours instead of 10 + naps and spend 2 out of 3 of those extra hours doing productive work. That could make a really big difference in their lives.

rmason 15y ago

I like this one by ET on resiliency. The story of Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas and why it is better to be a turtle than a rabbit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=relmf...

jasonshen 15y ago
I love that story about beating Mike Tyson. ET's presentation style is really great too. You can tell he's just so passionate about this material.

rooshdi 15y ago

Great post Jason. Sometimes we just need to reflect in moments of despair and think about life and the meaning of it all. We are all destined to die and nothing is guaranteed. Our lives can be cut short at any moment. Nothing else matters but now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo6xCAHIG8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo6xCAHIG8

jasoncrawford 15y ago

"Our world is one of second chances, of comebacks and turn arounds." So true. It seems that every major success story had a dark period when things weren't going well. The comeback may be more the rule than the exception.

InclinedPlane 15y ago
I forget who said it (it might have even been pg, too lazy to google atm) but there are a lot of situations that are defined by failures and where it's utterly important to never fail and to avoid any elements of weakness (school, some corporate environments, etc.), however in life (and especially in entrepreneurship) it's the rare successes that define you, not the failures.

naba 15y ago

Great article and videos. "passion has a funny way of trumping logic".Wonderful line