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Every problem is important, if you care about it. Too often we make a distinction between "important" work like curing diseases and "unimportant" work like maki
by msrpotus 14y ago
Every problem is important, if you care about it. Too often we make a distinction between "important" work like curing diseases and "unimportant" work like making games.
But people like games, both making them and playing them. You might not enjoy solving "important" problems, you might just want to make games and have fun. Focus on what interests you, not what society deems "important," and you'll be much happier.
- pardner 14y agoYep. So I think the more general advice is also simpler: work on problems you find interesting. Sometimes the ones that seem small lead to big things (I got an IPO out of one such). Often - ouch! - the ones that initially seem like they will be Important turn out to be ho-hum. But regardless of ultimate Importance (however you choose to measure that), it is a RUSH every time you find an elegant solution. That's why even as an 'old guy' I still love developing so much... even a relatively modest app provides daily doses of interesting sub-problems to crack.