You launch something. You learn a little. You get excited 😏 And that’s it. If you stop there, you’re dead. The first project teaches you. The second corrects you. The third starts to work. The fourth… that’s not luck anymore.
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I’m almost embarrassed by how many hours I put into work for the results I get. But that’s what you’ve got to do: learn, try, fail and repeat. If I make it, it’ll be because I tried MANY times; not because I’m the smartest…
Read the rest on XIt’s scary to realize that you can **really** do whatever you want with your life. If you’re young and don’t have anyone depending on you, nothing’s stopping you from starting over from scratch anywhere in the world. And yet, few people take that opportunity.
We live in the age of molds. Templates for everything. Frameworks that promise results in days. Tools that do the work for you. Molds democratize. And that’s a good thing. But there’s something they’ll never be able to replicate.
I’m not a designer, but I love the look of my websites Not bad for a full-stack dev, right?
💰 The mental model that has helped me make €100,000+ →THE SECRET: positive optionality and asymmetric risk.
We talk a lot about pensions, but the university has been just as big a scam. They sold you on the idea that it would solve your life, get you a job, and be worth the investment. We put everyone's money into guaranteeing a university education and convinced…
Read the rest on XIn Switzerland, I work like a beast: day, evening and night, without a break, even on weekends. I stick to a strict diet, train hard and get almost perfect sleep. Torture? Not at all. I love the grind, but I also enjoy relaxing and spending time with my girlfriend, friends and family. That’s why I go back to Spain once a month. Best of both worlds
How do you hire the right people? Talking it through with my former CTO, we boiled it down to: - Proven experience with real projects. - Absolute clarity when explaining what they do and why (0 bullshit). - Ability to work independently.
I've been struggling with this for a long time. On one side, a wolf whispers to me to work more, earn more, and accumulate more things. On the other, another force invites me to let go, live with less, and find peace in simplicity. Maybe it's a reflection of the eternal dichotomy between East and West. Does anyone else feel this way?