> "And here’s the harsh reality for everyone who loves a dreamer. Everything comes second to the dream."
I cannot disagree more with this statement. We are all multi-dimensional humans, not automatons optimizing for a single goal. He does sound like an asshole.
Yeah this quote is him being self-aware as someone who achieved massive success very early, and later he tried to be better about it (unconvincingly). Somehow his level of vulnerability didn't endear him to me. I think it's because he is very likable publicly already and the more you know the less you like him.
After reading Matilde Collin's "zone of genius" article and reflecting on my own experience, I think it's a more specific skill / activity. For example, I had always assumed that my specialty was product. However, we recently hired a Head of Product and after seeing how he's mobilizing the PMs, gathering feedback, and developing a well-researched and specific strategy, I realized that I was actually not great at product, mainly b/c I'm not super detailed oriented in that way.
I think my actual 'zone of genius' is writing and evangelism so I'm focused more on that now (hence the newsletter).
Caveat: this might be more applicable after finding product market fit and you can afford to outsource functions.
> "And here’s the harsh reality for everyone who loves a dreamer. Everything comes second to the dream."
I cannot disagree more with this statement. We are all multi-dimensional humans, not automatons optimizing for a single goal. He does sound like an asshole.
Yeah this quote is him being self-aware as someone who achieved massive success very early, and later he tried to be better about it (unconvincingly). Somehow his level of vulnerability didn't endear him to me. I think it's because he is very likable publicly already and the more you know the less you like him.
After reading Matilde Collin's "zone of genius" article and reflecting on my own experience, I think it's a more specific skill / activity. For example, I had always assumed that my specialty was product. However, we recently hired a Head of Product and after seeing how he's mobilizing the PMs, gathering feedback, and developing a well-researched and specific strategy, I realized that I was actually not great at product, mainly b/c I'm not super detailed oriented in that way.
I think my actual 'zone of genius' is writing and evangelism so I'm focused more on that now (hence the newsletter).
Caveat: this might be more applicable after finding product market fit and you can afford to outsource functions.
Yeah I wonder about mine. But too early right now.