You don't magically become focused. You practice it. You notice you're distracted and snap out of it, over and over again until it's second nature. Most people have not trained this muscle, and they are not anywhere close to as focused as they think they are.
the hardest part about being a male founder..
in my experience is finding a girlfriend / partner that understands the short term gains that we are forgoing and the long-term optimization game that we are playing.
most women expect to have most dates paid for, their vacations covered and their partner to have the time and emotional bandwidth to support them. somebody they see as a reliable provider. this is completely understandable.
but as founders, every dollar saved is additional runway for the company. we budget down to the cent because our life’s work depends on it. every 100-hour work week slightly increases the odds of success. at this stage of life, we’re both cash-poor and time-poor — betting everything on the hope that one day, it all works out. that one day, we’ll be sitting on generational wealth — the kind most men only dream about.
even for women who understand that they might be investing in their man long-term , it’s hard not to compare. their friends are dating guys with high-paying tech jobs, who work from 10 to 3 and can afford to give them a luxury experience now, not later. optimizing for the short term is human nature — it’s hard to fight against.
to all the girlfriends out there dating early-stage founders — you’re the real ones.
and to all my fellow founders: may you find your person while you still have nothing. Because that’s the only time you’ll know she’s with you for who you are, not what you have.
Networking is overrated,
No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.
- Carl Jung
人相对于 ai 为数不多的优势之一,是你对现实的理解,context,你对他人所遭遇问题的观察和同理心。
保持这个优势,再全力增强自己的专注、情感、信念,这样就可以充分实现“人机协同智能”(co-intelligence):
- ai 发挥 ai 的长处,你发挥你的优势,二者在具体 context 的具体问题上合力,创造以前无法想象的价值。
这个就是 ai 时代的“智能 2.0”。
注意观察,这样的例子很多。超这个方向尝试与学习,ai 就能为我们所用。
8 daily habits for a better life:
1. Journal—prepare for the hours ahead
2. Go for a walk
3. Do some deep work
4. Do a kindness
5. Read. Read. Read.
6. Get some strenuous exercise
7. Connect with friends and family