nic

be useful

[nic @nictheunready]

this is cool

https://t.co/iI8mqCWB4n

[Notion @NotionHQ]

↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

[nic @nictheunready]

I find that the rushing to automate
Which the entire tech space posts about
Completely assumes it's the right process to calcify
You're automating a process that is not already optimized

[jpmavo @jp_mavo]

"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."

Done in #Threejs and #webgl

Inspired by NASA's SDO Wavelength Graphics

[nic @nictheunready]

@nntaleb @mathoncbro A true NNT fan would blow hot air periodically to enforce antifragility

Otherwise the user will get used to the breeze and take it for granted

[nic @nictheunready]

every post I see is on how easy it is to automate things

but one needs the process optimized manually to make sure they don't automate something that shouldn't exist in the first place

[nic @nictheunready]

had this crazy change in psyche 2 months ago looking at my portfolio

at mostly dead startups
and only 2 profitable

and realizing it's just a graveyard of useless shit
and that if i could just make one thing that was still in use

that'd be a win
(and just as lucrative as this)

[nic @nictheunready]

everything is a rep in building a muscle

the factory is far more important than the product

[nic @nictheunready]

If you don’t see a problem you can’t be useful, easy.
And if it’s a narrative about your utility you can’t see problems as well.

[nic @nictheunready]

For the longest time my default to "what I wanted to do" was create a suite of SAASes

But that just led me to deadends and dumb products

If I had a unicorn alone it'd still suck
If I had a unicorn that wasn't useful I'd feel like a leech

Utility over all

[nic @nictheunready]

Day 20 of FDE curriculum/job hunting

Role secured! Strong product with really cool team (pass "layover test")

Now time to be useful as possible in all I do, online and offline

[nic @nictheunready]

I'd take @Medium more seriously if its format wasn't whack

Should take some notes from my beloved @NotionHQ - just give me nested bullets man

[nic @nictheunready]

Day 12 of FDE job search:

Technical went well - same feeling as crushing an exam regardless of grade. Excellent organization, despite poor time management in the actual implementation.

Screen went well - really vibed. Helps vibing with most founders ig - some more than others

[nic @nictheunready]

Because I was asked by a friend - I don't really sweat these or take it personally.

Startups are hectic, and there's a lot of balls in the air. Again, it's best to treat them as systems, and not confuse the unit for the system

[nic @nictheunready]

Day 11 EOD of FDE curriculum building

1 screen really vibed, 1 didn't, technical interview - interviewer didn't even show.

Seemed like a mistake. Not my problem. Got another full day tomorrow with 1 screen and 1 technical

[nic @nictheunready]

I think the most challenging thing here is trusting in a process that has not been enacted yet.

But if you know the first principles of it, and trust in the rate - the process - and not the outcomes - which are units in a system - you can stay sane, happy and calm under stress

[nic @nictheunready]

Day 11 of FDE job hunt/curriculum building

This process is built on the thought not of drilling tons of possible problems but treating the search as an antifragile processes, learning from each node, repairing, trying again.

What's on deck today:

[nic @nictheunready]

These guys don't know my potential, only my current state.

Not their fault - it's our job to realize our potential or communicate that.

So any skills I didn't have last week I have now, and that rate of learning to me is more valuable than some snapshot today

[nic @nictheunready]

Note on Push

I don't find "just do it" helpful. You should question and be thoughtful about what you do, but only enough to start working.

I detach from outcomes. I set a goal I'd be suprised doesn't hit (100 apps for 1 interview), set a deadline (10 days), and perform (10/day)

[nic @nictheunready]

I build a lot of structure into my day, but the most reliable is a simple push, pull, and a checklist daily.

Push - planning for the next n days
Pull - execution with a checklist daily

[nic @nictheunready]

Note on Pull

Execution I aim for 3 hour chunks in a row, with named goals each one. Why?

A win in 1 hour doesn't win the day
But a tear on 3 hours peak could actually.

You could win the day by noon, then just pour it on that afternoon into the night