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[Scient @scientxbt]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why every ambitious person isn't shown this lecture before work starts consuming their entire life.

clayton christensen dedicated his career to studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he turned that theory on his students: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life will you eventually build?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class.

at the fifth reunion, almost everyone looked successful. by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, some had stopped coming.

behind the empty seats were divorces, broken families, children living across the country, and people who had become wealthy but deeply unhappy.

none of them had planned that life.

work shows progress today. finish the presentation, ship the product, close the sale, get promoted, watch the number move.

an evening with your child may give you nothing you can show the next morning. it may take 20 years before you understand what all those evenings built.

so the next free hour goes back into work. the decision feels responsible, and tomorrow it feels responsible again.

this is how a life moves in the wrong direction without a single obviously wrong decision. every hour made sense on its own.

money, titles, and headcount fit neatly into a spreadsheet. christensen proposed another measure: how many lives became better because you were there?

he died in 2020.

open your calendar and look at where your time went over the last year. does it match what you say matters?

the full 70-minute lecture is in the video below.

[Scient @scientxbt]

@0xGenAi That's true
I completely agree with your opinion

[Scient @scientxbt]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why every ambitious person isn't shown this lecture before work starts consuming their entire life.

clayton christensen dedicated his career to studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he turned that theory on his students: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life will you eventually build?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class.

at the fifth reunion, almost everyone looked successful. by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, some had stopped coming.

behind the empty seats were divorces, broken families, children living across the country, and people who had become wealthy but deeply unhappy.

none of them had planned that life.

work shows progress today. finish the presentation, ship the product, close the sale, get promoted, watch the number move.

an evening with your child may give you nothing you can show the next morning. it may take 20 years before you understand what all those evenings built.

so the next free hour goes back into work. the decision feels responsible, and tomorrow it feels responsible again.

this is how a life moves in the wrong direction without a single obviously wrong decision. every hour made sense on its own.

money, titles, and headcount fit neatly into a spreadsheet. christensen proposed another measure: how many lives became better because you were there?

he died in 2020.

open your calendar and look at where your time went over the last year. does it match what you say matters?

the full 70-minute lecture is in the video below.

[Lima @limalemonnn]

https://t.co/4IXjj22pjU

[Scient @scientxbt]

@limalemonnn you are welcome

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@mrcsxbt apreciate it

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@0xKorens It's worth it

[Scient @scientxbt]

The world feels deeply unsettled right now. People are losing their jobs. Some are losing people they love. It’s getting harder and harder to feel any sense of stability or confidence about what tomorrow will bring.

The old world is falling apart, and the new one hasn’t arrived yet.

People are tired. And more and more of us are realizing that the things that once seemed important don’t matter as much anymore.

That’s why, for many people, myself included, hearing these words from Christensen right now matters so much.

[Scient @scientxbt]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why ambitious people aren't shown this lecture before their careers start consuming their entire lives.

clayton christensen spent his career studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he asked students to apply the theory to themselves: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life are you actually building?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class. everyone looked successful at the fifth reunion; by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, many were unhappy, divorced, and living far from their children.

work shows you the score immediately. close a sale, ship a product, finish a presentation, earn a promotion, get paid.

an hour with your child may produce nothing you can measure today; it may take 20 years to understand what that hour built. so the next free hour goes back to work, one rational decision at a time.

this is how people build lives they never planned: through hundreds of right decisions that lead in the wrong direction, day after day.

money, titles, and headcount are easy to count. christensen believed a life should be measured by the people who became better because you were there.

he died in 2020.

one question remains: if someone saw only where your time, energy, and attention went this year, what would they think actually mattered to you?

the full 19-minute lecture is in the video below.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/7l7Jef99QZ

[Scient @scientxbt]

@racerhome That's for sure. It's definitely something everyone should check out at the start of their career

[Scient @scientxbt]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why ambitious people aren't shown this lecture before their careers start consuming their entire lives.

clayton christensen spent his career studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he asked students to apply the theory to themselves: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life are you actually building?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class. everyone looked successful at the fifth reunion; by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, many were unhappy, divorced, and living far from their children.

work shows you the score immediately. close a sale, ship a product, finish a presentation, earn a promotion, get paid.

an hour with your child may produce nothing you can measure today; it may take 20 years to understand what that hour built. so the next free hour goes back to work, one rational decision at a time.

this is how people build lives they never planned: through hundreds of right decisions that lead in the wrong direction, day after day.

money, titles, and headcount are easy to count. christensen believed a life should be measured by the people who became better because you were there.

he died in 2020.

one question remains: if someone saw only where your time, energy, and attention went this year, what would they think actually mattered to you?

the full 19-minute lecture is in the video below.

[Scient @scientxbt]

@reidgrows yeah

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@0xSammyAlpha yes

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@0xOrionVega Unfortunately, yes

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@OxVolta yes, unfortunately

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@TrixiHQ apreciate it. I'm glad it's useful for you.

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@Quantex0x And so life passes by

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@ZentrixHQ Yes. And this is a widespread problem

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@0chob yes, i agree

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@limalemonnn yeah, for sure

[Scient @scientxbt]

@Yumslef if karp is right, the real issue is liability, not safety

[Scient @scientxbt]

@mrcsxbt Yes. Those are exactly the words everyone should hear before starting a career