Showing posts with label Articles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Articles. Show all posts
Zen Habits
My friend introduced me to the Zen Habits blog a while ago. I thought it's a good blog in that it got me to think more about life. If you have free time, take a look at it and it may get you to think more.
Co-founder
Paul Graham wrote an interesting article about startup the other day (thanks Ashwin for sending me the link) - the focus was on the surprises the startup founders experienced. The first on the list was "Be careful with Cofounders". A certain found said, 'One thing that surprised me is how the relationship of startup founders goes from a friendship to a marriage. My relationship with my cofounder went from just being friends to seeing each other all the time, fretting over the finances and cleaning up shit. And the startup was our baby. I summed it up once like this: "It's like we're married, but we're not fucking." '
I found it funny but at the same time, I think it's very true. I don't have much to add except that I do think building a company is like raising a baby (or is it the other way around?).
Enjoy.
I found it funny but at the same time, I think it's very true. I don't have much to add except that I do think building a company is like raising a baby (or is it the other way around?).
Enjoy.
An interesting read
An interesting read here. I like this comment:
"... when you are ready to make your leap of faith, the temptations appear; the tremendous opportunities that for some reason only come out of the woodwork when you are ready to walk out the door."
I totally agree that it does happen. It's hard enough to get yourself ready to make that leap of faith and then all of a sudden there is this easier (and probably more comfortable) opportunity tries to tempt you away from what you were ready for. Now, you'll doubt about your faith and redo the whole thinking process. That's horrible. Some people said it's good to have options (even though none of the options is what you really want); however, I think it's worse than having no options. Why? If you don't have any option, you'll be creative in coming up with something you may actually want more. The process may be tougher but you could get to what you want. Anyway, just a random thought on a nice Sunday.
Should have gone hiking today instead of staying at home...
"... when you are ready to make your leap of faith, the temptations appear; the tremendous opportunities that for some reason only come out of the woodwork when you are ready to walk out the door."
I totally agree that it does happen. It's hard enough to get yourself ready to make that leap of faith and then all of a sudden there is this easier (and probably more comfortable) opportunity tries to tempt you away from what you were ready for. Now, you'll doubt about your faith and redo the whole thinking process. That's horrible. Some people said it's good to have options (even though none of the options is what you really want); however, I think it's worse than having no options. Why? If you don't have any option, you'll be creative in coming up with something you may actually want more. The process may be tougher but you could get to what you want. Anyway, just a random thought on a nice Sunday.
Should have gone hiking today instead of staying at home...
An interesting read
Someone recommended this article by John Gardner. I thought it was an interesting read. I like the following:
"Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of your affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something. The ingredients are there. You are the only one who can put them together into that unique pattern that will be your life. Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you. If it does, then the particular balance of success or failure is of less account."
Enjoy.
"Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of your affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something. The ingredients are there. You are the only one who can put them together into that unique pattern that will be your life. Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you. If it does, then the particular balance of success or failure is of less account."
Enjoy.
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