Dr. Bill von Hippel

When we look at friends, they're spending less time together. I think we need to go back to this world.

When we look at friends, they're spending less time together. I think we need to go back to this world.

And I agree with them. When I'm given this generic advice, I'm not tailoring it to that person. And I completely agree with that person's life choice. When we're young, we're autonomy machines. And that takes precedence, especially if you have a big dream that you think you could get to. You're this entrepreneur. And especially if you're trying to get away from something that wasn't much.

And I agree with them. When I'm given this generic advice, I'm not tailoring it to that person. And I completely agree with that person's life choice. When we're young, we're autonomy machines. And that takes precedence, especially if you have a big dream that you think you could get to. You're this entrepreneur. And especially if you're trying to get away from something that wasn't much.

Like materially, you just didn't have enough to really get by, whatever the case might be. LeBron James throwing basket after basket after basket trying to become the person he wants to be. Look how well it works for him. What's the cost? The cost is paid at the time. You're going to be lonely when you do that.

Like materially, you just didn't have enough to really get by, whatever the case might be. LeBron James throwing basket after basket after basket trying to become the person he wants to be. Look how well it works for him. What's the cost? The cost is paid at the time. You're going to be lonely when you do that.

But if you're loving what you're doing and if you think it has a real chance, I say pay that loneliness price when you're young. Don't pay it every single day. Please go out with your friends on Friday night and talk with your fellow entrepreneurs and do things that still allow you to be connected so you're not suicidal by the time you get there. But I totally get that autonomy push.

But if you're loving what you're doing and if you think it has a real chance, I say pay that loneliness price when you're young. Don't pay it every single day. Please go out with your friends on Friday night and talk with your fellow entrepreneurs and do things that still allow you to be connected so you're not suicidal by the time you get there. But I totally get that autonomy push.

It's what makes us a success.

It's what makes us a success.

And the problem is that if what you really want to do right now is work, I say when you're young, do it. Because you can let your connections fray, try not to let them disappear, and then you can rebuild them when you now have got there. But the key is you've got to get there. You have to set yourself an answer in advance. And here's the reason I say that.

And the problem is that if what you really want to do right now is work, I say when you're young, do it. Because you can let your connections fray, try not to let them disappear, and then you can rebuild them when you now have got there. But the key is you've got to get there. You have to set yourself an answer in advance. And here's the reason I say that.

I have found myself waiting for a bus longer than it would have taken me to walk. And so once I do that a few times, I realize, oh, the bus schedule's erratic. I can do the walking. I'm going to wait X minutes, and then I'm going to walk. Our problem is that we keep setting new bar for ourself if we don't make that plan in advance. Oh, I'll just give it another minute.

I have found myself waiting for a bus longer than it would have taken me to walk. And so once I do that a few times, I realize, oh, the bus schedule's erratic. I can do the walking. I'm going to wait X minutes, and then I'm going to walk. Our problem is that we keep setting new bar for ourself if we don't make that plan in advance. Oh, I'll just give it another minute.

Oh, I'll just give it another minute. Or I'll just push this business for another year. I'll just push it for another year. And you can find yourself doing it forever. You may not succeed. You may have a miserable life where all you did was work, and you kept pushing it for another year, and it never got there. And so my recipe is when you start something, you give yourself an end date.

Oh, I'll just give it another minute. Or I'll just push this business for another year. I'll just push it for another year. And you can find yourself doing it forever. You may not succeed. You may have a miserable life where all you did was work, and you kept pushing it for another year, and it never got there. And so my recipe is when you start something, you give yourself an end date.

You say, what would it mean for me to be a success? And so you can have an end date that's both good and bad. How much money do I have to make and now I won? How much time do I give without making any money and therefore I lost? And you should set those two things in advance. Because once you're in it, I promise you, you're going to move the bar.

You say, what would it mean for me to be a success? And so you can have an end date that's both good and bad. How much money do I have to make and now I won? How much time do I give without making any money and therefore I lost? And you should set those two things in advance. Because once you're in it, I promise you, you're going to move the bar.

If you're this hard-driving entrepreneur who's putting that aside, I'm dead serious when I say get a dog, a cat, whatever your preferred animal is. And the data show that having a pet actually makes people quite happy. And I very mindfully did it when I was a brand new assistant professor.

If you're this hard-driving entrepreneur who's putting that aside, I'm dead serious when I say get a dog, a cat, whatever your preferred animal is. And the data show that having a pet actually makes people quite happy. And I very mindfully did it when I was a brand new assistant professor.