Joe Lonsdale
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west coast move fast break things mentality is there a tension between these 100 i think if you have really tight fast deadlines it's probably good so it had to be as perfect as possible given that it was coming due in the next day but we weren't going to be able to work on it for five weeks right so i think i think there is something about about really making things as strong as possible but but sprinting and having really tight deadlines and getting it done right away i think i think if you use perfection as procrastination then it becomes a problem
west coast move fast break things mentality is there a tension between these 100 i think if you have really tight fast deadlines it's probably good so it had to be as perfect as possible given that it was coming due in the next day but we weren't going to be able to work on it for five weeks right so i think i think there is something about about really making things as strong as possible but but sprinting and having really tight deadlines and getting it done right away i think i think if you use perfection as procrastination then it becomes a problem
No, that's totally right. You do have to constantly keep adjusting for what makes sense today. And it's interesting. There's different versions of this. One version is as you're successful, something you would have been really excited about before, you have to be like, I don't have time for that now.
No, that's totally right. You do have to constantly keep adjusting for what makes sense today. And it's interesting. There's different versions of this. One version is as you're successful, something you would have been really excited about before, you have to be like, I don't have time for that now.
No, that's totally right. You do have to constantly keep adjusting for what makes sense today. And it's interesting. There's different versions of this. One version is as you're successful, something you would have been really excited about before, you have to be like, I don't have time for that now.
Because all of a sudden, you could just have things you were really excited about before 10 times a day. And I do fall into this myself sometimes because there's lots of really exciting things to do and you have to, so it's like really hard to say no enough.
Because all of a sudden, you could just have things you were really excited about before 10 times a day. And I do fall into this myself sometimes because there's lots of really exciting things to do and you have to, so it's like really hard to say no enough.
Because all of a sudden, you could just have things you were really excited about before 10 times a day. And I do fall into this myself sometimes because there's lots of really exciting things to do and you have to, so it's like really hard to say no enough.
When you go through periods where you don't say no enough, you might be, feel like you're getting stuff done, but not actually getting things done. And that's, it's really tough. But you know what you said, what you said earlier about like things you don't want to do. To me, that's like one of the most important things that we focus on is what do you like to do?
When you go through periods where you don't say no enough, you might be, feel like you're getting stuff done, but not actually getting things done. And that's, it's really tough. But you know what you said, what you said earlier about like things you don't want to do. To me, that's like one of the most important things that we focus on is what do you like to do?
When you go through periods where you don't say no enough, you might be, feel like you're getting stuff done, but not actually getting things done. And that's, it's really tough. But you know what you said, what you said earlier about like things you don't want to do. To me, that's like one of the most important things that we focus on is what do you like to do?
And as you're successful, you should probably mostly only do things you like to do. Because what like to do means to me anyway, is that it's like stimulating your entire brain, right? So if you look at like a grandmaster chess player and the very best chess players, when you map out their brains, when they're playing, there's all these emotions that are turned on.
And as you're successful, you should probably mostly only do things you like to do. Because what like to do means to me anyway, is that it's like stimulating your entire brain, right? So if you look at like a grandmaster chess player and the very best chess players, when you map out their brains, when they're playing, there's all these emotions that are turned on.
And as you're successful, you should probably mostly only do things you like to do. Because what like to do means to me anyway, is that it's like stimulating your entire brain, right? So if you look at like a grandmaster chess player and the very best chess players, when you map out their brains, when they're playing, there's all these emotions that are turned on.
There's all these full parts of their brains that are turned on and it lets them be a lot better at what they're doing. And I think this is true in anything we do. If you really love it, then your whole mind is engaged and you're just able to bring like this, this power to bear on things and
There's all these full parts of their brains that are turned on and it lets them be a lot better at what they're doing. And I think this is true in anything we do. If you really love it, then your whole mind is engaged and you're just able to bring like this, this power to bear on things and
There's all these full parts of their brains that are turned on and it lets them be a lot better at what they're doing. And I think this is true in anything we do. If you really love it, then your whole mind is engaged and you're just able to bring like this, this power to bear on things and
That if it's something you don't really like, you're probably never going to have that top, top ability there, you know?
That if it's something you don't really like, you're probably never going to have that top, top ability there, you know?
That if it's something you don't really like, you're probably never going to have that top, top ability there, you know?