Jordan way only works if you’re Jordan.
Even Jordan learned that the hard way when he learned that he was not Frank Thomas in the MLB.
What @naval says is interesting: you are the Michael Jordan of being you, so be that. It’s monopoly too.https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1261460994372415490 …
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Yeah i'm not saying it's bad to incorporate this in your everyday life but it's rare to get money _because_ of it. If i write a software that is "totally me" and nobody wants it i'm poor. I can act like myself when i email/talk at work but my output has to please others.
How do you reconcile that with Paul Graham’s advice to build something you yourself want?
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Check this out: I actually think you’re pretty full of yourself. You’re super smart. I feel like you were somehow as a prince or a king to be as a kid. Then you clawed your way from Hungary all the way to the United States. You’ve done very well for yourself and you are proud.
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Justifiably so I would argue. Now, in the short run, maybe you’ll alienate yourself by wearing this pride on the outside (you dial it back) but in the long run, as painful as it might be, I think it would serve you well. First it makes you noteworthy. Second it’ll ratchet up
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You yourself want to use, not to build. It's kind of how the more relaxed work hours in Germany were annoying to me as a customer but nice as a worker.
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PG also made the point that the best stuff is often very annoying to build. But that's how you deliver the most value and also makes it hard for your competition to follow. He also said building something just cos it's "cool" is a bad advise.
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