Quit focusing on *you* and focus on *them*. Quit worrying about how *you* look, and make *them* look better.
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In practice, it's way harder to provide people with a real benefit. We BS our rationale: "oh yeah, this will help people." Does it really?
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Your phrasing reminds me of this fantastic book I read a couple years ago: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/mobile/0636920036593.do …
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@adamwathan yes! I love Kathy Sierra. Her@xoxo talk is amazing too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyv-l0MWRQI …
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Trying to create things that "make people's lives better" brings up tons of existential questions. How *deeply* do you care about people?
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Almost as much as I like cats… almost...
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Want to build something awesome? Start small. Go to work every day and ask: "How can I make my boss' life easier?"pic.twitter.com/NjxRO8heXm
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Solving "the boss'" problems is *particularly* fertile training for building software because it's "the boss" who'll be paying for it!
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replace "boss" with "client."
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There's only one way to find a good product idea: observe real people, and recognize the real struggles they face.
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what about: observe your own struggles, find a way to fix them. Could other people stuggle from the same things?
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