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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Jun 2020

      One thing I've learned as an adult that I didn't realize as a kid is how precisely you have to aim at a goal to hit it. If you choose to optimize something even slightly off to the side, you'll sometimes achieve almost nothing toward your intended goal.

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    2. Lakshay Chauhan‏ @Lakshaychauhan0 6 Jun 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      That is a very intresting insight. What do you think about being college and choosing to learn and build things which might not exactly get me a job over specially learning skills related to job?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Jun 2020
      Replying to @Lakshaychauhan0

      I'm reluctant to give specific advice without knowing your situation, but usually if you work on things that are (a) difficult and (b) that you find very interesting, you end up net ahead, though often in unpredictable ways.

      11:11 AM - 6 Jun 2020
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        1. andile‏ @koenaite 6 Jun 2020
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          Thank you and Thank you☝

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        1. Lakshay Chauhan‏ @Lakshaychauhan0 6 Jun 2020
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          Thank you for this and all your blogs :))

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        1. Joby Otero‏ @JobyOtero 6 Jun 2020
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          Agreed. And this softens the impact of the phenomenon in your 1st statement: One may miss the mark, but the effort can lead to other positive opportunities if one stays on one’s toes. IOW successful pivots.

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        2. Valeriy Makovetskiy‏ @everytale_ceo 6 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Lakshaychauhan0

          It seems to me that people who choose complex tasks of their own free will, in essence, are entrepreneurs and are more likely to succeed.

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        3. Lakshay Chauhan‏ @Lakshaychauhan0 6 Jun 2020
          Replying to @everytale_ceo @paulg

          I agree and I would also like to add that if you are enjoying what you are doing, you are already successful than people who are unhappy even in decent jobs.

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        1. Adebayo Tayo (JC)‏ @mytayo39 7 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Lakshaychauhan0

          when enviroment is setting someone back. All they move is hindered towards the goal. Can one keep off to survive ..and to live.. And stop the goal that we enhave mass development.

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