Paul Graham on Twitter: "12 yo: What are you working on? Me: I'm writing an essay. 12 yo: Do you like it? Me: Ugh, no. It's full of mistakes and bad sentences. 12 yo: Then why are you working on it? Me: Whenever you work on something complicated, it will be full of things you need to fix."

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1. Amir Bolous‏ @amirbolous Feb 8
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  Chatting with kids is basically equivalent to a therapy session nowadays
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1. PM‏ @PhillipMattu Feb 8
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  So true
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1. Get Paid Writing ‏ @getpaidwrite Feb 8
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  I hope to teach my kids that the fact you don't yet like something you are writing is more reason to work on it, not less.
  
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1. Monica Lim‏ @monicalimco Feb 8
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  Paul, thank you for capturing and sharing your personal dad & son moments. So much happens in a day but your selectivity and message are . Learning a lot, myself. Thank you!
  
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1. Luke Cannon ‏ @lukecannon727 Feb 8
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  In high school, essays are mandatory, with low upside. Post-school, essays are voluntary, but with infinite upside.
  
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1. Gregory Rose‏ @grrosegr Feb 8
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  I’m half serious when I ask if you’ll make YC for parents
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1. Gear Infinity‏ @gear_infinity Feb 8
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  That's you get better at something. You make mistakes. You observe and analyze them. You create tactics to avoid those mistakes.
  
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1. André Withoeft‏ @Andrewithoeft Feb 8
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  I stopped at “I’m writing an essay”
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