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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Oct 2013

    "Working is so boring that I don't want to do it even when I'm supposed to when I grow up." – 4 y.o. watching me read YC applications

    3:15 PM - 28 Oct 2013
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    16 replies 61 retweets 105 likes
      1. Liad Shababo‏ @L1AD 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg take half the pile dump them straight into the trash. The rationale? You need the startups to be lucky.

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      1. Juan Luis Hortelano‏ @jlhortelano 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg you look that boring reading YC applications? Or does he want you to play with him?

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      1. Kav Latiolais‏ @kavla 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg well damn, and I thought you had a fun job.

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      1. Euwyn‏ @euwyn 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg fast learner!

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      1. Isa _Ahmed_Isa‏ @Prince_Morality 29 Oct 2013
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        @paulg fflw

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      1. Brian Levin‏Verified account @brianlevin 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg Tell him/her "It doesn't mean, do what will make you happiest this second, but what will make you happiest over some longer period"

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      1. Ellie Cachette  🇳🇱‏ @ecachette 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg @JasonLBaptiste I snapchat my sister who is in high school daily. She 1) doesn't know what I do 2) thinks its boring #startup

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      1. Matt Crawford‏ @rmcrawford 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg The gravity of that realization has bred a generation of entrepreneurs who are building companies and creating jobs that are better.

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      1. StartupZest‏ @startupzest 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg looks like they do all think this way at that age )) mine too

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      1. Tom Hazel‏ @TheRealTHazel 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg And your job is probably one of the top 1% least-boring jobs...

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      1. Susan Huppenthal‏ @susanhuppenthal 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg that is until he finds out that doing what you love is like playing with dinosaurs all day, only better

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      1. 𝙬𝙨𝙨𝙣𝙧‏ @wssnr 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg I'm 35 and feel the same way

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      1. Kenneth Tilton‏ @KennethTilton 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg Try giggling when appropriate, they may pitch in on the reading.

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      1. Squid‏ @_SquidApp 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg I miss being a kid and being oblivious to everything.

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      1. jasonostrander‏ @jasonostrander 28 Oct 2013
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        @paulg I feel the same way.

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