A project dismissed as a toy may already contain the essentials of a new idea, with scale still to come.

The crucial insight in many major ideas lies in the question, not the eventual answer.

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Copy openly and consciously, or imitation turns you into a vehicle for someone else’s assumptions.

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One strong signal of a promising direction is curiosity intense enough to bore most other people.

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Your strangest interests may be your edge: uncommon tastes fuel productivity and reveal…

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To test whether a field fits you, notice whether you enjoy the tedious or intimidating work others…

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Set up an office within walking distance and concentration can alternate with recovery…

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Finding your work is a coevolutionary search: you change while exploring problems, and your future…

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If you are ambitious, do not marry someone who treats your work as competition for attention.

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