Two Christmas ago, we got a gift from a family friend – a white giant chicken.

We left it untied outside but the chicken didn't move for hours.

When it finally started exploring, I walked towards it. Instead of running, it crouched low. And I picked it up and dropped it back.

The next day, it ran when it saw me and I chased it. The chase was short because it ran towards the corner of the fence, leaving itself no place to run. And crouched low. I picked it and dropped it. The next day I ran after it and this time, it has me running around the house until it slipped and fell.

After that day, I couldn’t catch it alone.

Morale

People out of school are like the chicken fresh out of farm. Maximum fear, too much unknowns.

We can back ourselves into a corner by not having a back up plan, trying to become Facebook on first try, putting our hope of livelihood on the project.

Reduce the pressure by trying plenty small projects. Make friends who are also working on stuff. You help them, they'll help you too. Get a small job, so time is not a pressure...

Try a lot of small projects. You'll learn a lot. And one of them might surprise you. No one can say with certainty that a project will succeed. Good.