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Re:Ask HN: How do you stay disciplined in the long run? by johanek on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:12PM (#19779667)
I think Simon Wardley's concept of Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners matches nicely with what you're saying about different types of people: https://blog.gardeviance.org/2015/03/on-pioneers-settlers-to...
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Re:Ask HN: How do you stay disciplined in the long run? by amsilprotag on Monday April 29, 2019 @03:29PM (#19781768)
I've noticed the same three categories discussed in two "go west" novels -- Steinbeck's East of Eden (1952) and Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion (1962). It's interesting, and a bit jarring, to see the MBA translation of what, to me, existed as a literary aside.
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