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Re:Why is the deathbed perspective considered so valuable? by nineplay on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:41AM (#26413106)
I think there are people who do regret not getting to the next big level. They thought they could have been a good (software) architect or director or principal, they thought they could have really made some lasting difference, but instead they were a cog their whole lives.

Success is important, feeling successful is important. It can be hard to be happy with "good enough".

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Re:Why is the deathbed perspective considered so valuable? by reasonabl_human on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @12:23PM (#26413652)
Good reading on the topic of doing great work and fulfilling that potential you reference:

http://www.paulgraham.com/hamming.html

Just read it for the first time yesterday and plan on doing so many more times in the future.

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