Re:Ask HN: How do I change the world?
by tithe on Saturday June 01, 2024 @06:56PM
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> I don't want to waste years of my life...
Here's an exercise I use for prioritization amidst dozens of journals that are filled with scribbles of ideas:
Imagine you're on your death bed, and you've been supremely lazy, and didn't do anything with your life. You've had ideas, but you did nothing with them. What are the things that you would have liked to know whether they would have been successful or not?
"Photography was interesting, and I was good at it...but success or failure wouldn't have meant that much to me. But my piano compositions...man, I would have liked to know how that would have turned out!"
This tells me "Double down on your piano. Photography is cool too, but it shouldn't be the priority."
Here's an exercise I use for prioritization amidst dozens of journals that are filled with scribbles of ideas:
Imagine you're on your death bed, and you've been supremely lazy, and didn't do anything with your life. You've had ideas, but you did nothing with them. What are the things that you would have liked to know whether they would have been successful or not?
"Photography was interesting, and I was good at it...but success or failure wouldn't have meant that much to me. But my piano compositions...man, I would have liked to know how that would have turned out!"
This tells me "Double down on your piano. Photography is cool too, but it shouldn't be the priority."