Code and Life
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
We all have the potential to be adventurous; it doesn’t have to be an epic trip like Bilbo’s, adventure has a lot of different meanings, we just need to find our own, be brave and grow.
Don’t Panic
A book that makes you laugh, or even smile, is special.
The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.
What are you investing your talent in?
Is it making this world any better?
Is it having a positive impact on people’s lives?
Hyping your product to get funding while concealing your true progress and hoping that reality will eventually catch up to the hype continues to be tolerated in the tech industry.
Don’t fool your client, don’t fool your team, and most importantly, don’t fool yourself.
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives inside you: your ego.
We all aspire, then, we succeed or fail in a never-ending cycle, this book is a good reminder to get rid of this unhealthy belief in our own importance in order to get the most of these 3 phases and our lives.
Takeaways