Letโs never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.
Derek SiversI love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we had and realize that the opposite may also be true.
Derek SiversAre you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough?
Derek SiversYou're free to do anything you want with your company. It's more like art. You don't have to follow any norms. It's an expression of how you feel the world should be. When you make a company, that's your little place to make your own little utopia.
Derek SiversMost people don't know what they're talking about. They move their mouth and say things because they don't want to admit they don't know. Or they think they know, but it's just confabulation and biases. So ignore them unless what they say resonates with some real wisdom inside of you. Assume they're a fool and find out the truth for yourself.
Derek SiversEveryone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they werenโt in the mood. Always pushing, practicing, working, and improvingYes it takes thousands of hours of practice, but thatโs good news! Itโs a clear path and itโs under your control.
Derek Sivers