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""23 things I didn't learn in college / grad school":
#17:
Framing matters.
Be fearless, dream big, don't sell yourself short
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#17:
Framing matters.
Be fearless, dream big, don't sell yourself short
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There's an awesome "inspirational" poster by Nike featuring the runner Mo Farah that has the words:
"Don't dream of winning. Train for it".
I love that poster, BUT...
"Don't dream of winning. Train for it".
I love that poster, BUT...
...but if you don't dream big, if your goals aren't framed ambitiously enough, your conviction, drive, and effort are unlikely to be strong enough to reach "escape velocity" to propel you to greatness.
Any teenager who plays a sport at a competent level dreams of playing in the Olympics or in a World Cup.
The fearless among them start working hard for it.
If you don't frame your goals seriously, nobody else will.
The fearless among them start working hard for it.
If you don't frame your goals seriously, nobody else will.
I've had the fortune to work closely with some giants of CS and the tech industry. One characteristic common to them all is fearlessness.
Most of them are also 'normal', like you and me; they just dared to dream big. That dream gives their hard work focus, purpose and direction.
Most of them are also 'normal', like you and me; they just dared to dream big. That dream gives their hard work focus, purpose and direction.
An alarming number of junior scientists, engineers, artists and business people frame their ambitions too narrowly and often without deliberate consideration.
In my opinion, they are limiting their potential unnecessarily.
What's the arc of your hard work?
In my opinion, they are limiting their potential unnecessarily.
What's the arc of your hard work?
