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When I quit my job, I feared I would:
- be unmotivated
- not get helpful feedback
- learn at a slower pace
60 days in, discovered complete opposite
- be unmotivated
- not get helpful feedback
- learn at a slower pace
60 days in, discovered complete opposite
Owning your time
As a consultant, I had to account for every minute because of quick deadlines
As a PM, I chose what I worked on but hours were shaped by other people's availabilities
Now for the first time in years, I own my time! Very motivating
As a consultant, I had to account for every minute because of quick deadlines
As a PM, I chose what I worked on but hours were shaped by other people's availabilities
Now for the first time in years, I own my time! Very motivating
Not overworking is the real challenge
Every extra ounce of work makes a difference. The work is so rewarding that it's often hard to stop
Great example from @jackbutcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher/status/1357904534610317312?s=20
Every extra ounce of work makes a difference. The work is so rewarding that it's often hard to stop
Great example from @jackbutcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher/status/1357904534610317312?s=20
You have the power to choose your own team
In school, your peers are pre-chosen
At work, your coworkers are pre-chosen
On the internet, you get to choose who you are inspired by. Who knows? They may even feel the same way about you
In school, your peers are pre-chosen
At work, your coworkers are pre-chosen
On the internet, you get to choose who you are inspired by. Who knows? They may even feel the same way about you
A+ people I've met on Twitter:
- @Julian: genius who's also kind and generous
- @Nutlope: gives
product feedback, engineer with eagle eye for details
- @JanelSGM: whipsmart and amazing community builder - rare combo!
- @Julian: genius who's also kind and generous
- @Nutlope: gives
product feedback, engineer with eagle eye for details- @JanelSGM: whipsmart and amazing community builder - rare combo!
- @mar15sa: multi-talented, just look at her bio 
- @petergyang: baller PM with a sense of humor
- @shreyas: no intro needed, his account speaks for itself
- @petergyang: baller PM with a sense of humor
- @shreyas: no intro needed, his account speaks for itself
Should you quit your job?
Depends on your hierarchy of needs. Life is more comfortable within the shelter of a company. You learn from smart people and get a steady paycheck
But if you value freedom above all, quitting is not a matter of 'if', it's a matter of 'when'
Depends on your hierarchy of needs. Life is more comfortable within the shelter of a company. You learn from smart people and get a steady paycheck
But if you value freedom above all, quitting is not a matter of 'if', it's a matter of 'when'
A company’s job is to make you increasingly valuable to them. Your job is to be increasingly valuable to the world
Learn how to be more valuable, and the choice to stay vs. quit will always be yours to make
Learn how to be more valuable, and the choice to stay vs. quit will always be yours to make
Common question: do you know if you'll be able to replace your PM salary with entrepreneurship?
No, if it was guaranteed, everyone would be doing it?
My goal is to maximize freedom, not money. But it's nice to know that I reap the upside :)
No, if it was guaranteed, everyone would be doing it?
My goal is to maximize freedom, not money. But it's nice to know that I reap the upside :)
Easier to pull the plug when you:
• have savings (live below your means)
• lower fixed costs (I'm moving out of SF)
• have fully tasted the corporate life (I worked at Microsoft, Bain, Snapchat, Faire)
• have savings (live below your means)
• lower fixed costs (I'm moving out of SF)
• have fully tasted the corporate life (I worked at Microsoft, Bain, Snapchat, Faire)
Hope this was a small ray of hope to fight the Sunday scaries
For more of my journey, unfiltered: http://productlessons.substack.com
For more of my journey, unfiltered: http://productlessons.substack.com
Back to the top: https://twitter.com/thelindazhang/status/1358648883778179072?s=20
