Paul Millerd Quotes

the greatest thing about going through a health crisis at 27 was realizing im not special, there are no special jobs, no special work, and eventually we all have health challenges and just want a good cup of coffee with a friend

Creativity dissolves cynicism

rejecting the default path should be a phase

2-3 years max, you almost certainly have to go through this phase, being against your former self

in some ways this is defending you from going back, bootstrapped confidence

but its not a good stance long-term

Maximizing your potential doesn’t seem to be a good aim in life. Especially as a primary one. I also don’t think this is something you can ever achieve

i dont think most people actually want time or money

many people who pursue money, get shocked that once they have it, time is even better

but after that, eventually people realize, all you really want is a life of caring - work, family, things you care about

for a small portion of people, grinding harder is probably right

for most people, grinding less is ideal. working in sprints, designing for a more sustainable pace.

but those who grind want the best for you, they are just shocked you forgo so much shareholder value

We like to think that once we “make it” we can finally be ourselves, but based on who the companies selected, it was clear that the longer people stay at a company, the higher odds that they would become what the company wanted. I realized I didn’t want that to happen to me.

You can just go live in other countries.

Yet most people “just do” the same things they did last year

if you claim you are grinding and mostly work at a keyboard i just cant take you seriously

The best people are almost always not for hire

But sometimes they are. And you should pay them generously

if you want to see where the future of books is going, you need to be paying attention to fantasy and romantasy and fan fiction self-published authors

some of these writers are world-class entrepreneurs

Working long hours is often easier for people than feeling something you don’t want to feel.

Most tit for tat sharing has bad assumptions about how ideas spread I think. It’s an outdated top down view of the world.

When I find something cool I share it hundreds of times. I think it’s more valuable to find these people even if they don’t have an audience

sharing what you actually think is one of the most powerful things you can do via text

so much content is a performance for the algorithm. and much of people complimenting on said content is really congratulating a performance

good writing transcends self & commons

Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it. Use its energy to keep yourself going.