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Their wordswhat I've seen is that, like, mostly it is, it reveals a kind of self -centeredness that is focused on, I want to get my goals. I want to look impressive.
Our reading
Any self-centeredness in one's motives drives the quality of the work toward zero over time.
Their wordsany percent of self -centeredness in that equation over time leads quality to zero and i think that's why the concept of the objective good and the divine actually has to fit in here because it has to be zero percent self -centeredness otherwise the the like quality goes to zero
Our reading
The absence of an objective good to focus on is probably what makes people unhappy at work.
Their wordsi'll say the absence of this concept is i think what causes everybody to be unhappy at work
Their wordsthey are signaling their seriousness about accomplishing the project by paying they are signaling that they value your support in helping them get there
Their wordsi've met a lot of people who have been very successful with exits with public company with with all these things and the ones who don't feel dead inside have taken an approach like this
Their wordsmost customers are not considering those 20 yc startups they're considering hiring somebody using a spreadsheet or using their old xyz tool right and so that's what you're actually competing against versus like the competition that is theoretically in the market