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Sam Altman

What Sam Altman thinks about ambition

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Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator.

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  1. Our readingIt is better to be an optimist who works hard than a pessimist who writes about why things will not work, because no amount of such essays moves society forward.

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    Their wordsi would rather be an optimist and work hard than a pessimist posting about why things won't work. it's much more difficult and the most likely path is failure, but society fails if people don't try. no amount of "it will never work" essays will drive society forward.

    ↗@sama on Xx.com

  2. 8 years earlier

  3. Our readingOnce the priorities are clear, get them done quickly: he has yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.

    Their wordsOnce you have figured out what to do, be unstoppable about getting your small handful of priorities accomplished quickly. I have yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.

    ↗How To Be Successfulblog.samaltman.com 3rd of 3 in this piece