> I can't stress how much #6 impacts what makes someone a 'lifer'.
I agree. I also think there's less naivete when you have heard for the fifth time how revolutionary this new tech or business will be.
I don't know about you, but the first few times I heard that, I believed the speaker.
But eventually I figured out that while there are exciting new revolutions (the first time I saw a lyft it was magical), there are far more interesting or boring ideas that don't require extraordinary effort, just regular, sustained focus.
I agree. I also think there's less naivete when you have heard for the fifth time how revolutionary this new tech or business will be.
I don't know about you, but the first few times I heard that, I believed the speaker.
But eventually I figured out that while there are exciting new revolutions (the first time I saw a lyft it was magical), there are far more interesting or boring ideas that don't require extraordinary effort, just regular, sustained focus.