"You need to make yourself a big target for luck, and the way to do that is to be curious." Paul Graham on how to figure out what to work on:
@ycombinator Related advice from PG on where the next big wave of innovation is going to be.
@ycombinator Only true if we assume that one knows how to recognize and act upon the signal of luck
@ycombinator made myself a big target for luck, hate comments, and positive feedback am I doing this right @ycombinator @garrytan x.com/lulu_holland/s…
@ycombinator made myself a big target for luck, hate comments, and positive feedback am I doing this right @ycombinator @garrytan x.com/lulu_holland/s…
@ycombinator I love this series of PG essay chunks.
@ycombinator @garrytan That, and remain focused on your vision. There are so many aimless founders.
@ycombinator Curiosity opens doors to unexpected possibilities. It expands your horizons, increasing the chance of fortunate encounters.
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@ycombinator Luck is what waits inside. Curiosity is what dares to open the door.
@ycombinator You don’t stumble into purpose by standing still. Curiosity is the magnet for luck, and the more experiments you run, the more likely serendipity finds you.”
@ycombinator My dad used to say “the better you are at the fundamentals increases your chances of an ESPN top play & you cannot make those without absolutely mastering the basics.” Make your own luck.
@ycombinator Curiosity is underrated. One simple user question a day often reveals more than hours of testing. Our best feature came from someone asking "Why does it work this way instead of that"?
@ycombinator cultivate curiosity, embrace interestingness, and find work where even the tedious parts are enjoyable to discover your path.
@ycombinator The curiosity of the students must be the engine.
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@ycombinator We are chasing our interests everyday and also trying to make the world a better place. Thanks for the solid advice @paulg <3
@ycombinator I love that essay, and particularly love that bit of advice. You make your own luck kriswalker.me/essays/make-yo…
@ycombinator @garrytan Blind loyalty to a single path is a magnet for bad luck—not the good kind. Curiosity keeps your surface area open.
@ycombinator As Feynman said, ‘Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible.’ The real signal is when ‘interesting’ keeps getting more interesting the deeper you go.
@ycombinator Increase your chances of hitting big by taking more shots makes much sense, as all it takes is one good shot to change everything.
@ycombinator You are in luck YC because we are building the last software.
@ycombinator Isn't luck an outcome of probability? The more you appear at any time and place, the higher chances it will be the right time and place.
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@ycombinator How about gracefully older and ambitious? 😎👵🏻💪🏻
@ycombinator Your target of luck is bigger when you bet on more promising projects.
