Your circle of competence: should you stick within it or step outside of it?
Should you stick to what you know, or is it wiser to broaden your abilities? Maybe you should only take on projects that fall within your circle of competence, or maybe you should get out of your comfort zone.
Let’s talk about hard work. There’s a battle that happens on Twitter a lot. Should you work hard or should you not? David Heinemeier Hansson says, “It’s like you’re slave-driving people.” Keith Rabois says, “No, all the great founders worked their fingers to the bone.” They’re talking past each other. More
Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself · mtlynch.io
For the past four years, I've worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It was because they refused to buy me a Christmas present.