I think most creative people want to express appreciation for being able to take advantage of the work that’s been done by others before us. I didn’t invent the language or mathematics I use. I make little of my own food, none of my own clothes. Everything I do depends on other members of our species and the shoulders that we stand on. And a lot of us want to contribute something back to our species and to add something to the flow. It’s about trying to express something in the only way that most of us know how—because we can’t write Bob Dylan songs or Tom Stoppard plays. We try to use the talents we do have to express our deep feelings, to show our appreciation of all the contributions that came before us, and to add something to that flow. That’s what has driven me.
Casual Work Environment
| Andrea: | helllo dave are ou there? |
|---|---|
| Tim: | Is that French? |
| Tim: | Oh, NVM. I saw your email. It's drunk :) |
| Andrea: | eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, i'm very drunk and i'm tryring to fugures our how ot turn off adds' |
| Andrea: | i'm taking a vacation from friday-monday |
| Tim: | Haha, I'll get your ads. |
| Andrea: | dear tim, i love you very mush |
| Dave: | Wowza |
The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are starting companies; it’s that too many people aren’t sticking with it. That’s somewhat understandable, because there are many moments that are filled with despair and agony, when you have to fire people and cancel things and deal with very difficult situations. That’s when you find out who you are and what your values are.
So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they’re gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective.
If you need inspiration to drop out of an Ivy League school and move to the middle of nowhere, I’m your man.
Just do me a favor and tell your mom first, okay?
Talk about what you have written, by all means, but do not read from it while the work is in progress. Every gratification procured in this way will slacken your tempo. If this regime is followed, the growing desire to communicate will become in the end a motor for completion.
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