261 Dee Hock's Autobiography of a Restless Mind Volume One and Two — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-08-04
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Superb design and sluggish effort can never compete with modest design and diligent effort.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“The universe seeks perfection by patient attention to small things.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“The most interesting people are always the most interested people.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“We spend the first thirty years wanting to be older, the next thirty years wanting to be younger, and the remainder just…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“It is well that they should, for from time to time, one of them does.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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Source and attribution
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