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“If possible, there should be no telephone in your writing room, certainly no TV or videogames for you to fool around with. If there’s a window, draw the curtains or pull down the shades unless it looks out at a blank wall. For any writer, but for the beginning writer in particular, it’s wise to eliminate every possible distraction.” - On Writing by Stephen King
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As far as I can tell, all greatness is achieved through novelty. It's doing things that other people don't want to do, doing things that other people are afraid to do, doing things that other people wouldn't even think about doing. -- Andrew Rosener
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Novelist Richard Powers put it: “The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
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things that aren't doing the thing
Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.
Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing.
The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.
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Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing.
Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing.
Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing.
Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing.
The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.
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Michael Moynihan. “None of the tribes want you. They want you to be tribal. Tribes are boring. Who cares? Read books that are interesting. Read books that are bad. I was once attacked for ‘platforming’ somebody. How did you know that person was ‘bad?’ Because somebody ‘platformed’ them before. We used to call it reporting. Read what you want. Believe what you want. And never call yourself anything. It’s a dead end.”
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所谓坚韧不拔的方法，是严于律己，努力工作，但在内心深处知道，你最好有一个B计划。 - Seth Godin
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没错，专注带给我们成功，但是，专注并不意味着孤注一掷，破釜沉舟。在努力做好一件事情的同时，我们最好在其他地方，为自己准备一个B计划。
Venkatesh Rao 在博客里提到了一种叫做 "Keep the Lights On (KTLO) "的概念，与建立和维护B计划有关。
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假设你使用带有密码短语（pass phrase）功能的比特币钱包，并将比特币存在 pass phrase 钱包里，当你的助记词（seed phrase）被盗的话，小偷需要多久可以破解你的密码短语钱包？
首先，你也许已经知道，带有密码短语的钱包，实际上是基于你的密码短语加上助记词（ seed phrase + pass phrase）生成的一个新的钱包。那么，当你的助记词被盗之后，存在密码短语钱包里的比特币，风险有多大？
今天看到这个帖子，其中一个回复说得很好。
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如果有人只知道你的助记词而不知道你的密码短语，他们很可能无法访问你的隐藏钱包，除非你的密码短语太容易被暴力破解。
尽管如此，你仍然应该尽快将资金转移到一个全新的钱包，因为忽视钱包的任何部分被泄露都不是一个好主意。
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那么接下来的问题是，留给你转移资金的时间有多少？或者说，小偷多久就能暴力破解你的密码短语？通过另一个类似帖子里的信息，我找到了这个文章。你从文章里的一张图就能知道，2023年，小偷（黑客）需要多久就能暴力破解你的密码。
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Same for influencers who brag about having 11 different income streams. that's just code for "my main business is mediocre” - Shaan
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假设有 100 人。
他们可以分成任何规模的小组。
每组有 100 根牙签。
目标：用牙签搭建最高的建筑。
最佳小组人数是多少？
这是 CodePen 创始人 Chris Coyier 在一篇博客里提出的问题。
Chris 认为，答案显然不会是100，这样一来，“厨房里有太多厨师”。也不会是一个人一个小组，因为尽管你会得到最多的方案，但每种方案都没有人给予反馈和打磨。
那么，最佳小组人数是多少呢？哪怕 Chris 创造了一个成功的软件公司，最终也没有给出答案。
面对同样的问题，同样是经营知名软件公司的 Jason Fried，同样也写过一篇博客。不同的是，Jason 写博客是为了告诉你，最佳小组人数是：2。
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They look at my paintings and say, “My four- year-old could have done that!”And I say, “Yes. But could you?”
-- Sam Messer
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-- Sam Messer
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He who writes in blood and aphorisms does not want to be read, he wants to be learned by heart. - Nietzsche
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你身边一定有这样的人，对任何事情都有消极的负面的看法。无论你说什么，他们总能三言两语加以批判和否定，给你浇一头冷水。
前阵子在播客里听到 Brian Roemmele 称这种人为揭穿者（debunker）：
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揭穿者（debunker）告诉你某些事情是不可能的，比如人类飞行，因为他们是专家，知道得更多。
揭穿（debunkery）是社会的普遍现象，已经成为一种家庭手工业。他们通过拆穿各种观点来获得情感上的满足，而不是为了寻找有效性或真理。
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为什么我想写写“揭穿者”这个话题呢？或者说，知道这个概念对你有什么用？我认为，我们每个人都有成为揭穿者的时候，或者说，随着年纪增长，有成为揭穿者的倾向。而我们应该避免这种倾向。
我遇到的揭穿者
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If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life. - Jerry Seinfeld
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