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Something I learned from @fehrsam that has stuck with me constantly is not doing side quests as a founder Time and attention is scarce, you'll get invited to endless things / opportunities as a founder but vast majority just pull you away from the most important parts of building the company so keeping focus is key
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@samuellhuber.eth
how do you differentiate between a side quest and actual opportunity? instinct?
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@benersing
Well said! Deciding what not to do is often more important (and harder) than deciding what to do.
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@eulerlagrange.eth
Very timely, was very tempted to work on frame ideas for the next week, but I can’t stray away from what’s important.
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A common challenge for high-output founders: Doing less, letting go, maintaining focus.
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I think that's the right general advice. However, it's also possible to end up with your head in the sand unaware of opportunities and technologies that would help your company. Like most things I think the key thing is to make side quests bounded and intentional.
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@les
I need to heed this advice more than ever.
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@xenbh.eth
Get side quests done via bounties
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@lk
This also applies to building a career, or anything that required focus over time; it is too easy to get swept up with shiny things that don't ultimately matter. Strategic myopia.
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hardest thing is learning to say NO. Time is scarce, use it wisely, stay focused
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@tankbit
I'm facing this dilemma currently, its very tempting to focus in one million side quests and forget about what matters the most. The hardest choices require the strongest wills
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@edisonchen
Appreciate you sharing this valuable insight 🤲🏻 Tempting to chase every opportunity that comes your way but they can often end up as distracting side quests. Gotta learn to prioritize and channel your time and attention accordingly as a founder.
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So hard to say no to exciting "weekend" projects .. because they take weeks
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Sometimes moving fast into new exciting territory achieves orders of magnitude more than the years of building a company before though. But I agree, focus is key and one needs to fully commit and maybe timebox such a decision.
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