Disconnecting Distraction is one of the few Paul Graham essays that has bad advice. It's about avoiding distraction on the internet. 

It's like when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, except in this case it's the entirety of human knowledge in your pocket.

Disconnecting Distraction is one of the few Paul Graham essays that has bad advice. It's about avoiding distraction on the internet. 

It's like when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, except in this case it's the entirety of human knowledge in your pocket.

https://paulgraham.com/distraction.html

Elevating onchain creators @brightmoments @ampsfun @nodefoundation

have you read hamming's "you and your research"? imo being active on the internet is the ultimate "open door" policy

(for those who haven't read it: https://www.paulgraham.com/hamming.html)

and the relevant paragraph:

software artist | building /outpaint | ex: @coinbase ex: bisontrails | seeker of the flow state | artivilla.com

I agree learning takes effortful engagement, and that can never be outsourced. There are certain things I feel very strongly about not delegating, and other things I have come to accept I can let go of because I cannot do everything by myself. As with all things, there is a balance and figuring out that balance is an ongoing process. "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Sometimes you need to trust other people to own certain areas and produce outstanding work without your involvement. Other times there are clear lanes for contribution. "The act of doing it" exists at many abstraction levels.

how much of your outstanding work is done using our own hands (writing software, designing, writing, casting) vs by delegating? genuinely curious because the time I spend executing is far more creative and scalable than delegation and I don’t even get good at that actual task by delegating.

I personally want to do high quality work, something I will be proud of regardless of ROI, what my customers think, what others think.

In order to do that I need a pulse and often be involved in the act of doing it.

One of my favorites on this topic is from @vgr

Delver at contraptions.venkateshrao.com, running summerofprotocols.com, host of /gloom ☀️

One of my favorites on this topic is from @vgr  https://studio.ribbonfarm.com/p/against-waldenponding