Environments that raise people's aspirations
- https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/6402482/large_fa0c5d348424f74aa6ebb76de266bcc7.png?1583729062=undefined
- Most of us are in our mid-20s, and it’s fairly unusual to try and be independent when it’s much more common to join a corporation. So there’s often a mental battle on whether it’s a smart/correct decision to try and sell products to be independent
- As a result, we are often told that trying to be independent isn't a wise thing to do
- The image below describes this situation quite effectively – to deviate from "the norm" or business as usual is hard, because the naysayers are like gravity that try to pull you down
- This "wedge", ideally, is a safe environment that shelters us a bit while we try to forge a new path
- And once we gain enough momentum, the naysayers won't be able to pull us down easily
- I think what would help tremendously is:
- Make this environment more “legit” socially. One way to do it is to bring on advisors that could help us course-correct + navigate the product world while providing a bit more social proof
- Another way is to create a Patreon as a collective. If we can commit to launching a product a week, supporters can subscribe for a small $ to access all products we build and their source code
- https://www.patreon.com/sokpop
- Like Sokpop collective
- I think this is all the thoughts I have right now. I hope that some of these make sense.
- If it doesn't, let me know so I can make them clearer!
- [] "I think the desire is there but I think a system needs to be proposed for "meaningful" and "intentional" work to exist, and the output needs to be the current mainstream generations' interpretation of authentic."
- - Jim Lee
- (Some also believe this is one of the dumbest decision I've made..)
- Being in this fortunate + privileged position has also given me a sense of great responsibility and stress
- [] Am I too impatient? Am I imagining this problem?
- [] I think I'm impatient because I fear losing this motivation/ambition. I feel like it's going to get harder to experiment/explore alternatives as there are more strings attached when I get older
- Colophon
Environments that raise people's aspirations
- https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/6402482/large_fa0c5d348424f74aa6ebb76de266bcc7.png?1583729062=undefined
- Most of us are in our mid-20s, and it’s fairly unusual to try and be independent when it’s much more common to join a corporation. So there’s often a mental battle on whether it’s a smart/correct decision to try and sell products to be independent
- As a result, we are often told that trying to be independent isn't a wise thing to do
- The image below describes this situation quite effectively – to deviate from "the norm" or business as usual is hard, because the naysayers are like gravity that try to pull you down
- This "wedge", ideally, is a safe environment that shelters us a bit while we try to forge a new path
- And once we gain enough momentum, the naysayers won't be able to pull us down easily
- I think what would help tremendously is:
- Make this environment more “legit” socially. One way to do it is to bring on advisors that could help us course-correct + navigate the product world while providing a bit more social proof
- Another way is to create a Patreon as a collective. If we can commit to launching a product a week, supporters can subscribe for a small $ to access all products we build and their source code
- https://www.patreon.com/sokpop
- Like Sokpop collective
- I think this is all the thoughts I have right now. I hope that some of these make sense.
- If it doesn't, let me know so I can make them clearer!
- [] "I think the desire is there but I think a system needs to be proposed for "meaningful" and "intentional" work to exist, and the output needs to be the current mainstream generations' interpretation of authentic."
- - Jim Lee
- (Some also believe this is one of the dumbest decision I've made..)
- Being in this fortunate + privileged position has also given me a sense of great responsibility and stress
- [] Am I too impatient? Am I imagining this problem?
- [] I think I'm impatient because I fear losing this motivation/ambition. I feel like it's going to get harder to experiment/explore alternatives as there are more strings attached when I get older
- Colophon