Soi Silicon

Mark Pincus says when he realizes a project won’t succeed, he stops it immediately. Even when he had VC funding lined up, he still stopped one of his projects.

Mark says that you need to stop COMPLETELY; otherwise, your brain won’t have mental cycles free to process new information and get new ideas.

Action: I blocked a phone number of someone who has been annoying me. Avoid people touting ‘mindset’ over real skills.

One of the keys to happiness in your work is to have a rare and valuable skill.

But how do you know if you have one? Cal Newport, in his excellent blog, never answers that question.

Here’s my test:
If a co-worker sat next to you and watched you for one month, would they be able to do 90% of what you did?