Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
Larry PageRead
If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the fulfillment that comes from pursuing meaningful work.
Larry Page emphasizes the importance of working on significant projects that have a positive impact on the world. He suggests that such endeavors ignite passion and enthusiasm, making it easier to embrace each day with eagerness and purpose. When individuals engage in efforts that are meaningful to them and society, they experience a profound sense of motivation and commitment.
In practice
This quote can be used as a motivational message during a team meeting focused on project goals.
Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
Technology should do the hard work, so you can get on and live your life. We're only at one percent of what's possible, and we're moving slow relative to the opportunity we have.
Lots of companies donβt succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future. I try to focus on that: What is the future really going to be? And how do we create it? And how do we power our organization to really focus on that and really drive it at a high rate? When I was working on Android, I felt guilty. It wasnβt what we were working on, it was a start-up, and I felt guilty. That was stupid! It was the future.
Always deliver more than expected.
You don't need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.
I like going to Burning Man, for example. An environment where people can try new things. I think as technologists we should have some safe places where we can try out new things and figure out the effect on society. What's the effect on people, without having to deploy it to the whole world.
Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I'm sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it's only for ten minutes. That's okay. To write feels better than all the excuses.
Even in the most difficult situation there is always, somehow, a way to triumph
People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like 'unlikely' or 'impossible' don't coexist.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
The only thing I can do is be right about what I say. Because I know I'm being watched. I understand what I'm facing. All I can do is put the work behind it.
Just Remember: The people that say, "your dreams are impossible " have already quit on theirs.
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