“One distinguishing feature I’ve noticed among people who are unusually successful is that they just try a lot of stuff — socially, intellectually, professionally. It’s the rate of experimentation, the number of shots on goal, that provides the magic, not the percentage of successes, which might be very low at first.”
the more times u interact with the outside world, the more chances you have to get lucky!
finding collaborators, friends, projects, etc
operate from a place of genuine curiosity
meeting ppl outside ur field → u will have a wider network + learn things u can’t in a formal learning setting
talking to engineers rom an ai lab directly teaches u waaaay more than what u can get from a million article or tweets → At any point in time, the latest information in a field won’t be written down!
ofc not all convo is useful (u can’t know in advance)
assume ur auditioning or a bigger role
if u assume that ur aiming for a future that will hold u to a much higher standard → u will do well because performing less than excellent would be embarrassing
ppl who behave like this often end up there
give before u take
there’s value in having connections to trust like family
only one way → act with generosity
be more public (like show ur work! or learn in public)
host events
casual meetings to big meetups. lots of ppl want more social interaction, but few are willing to initiate events. even though u have networks, it’s important to densify them.