How self-deception undermines ambition Self-trust matters in direct proportion to the ambitiousness of what you’re trying to build. Building something truly new, be it a product or service or organization or methodology or scientific insight, means betting on the soundness of your independent judgment—unchecked by anything but its inexorable effects in reality. Building a startup, for example, means staking your time, energy, and reputation on your ability to see something that others haven’t seen, such as a fundamental human problem that needs solving, or the promise of a new technology for solving that problem.
I enjoyed reading this Dr. Gorlin. I am working for a startup, which I wonder if it can be considered a startup as it has existed for 6 or more years now. Just running off investor money in pursuit to produce something. I joined the company in September 2021. I am thinking to quit though. And there are is no self-deception on my part. I think there is rampant self-deception in this new company. Millions of dollars being spent on equipment and projects that go nowhere, whereas the money could have been spent on tests that would have conclusively determined if the venture is good or not.
I perhaps may self-deception in some of my own ambitions. I have some insights into some physical phenomenon and I believe I can make something from them. The research into such areas is extremely lacking and I am studying to understand what I have found, but I am moving quite slowly. Even though I have been told by some to not be so hard on myself.
I enjoyed reading this Dr. Gorlin. I am working for a startup, which I wonder if it can be considered a startup as it has existed for 6 or more years now. Just running off investor money in pursuit to produce something. I joined the company in September 2021. I am thinking to quit though. And there are is no self-deception on my part. I think there is rampant self-deception in this new company. Millions of dollars being spent on equipment and projects that go nowhere, whereas the money could have been spent on tests that would have conclusively determined if the venture is good or not.
I perhaps may self-deception in some of my own ambitions. I have some insights into some physical phenomenon and I believe I can make something from them. The research into such areas is extremely lacking and I am studying to understand what I have found, but I am moving quite slowly. Even though I have been told by some to not be so hard on myself.
Impressive insights into how we deceive ourselves. “The person who masters a thousand others is great. The person who masters themself is mighty.”
I enjoyed reading this Dr. Gorlin. I am working for a startup, which I wonder if it can be considered a startup as it has existed for 6 or more years now. Just running off investor money in pursuit to produce something. I joined the company in September 2021. I am thinking to quit though. And there are is no self-deception on my part. I think there is rampant self-deception in this new company. Millions of dollars being spent on equipment and projects that go nowhere, whereas the money could have been spent on tests that would have conclusively determined if the venture is good or not.
I perhaps may self-deception in some of my own ambitions. I have some insights into some physical phenomenon and I believe I can make something from them. The research into such areas is extremely lacking and I am studying to understand what I have found, but I am moving quite slowly. Even though I have been told by some to not be so hard on myself.
I enjoyed reading this Dr. Gorlin. I am working for a startup, which I wonder if it can be considered a startup as it has existed for 6 or more years now. Just running off investor money in pursuit to produce something. I joined the company in September 2021. I am thinking to quit though. And there are is no self-deception on my part. I think there is rampant self-deception in this new company. Millions of dollars being spent on equipment and projects that go nowhere, whereas the money could have been spent on tests that would have conclusively determined if the venture is good or not.
I perhaps may self-deception in some of my own ambitions. I have some insights into some physical phenomenon and I believe I can make something from them. The research into such areas is extremely lacking and I am studying to understand what I have found, but I am moving quite slowly. Even though I have been told by some to not be so hard on myself.