“And you know what? Bullshit is bullshit. Bullshitters don’t ship, and they can’t attract intrinsically motivated people to be on their teams in any sustainable, long-term way. Why? Because we all want to be around people with that gleam in their eyes which says “this is going to happen”. Life is too short to waste your time working with people who are motivated by extrinsic factors, such as money, status, or grades. It’s the intrinsically motivated folks who sweat the small stuff, grok the big picture, and — dare I say it — think different.

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“Instead of telling people to do what they love and the money will follow, we need to be telling everyone to explore and understand their passions.

– Why does doing this mean so much to me?
– Why do I do this for free?”

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This reminds me that I need to catch up with a good friend of mine now working at IDEO.