@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
“Innovation requires isolation. Innovation requires isolation.”
What It Means
Creating something truly new demands separation from the world. Crowd-think kills originality.
Why It Matters
Justifies the loneliness of building. Makes isolation strategic rather than pathological.
When It's True
When working on something unprecedented. When social input is diluting vision.
When It's Risky
When isolation becomes avoidance. When feedback would genuinely improve the work.
How to Apply
Deliberately schedule isolation periods
Recognize that the loneliness serves the mission
Example Scenario
“Founder takes one-way flight to remote location to build. The forced isolation produces breakthrough work.”
Posted: 2025
Related Knowledge
Evil is whatever distracts.
Distraction is not neutral but actively destructive.
Do one thing. Do one thing. Do one thing.
Scattered effort produces nothing.
I care about winning and creating magic. This is all I care about.
Strip away all other motivations.