@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
“I want to bleed and suffer at a keyboard to create magic for millions of people.”
What It Means
The highest calling is painful creation that serves others. Suffering in service of magic is noble.
Why It Matters
Reframes work difficulty as meaningful sacrifice. Creates purpose from pain.
When It's True
When building something that will genuinely help people. When the pain is productive.
When It's Risky
When glorifying suffering for its own sake. When the creation is not actually serving anyone.
How to Apply
Remember the end user when work gets hard
Pain is investment in magic
Example Scenario
“Developer grinding through bugs remembers millions will use this feature. The suffering has purpose.”
Posted: 2025
Related Knowledge
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Caring deeply and being exhausted beats comfortable mediocrity.
There is a certain type of sadness only solved by greatness.
Some existential dissatisfaction cannot be addressed by therapy or comfort.
A human life should be dedicated to one core thing.
The highest life is one of singular devotion.
I will build creative tools and products until I die.
Some callings are lifelong.
Creating something that enables creation is the greatest feeling on earth.
Tools that empower others to create are the highest form of creation.
I care about winning and creating magic. This is all I care about.
Strip away all other motivations.