Short Read: Keep Your Identity Small

Paul Graham | 3 minutes

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I finally realized today why politics and religion yield such uniquely useless discussions. As a rule, any mention of religion on an online forum degenerates into a religious argument. Why? Why does this happen with religion and not with Javascript or baking or other topics people talk about on forums?

Snippets

I started a company because I love learning.
I went into programming because I found it fascinating.

During meetings, I just love to hear the things that teams have discovered. 

- Tobi Lutke, The Observer Effect: Sriram Krishnan interviews Tobi Lutke

Assume you will be successful at whatever game you play.
Are you playing a game you want to win?

- Shawn Wang, The Meta-Creator Ceiling