On Exploring

Good ideas churn. They will forever be far removed from the intricacies of success by design. For them, there's an indefinite path ahead that might seem fathomable when jointed with intense motivation. Or rather none at all.

Value starts compounding as a consequence of maturity. Maturity of systems that are validated throughout the rough, undefinable cycle of iteration. Pushed around, benched for weeks or straight up getting attacked. Only those that survive the toughest battles will end up going anywhere.

The least successful ideas I've ever run after have been those that felt the most right. The ones you feel oddly emotional about. The ones where you'll run to the nearest notebook you can find to jot them down or possibly tell your friends about. The most successful ones have been the ones I've never purposefully looked for. Ideas that don't stick out. The ones that just seem to pop up over and over again where you least expect them. But if you're conscientious about it, you'll feel a pull.

And in that moment, you just got to lean in. For hours, days, possibly months on end.