My favorite quote from Paul Graham. He also advices how we should 7-2a Be opportunistic and flexible globally rather than inverting locally and prematurely optimized.
He also makes a case for being a nerd because 3-1c3c6 Nerds have an advantage in doing great work because they expend little effort on seeming anything.develop
This is similar to Charlie Munger’s case for being a multidisciplinary thinker, because 3-1a3 Multidisciplinary thinking is the most realistic thinking. In other words, we can 3-1a0 Use categories, but don’t be categorized!categories