Mike San Román

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What to do when you don't feel like doing
At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: 'I have to go to work — as a human being.
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The value of software is not what you think it is
More features != better
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When odds seem to go against you, remember this
"My formula for greatness in a human being is “amor fati”: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity.
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Work like you're being watched
There's always an audience present
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May 2020

Self-discipline is overrated
Use this instead
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Just enough is just the right amount
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
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If days are passing like a blur to you, read this
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem.
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A simple plan for becoming six times better
"I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it"
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April 2020

The number one thing that will unlock your career
The most important talent may be the talent for practice itself.
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You are not a programmer
I just came across this quote from Seth Godin today:
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Start on what you are holding yourself back
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
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Why you need to apply the two-day rule
Excellence is a habit
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