Conviction is the Scarcest Resource: Dialogues About Conviction
Chats I've had with friends and mentors about how to decide what to do with your life, how to choose between a bunch of great options, optionality, and originality.
May 14, 2023 advice A friend a few years back to me said, "Conviction is the scarcest resource, not time." It's stuck with me, and I've developed a life philosophy around it. I struggle to write about it (though it's very easy for me to talk about it in a Q&A format). I've reorganized some discussion notes/text chats that help start putting pen to paper and hopefully leave some helpful nuggets. This is Part 1 in a multiseries blog post about conviction. Part 2, with more coherent bullet essays is here . Chat 1: Giving advice to N Summary: Navigating personal interests vs career paths, managing
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