The gift of ambition
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DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON April 25, 2024 ABOUT DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON Sent to the world with HEY
The Babylon Bee ran this amazing bit last year: "Study Finds 100% Of Men Would Immediately Leave Their Desk Job If Asked To Embark Upon A Trans-Antarctic Expedition On A Big Wooden Ship". Yes. Exactly. Modern office workers are often starved for ambition, adventure, and even discomfort. This is why there's an endless line of recruits willing to sign up to work for leaders like Musk, despite his reputation for being an erratic hard ass. The ambition is worth it. Because real ambition is rare. It's the lack of ambition that fuels the malaise of a bullshit job. Work so aspirationally underwhelmin
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