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#241 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 1 of 2)

2022/1/20
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Courtland: 本期节目讨论了独立创业者在金钱、幸福和生产力方面的平衡问题,以及如何应对工作与生活的挑战。Pieter Levels分享了他多年来在创业方面的经验,包括如何保持工作动力、如何应对项目失败以及如何保持工作与生活的平衡。他强调了持续努力的重要性,即使项目失败也不要气馁,要不断尝试新的项目。他还分享了他对远程工作和全球旅行的看法,以及这些变化对他项目的影响。 Pieter Levels: 长时间高强度工作后,他感到迷茫,难以找到有意义的爱好来替代工作带来的成就感。他的人生经历像一个循环,在高强度工作和放松之间切换。他认为,即使财务稳定,人们仍然需要有意义的日常追求来驱动自己,这是一种健康的动力。他发现许多创业者都渴望这种有意义的追求,即使它很费神。意义往往来自于克服困难,在过程中发现更深层次的动机。创业的持续性与音乐人完成专辑不同,创业没有明确的结束点,这既是令人兴奋的,也是令人疲惫的。他认为成功源于持续不断的努力和不断积累的技能,而不是仅仅依靠策略。持续尝试能够提高成功率,因为这能积累技能和人脉。持续尝试,最终会获得一两个成功项目。大学时期是尝试大量项目的理想时机,因为时间充裕,且有经济支持。 Courtland: 他与Pieter Levels讨论了美国社会中一种普遍存在的观点,即认为一切都是运气,这会降低人们的积极性。人们很难同时持有同情心和乐观的态度,而乐观对于努力奋斗至关重要。亚洲的创业氛围比美国更具竞争性和进取心。由于公开分享收入等信息,他偶尔会受到一些批评,但总体而言,积极的反馈更多。他通过屏蔽负面评论来维护积极的社交媒体环境。他尽量避免阅读负面评论,以保护自己的心理健康。

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Pieter Levels discusses his work ethic, the balance between work and relaxation, and the meaning he finds in challenging projects.
  • Pieter has been working less and finding it disorienting.
  • He struggles to find hobbies that feel as meaningful as working on startups.
  • Meaning often comes from doing things that are hard and self-sacrificial.

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Today I'm catching up with Pieter Levels after 4 years. The world has changed dramatically since we last spoke. Attitudes toward remote work and global travel are all completely different now. We'll talk about what headwinds and tailwinds these changes have meant for his projects.