Don’t die before achieving something.

Sep 10 - 2024

I believe everyone wants to achieve something before they die.

What gets in the way of achieving something?

Let’s explore the problem space connected to this.

But before we jump in, what is the problem space?

To create a great product, it’s a good practice to first explore and understand a problem, before jumping into finding solutions. The idea is to focus first on an interesting problem to solve, rather than exploring what a potential product can solve. Exploring the solution space should come second, when a problem is well identified.

In this post we’ll focus only on the problem space.

Some people don’t know what to achieve

• How to choose something that resonates intimately?
• How to choose something that will have a positive, ideally large impact?
• How to know if something will be useful?
• How to be creative and find novel ideas?

Many people don’t know how to achieve what they want

• How to know what to learn / read / listen to achieve something?
• How to better read? Listen to podcasts? Learn from all sources?
• How to learn faster?
• How to get help?

Everyone needs superpowers to achieve what they want

• How to think deeply, organize thoughts, build a good mental model?
• How to memorize more things, how not to forget what is important?
• How to better write?
• How to better communicate?
• How to better cooperate with others?
• How to find time to do everything, get organized, find focus?

Many people are facing conflicts of interest while trying to achieve what they want

• How to stay well-informed against SEO, spam, corporations, propaganda, and bots?
• How to get the benefits of using social media without being brainwashed / addicted?
• How to get protection against trolls & bullies?