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Justin Kan
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Stop excusing yourself for being bad at things. You can be good at anything you are willing to set your mind to and practice (a lot).

“I’m just not good at X” means “I don’t care enough to become good at X”.
Lots of people making excuses in this thread.

"You can be good at anything" doesn't mean "You can be good at everything"

Making your identity "I am bad at X" is a loser's mindset. There's no cost to changing your thinking to "I'm not yet good at X because I haven't put in work"
I recommend you all read David Goggins book "Can't Hurt Me" as inspiration
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Justin Kan
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My life is an example of starting from absolute zero and getting to decent across an array of skills. Many times it’s been 20 years in the making.

Sharing this megathread not to brag but hopefully as an example that you too can make the choice to improve at things you’re bad at.
PUBLIC SPEAKING

I was cripplingly shy as a kid. In the 8th grade I had to give a speech. I did the whole thing with my notes literally held covering my face at eye level so I wouldn’t have to see anyone.
In college I went through entire semester-long seminars without speaking once (among a round table class of 12 students).

First couple times speaking as a founder I was incredibly nervous. I gave a lightning talk at Web 2.0 in 2007 and had to get drunk to calm my nerves.
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Justin Kan
@justinkan
Meta decision making is much more powerful than deciding in the moment.
Examples:

- Instead of trying to limit IG use, delete social media apps and lock new app installs to your phone
- Instead of deciding to meditate each day, commit to every day and check off on calendar
- Instead of trying to pick healthier meals, choose a strict (but sustainable) diet that clearly defines what you can and can't eat
- Instead of trying to go to the gym more, commit to a specific schedule with a friend or trainer that you will disappoint if you don't show up
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Justin Zen
@justinkan
1/ @ROWGHANI has taught me a lot about navigating the crazy startup world—and specifically, about being a CEO. He wrote a great article on the second phase of a startup CEO’s job. blog.ycombinator.com/the-second-job…
2/ I’ve also learned great lessons through my successes and failures. One being that CEOs must know what they’re good—and more importantly, not good at. I’m not good at business operations.
3/ I’ve learned this the hard way, but now I have a stellar Chief Business Officer and operations team. Since it isn't a strength of mine, when building Atrium, I knew that I needed to invest in it early.
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Its mind boggling how easy is to write an ebook.

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*Clears Throat*

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