When someone learns to drive a race car, one of the first lessons taught is that when you are going around a curve at 200 mph, do not focus on the wall; focus on the road. If you focus on the wall, you will drive right into it. If you focus on the road, you will follow the road. Running a company is like that. There are always a thousand things that can go wrong and sink the ship. If you focus too much on them, you will drive yourself nuts and likely crash your company. Focus on where you are going rather than on what you hope to avoid.
– from The Hard Thing About Hard Things book by Ben Horowitz
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In any human interaction, the required …
In any human interaction, the required amount of communication is inversely proportional to the level of trust.
– from The Hard Thing About Hard Things book by Ben Horowitz