Do things, tell people (2012)
Wow, I thought I would resurrect my HN account for this.<p>I wrote this article a little over a decade ago, when I was still in college, and I knew almost nothing about the world. (I still don't, but I didn't then, either) It's fun to see that it still resonates with people despite the naivety and the slight sense of "I am headed for success" that makes it hard for me to re-read.<p>My initial reflection on the article was that I had fallen off the "do things, tell people" wagon a little bit, having let go of my twitter account and with it much of the easiest path to doing things and telling people. I still work in tech but I haven't created anything I'm particularly excited about in a good while, so I felt that I was failing my own ideal.<p>Then, of course, I remembered that I hiked all of Ireland's long-distance trails (<a href="https://toughsoles.ie" rel="nofollow">https://toughsoles.ie</a>) and have a reasonably successful, if niche, youtube channel (<a href="https://youtube.com/toughsoles" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/toughsoles</a>). Funny that my mindset, especially regarding this article, is so tech-focused that I automatically discount something I've been doing for five years.<p>All that said, I'm starting to look for new opportunities in the larger-than-startup space. Shoot me an email at carl@flax.ie and let's chat.