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by read 4180 days ago
1. Realize it's impossibly unlikely for two people to build the same thing, even if they were sitting next to each other sharing their plans. The only competition is with yourself.

2. As a consequence: stop sprinting. Stop trying to release something inferior by a certain date out of fear of competition. There is no time pressure.

3. As a plan: work on what only you could do best.

Expect nothing. Expectation is a prison.