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Why cannot one gain the experience by pursuing something for purposeful reasons rather than 'just for the hell of it'?

Lessons learned and battle scars are important but why not make it meaningful?



Like what?


Definitely not against building a startup. However instead of building another photo sharing social media site why not build a better way to raise money for charity, or solve a difficult problem in your field of expertise.

Why kill yourself for five years on a problem or pursuit you are not 100% passionate about?


"Why kill yourself for five years on a problem or pursuit you are not 100% passionate about?"

I will kill myself for 5 years on those ideas once I've made money with a photo sharing type idea.




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