its about being not having
2026-01-28 21:08 Note Type: insight Tags: derek-sivers, life-advice, productivity, happiness, learning, process
I wondered, will a music band ever outsource songwriting? Perhaps no, they would never do that. So, why would an online business founder outsource code writing? Writing the code is the fun part! I read it somewhere in Derek Sivers' article about how it is about what you want to be, not what you want to have. Like for example, when you sign up to run a marathon, you don't want a taxi to take you to the finish line.
When you want to learn how to do something yourself, most people won’t understand. They’ll assume the only reason we do anything is to get it done, and doing it yourself is not the most efficient way.
But that’s forgetting about the joy of learning and doing.
Yes, it may take longer. Yes, it may be inefficient. Yes, it may even cost you millions of dollars in lost opportunities because your business is growing slower because you’re insisting on doing something yourself.
But the whole point of doing anything is because it makes you happy! That’s it!