Contemporary · Craft & Focus · Essay
The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
Paul Graham · 2019
"Great work is often produced by people obsessed with a topic in a way that looks useless to outsiders."
PG noticed that people who do outstanding work usually have a disinterested obsession with their subject — a fascination with something specific, pursued for its own sake, that looks as pointless to the world as collecting bus tickets. Ambition and curiosity together are rare; obsession alone can carry you further than either.
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