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Gena Gorlin
Personal blog · builders.genagorlin.com · on HN as ggorlincareerphilosophy
Gena Gorlin writes The Psychology of Ambition, a personal blog at builders.genagorlin.com about career and philosophy. Since 2023, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-19, and you can follow it by feed.
Synthesizing science, philosophy, and observations from my practice to serve the unmet needs of ambitious builders.
What Hacker News says?
I agree we shouldn't exist as mindless agents that simply serve the collective goals of society. However, shouldn't the aim be towards empowering an individual towards the human condition that they desire? Of course, within the constraints of the allocated resources that society can provide. That search to enable self-actualization and purpose for people can inherently come with tasks that are... well boring. Sendin…
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