@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
Destiny as Delusion First
Great achievements manifest first as irrational belief with no logic, proof, or reason. Before you have evidence, you have knowing. That knowing - which looks like delusion to others - is the seed of what becomes reality.
Decision Rule
When starting something with no proof it will work, recognize that all great things began this way. The absence of evidence is not disqualifying - it is normal for the early stage of anything meaningful.
How It Works
Belief precedes proof in all breakthrough achievement. The 'delusion' creates the energy and persistence required to gather the evidence that eventually validates the belief. Skeptics wait for evidence that never comes without someone first believing.
Failure Modes
Using delusion to justify ignoring all feedback
Refusing to adapt when reality provides clear disconfirming evidence
Confusing wishful thinking with genuine conviction
Example Decision
“Believing your app will compete with billion-dollar companies before writing a line of code. The belief itself provides the fuel to write the code that creates the evidence.”