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Socialverse by Rebecca Orlov's avatar

Love this pov, Peter! Iโ€™ve been following your story for a while and now a paid subscriber. Betting yourself is perhaps the ๐Ÿ”‘ to life that many of us realize as we move through it more ๐Ÿ˜‰ Iโ€™m right here w you!

Austen McDonald's avatar

I quit Meta four years ago for all these reasons, it's been great :)

The only not great part is that life in a HCOL area really does get more expensive, and your neighbors who work at Google and NVIDIA didn't quit so they can afford $10,000 karate lessons (or whatever) whereas you might not be able to. A worthwhile tradeoff for quality time with the kids, especially while they're young, but something I've had to remind myself of.

Sidwyn Koh's avatar

Good luck Peter! Your post resonated a ton with me- I did the same just a week ago and am looking forward to building.

Alan Ma's avatar

All these principles resonate. I am on the path to get to this point too

Gregor Ojstersek's avatar

Congrats on this, Peter! Every time I've bet on myself, it has always worked out well, so I fully believe it will work out well for you as well. I wish you continuous success and all the best.

Justin Norris's avatar

Kudos. Zone of Genius is a great way to think about this. Life's too short to spend it not energized by what you do.

Dave Lu's avatar

You won't regret it Peter! You've already proven to the world and to yourself that you can create so much value for people with your content. Going all in is the way to go!

Jaclyn Konzelmann's avatar

Congrats on making the jump and betting on yourself. Also, that Wait But Why graphic is one of my favorites!

Peter Yang's avatar

Appreciate you Jaclyn! We still gotta meet up in person :)

Reena S's avatar

Kudos to you! Excellent insights and good luck..Will continue to read and learn from your channel.

Annie Zhang's avatar

i still think about the time you told me your dream is to be a full time creator and wonder when it would happen. it came true! congrats, i'm very inspired ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Benny's avatar

Loved reading this! Congrats on your new chapter. Long time reader. First time commenter.

Jeff Birkeland's avatar

Congrats! Love this decision and thoughtful post on your thinking behind it.

Savion Ron's avatar

Congrats Peter! Exciting times ahead. The whole Riverside team is cheering you on - it's going to be an amazing run, and we're happy to be part of it.

Sue from Mini Retirees's avatar

So simple, yet so timeless. Thanks for the reminders and congrats!

Hodman Murad's avatar

I love how honest you are with yourself! Congrats on betting on yourself.

Bill Ott's avatar

Congratulations! This very much resonates!