Nextplay

The way to enjoy life best is to wrap up one goal and start right on the next one. Do not linger too long at the table of success; the only way to enjoy another meal is to get hungry - Jim Rohn

Progress is based not on the virtues of results, but on reaching a milestone.

What comes before is relevant only insofar as it brings about what will have followed.

Don’t sit still - I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next - Steve Jobs

“Nextplay"ism (the phrase to push winners/players past the distraction of their last success/failure) is Silicon Valley’s whole culture: What are you gonna do next?

Even if I have a job, I should not get complacent. When I had comfortable jobs, I never bothered to ask what my next play is. I did not ask questions about job market in various cities, about full-time opportunies, career growth, etc.

If I wait till things get bad to start thinking about my next play, it means that things are pretty bad for pretty much everyone out there in the job market. It would be kind of like waiting for the recession to hit before I start looking for a job. It will be very very difficult to make a good move in that kind of situations. It is not a good strategy.