Original
retardmaxxing-institute:~$doing by doing

YOU CAN JUST DO THINGS.

> a page dedicated to the philosophy of doing.

./rules — 5 entries

  1. 01

    start --before-ready

    Readiness is a feeling, not a state, and it never arrives on schedule. The plan you’d make after another week of research is barely better than the one you have now. Begin, and let the work tell you what you got wrong.

  2. 02

    ship --ugly

    A rough version in the world beats a polished version in your head. Perfection is just fear wearing a nicer jacket. Put it out, see what sticks, fix what doesn’t.

  3. 03

    ignore --audience

    Nobody is watching as closely as you think, and the few who are will forget by Tuesday. Fear of looking stupid is the most expensive tax you’ll ever pay. Stop paying it.

  4. 04

    iterate --no-deliberate

    Ten fast attempts teach you more than one perfect plan. Thinking is cheap until it replaces doing, and then it costs you everything. Do, look, adjust, repeat.

  5. 05

    know --when-not-to

    Some doors only open one way: marriage, mortgages, equity splits, anything with a signature. For these, think hard, then think again. Retardmaxx the reversible; be very smart about the irreversible.

    WARN: IRREVERSIBLE

A retard in motion goes further than a genius at rest.

founding document

founding.png[x]
Chat: Why dont we buy a domain for some pet project. yes. lets not even have a plan, just buy

Words from The Retardmaxxing Guide. Click anywhere for sparks.

Retardmaxxing InstituteDoing by doing

You can just do things.

This is a page dedicated to the philosophy of doing. Press and hold anywhere up here. That is the whole idea.

Read the guide → Hold to floor it

Five rules. Zero deliberation.

Readiness never arrives on schedule. Retardmaxx the reversible; be very smart about the irreversible.

RULE 01

Start before you’re ready.

Readiness is a feeling, not a state. Begin, and let the work tell you what you got wrong.

RULE 02

Ship it ugly.

A rough version in the world beats a polished version in your head. Perfection is just fear wearing a nicer jacket.

RULE 03

Ignore the audience.

Nobody is watching as closely as you think, and the few who are will forget by Tuesday.

RULE 04

Iterate, don’t deliberate.

Ten fast attempts teach you more than one perfect plan. Do, look, adjust, repeat.

RULE 05 · CAREFUL

Know when not to.

Marriage, mortgages, equity splits, anything with a signature. For these, think hard, then think again.

A retard in motion goes further than a genius at rest.

Founding document

No plan. Just buy.

Chat: Why dont we buy a domain for some pet project. yes. lets not even have a plan, just buy

Words from The Retardmaxxing Guide.

Marble bust of Socrates in a long library hall
Retardmaxxing InstituteDoing by doing
R·I
The Retardmaxxing Institute

You can just do things.

A page dedicated to the philosophy of doing.

The Five Rules read in order
  1. I

    Start before you’re ready.

    Readiness is a feeling, not a state, and it never arrives on schedule. The plan you’d make after another week of research is barely better than the one you have now. Begin, and let the work tell you what you got wrong.

  2. II

    Ship it ugly.

    A rough version in the world beats a polished version in your head. Perfection is just fear wearing a nicer jacket. Put it out, see what sticks, fix what doesn’t.

  3. III

    Ignore the audience.

    Nobody is watching as closely as you think, and the few who are will forget by Tuesday. Fear of looking stupid is the most expensive tax you’ll ever pay. Stop paying it.

  4. IV

    Iterate, don’t deliberate.

    Ten fast attempts teach you more than one perfect plan. Thinking is cheap until it replaces doing, and then it costs you everything. Do, look, adjust, repeat.

  5. V

    Know when not to.

    Some doors only open one way: marriage, mortgages, equity splits, anything with a signature. For these, think hard, then think again. Retardmaxx the reversible; be very smart about the irreversible.

A retard in motion goes further than a genius at rest.
From the Guide

Founding document

Preserved in the Institute archive. Hover or tap to peel.

Chat: Why dont we buy a domain for some pet project. yes. lets not even have a plan, just buy
Words from The Retardmaxxing Guide.Photo: Anna Hunko, Unsplash