I Was Lied To About Entrepreneurship

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · May 2, 2026 · 9m

I was lied to about entrepreneurship.

I was told that if I went and tried something, it would work out. That if I did good work, people would notice. That success follows effort.

The opposite is what actually happens.

If you do anything that is truly important, it will be harder than you thought. You will face years, maybe decades, of rejection. People will not pay attention to you. Most will not care. Some will think you are foolish. A few will think you are crazy.

No one tells you that doing good work often means isolation. Confusion. Doubt. Wanting to give up.

The real story is not fast…