I am once again reminded that one of the great psychic divides is between people who’ve made/sold stuff in the open marketplace, and people who haven’t

I think even the cliche tropes of lemonade stands and Girl Scout cookies etc teach you very powerful things that you cannot really learn any other way. Busking for tips, selling t-shirts at a pop-up booth, looking at people’s faces while they decide whether or not to give you $

my sense is that lots of people’s model of reality is informed by authority and structure - parents, teachers, bosses. but the boss is just a proxy for the market. you can go straight to the market. I feel everyone should at least try some version of it even if it’s not for them,

because the precise ways in which it’s “not for you” will teach you a lot about yourself and a lot about the world. it allows you to navigate more deftly and confidently, like someone who can do parkour vs someone who’s gingerly trying not to hurt themselves

here's a thread about the lessons I learned organizing concerts and selling tickets as a teenager https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1214195552591568897

and here's a thread of learnings informed mainly by my experience selling t-shirts https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1372623046293344256