Running through the customer development manifesto and its "14 rules" was at first enlightened but for me, hit depressing at Rule No. 10. It's All About Passion . I've always thought of myself as a passionate person, easily excitable and relied upon. The descriptor here seemed to describe something else entirely. Short and sweet, this rule consisting of two short paragraphs outlines two types of people, the second paragraph describing "passion", the first I suppose, the lack thereof.
Here's the problem, the first paragraph describes me, while the second, seemingly preferred and desirable paragraph, describes a miserable person that I would never want to be or even hang out with.
Who is happier?
1) Works to live! Enjoys family! Terrific at execution! Has hobbies! Wonderful life!
2) Wired for chaos :( Irrationally focused :( Job is life :(
(taken directly from the text, sad faces and exclamation marks added for emphasis)
Huge turn-off. Here's to gladly tempering success for the sake of my family and my sanity.
