Quincy Larson is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. He's the founder of freeCodeCamp.org, a non-profit that each year helps thousands of people change their lives by becoming software developers. The organization was founded in 2014 and it has grown to become one of the worlds most popular learning platforms for aspiring developers.
Quincy also follows a range of Stoic practices in his day-to-day life. In this interview, he shares both how and why he does it.
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, which is why it isn't mentioned throughout the interview.
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Quincy Larson is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. He's the founder of freeCodeCamp.org, a non-profit that each year helps thousands of people change their lives by becoming software developers. The organization was founded in 2014 and it has grown to become one of the worlds most popular learning platforms for aspiring developers.
Quincy also follows a range of Stoic practices in his day-to-day life. In this interview, he shares both how and why he does it.
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, which is why it isn't mentioned throughout the interview.
Hampus Jakobsson: "Think of life as a video game and other people as non-player characters"
The Struggling Stoic
57 minutes 51 seconds
6 years ago
Hampus Jakobsson: "Think of life as a video game and other people as non-player characters"
In this episode, I interview entrepreneur, investor and Stoic practitioner Hampus Jakobsson. Hampus was previously the founder of TAT, which he sold to BlackBerry in 2010. He then moved onto investing in companies, and has to date invested in over 100 startups. Today, he works as a venture partner at Bluebird Capital where he focuses on climate change.
Here are some of the things Hampus talks about:
- Why he tries to thinks of life as a Minecraft game, and people around him as NPC’s (non-player characters)
- Why he cuts down on external inputs (e.g. news) so that he can focus on the few things he actually can affect
- In what situations he struggles to keep a Stoic attitude
- How scaling his first company forced him to start meditating
- His specific journal practices
You can follow Hampus on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hajak
The Struggling Stoic
Quincy Larson is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. He's the founder of freeCodeCamp.org, a non-profit that each year helps thousands of people change their lives by becoming software developers. The organization was founded in 2014 and it has grown to become one of the worlds most popular learning platforms for aspiring developers.
Quincy also follows a range of Stoic practices in his day-to-day life. In this interview, he shares both how and why he does it.
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, which is why it isn't mentioned throughout the interview.
