2025-12-28 14:07:26

Recently, I developed a framework for Product-Market Fit (PMF). Honestly, this concept goes far beyond the scope of entrepreneurship itself.

Many people treat PMF as a life-or-death line for survival, but if you think more deeply, it is essentially a feedback system to combat self-deception. The logic is simple but often overlooked:

Step 1: Get a clear understanding of yourself — who you really are, where your strengths lie, and what your cognitive boundaries are. Most people get stuck here, with a huge gap between their self-image and actual ability.

Step 2: Let reality hit you in the face. It’s not about how you imagine things should be, but how real users and real data actually respond. This step is the hardest because it requires abandoning obsessions.

Step 3: Adjust based on feedback. Not stubbornly sticking to your ideas, nor constantly wavering, but iterating with principles.

If you can apply this logic to career planning and life decisions, you can avoid wasting time on the wrong path.

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FortuneTeller42

· 8h ago

Basically, you need to learn to listen to the truth. The more painful reality is, the more sincere it is. Those who deceive themselves will eventually suffer losses.

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orphaned_block

· 8h ago

That's right, but most people simply can't take the second step; it's too difficult to let go of their obsessions.

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GweiTooHigh

· 8h ago

The second step hits me the most; talking about reality smashing your face is easy, but actually doing it is really hard. --- In simple terms, you have to peel off your own skin and see clearly how much you are truly worth. --- This framework is indeed useful in life, saving a lot of detours and money. --- I thought about giving up obsession for a long time, but it's still easy to deceive oneself. --- Walking the line between principled iteration and frequent wavering is just too difficult. --- Most people get stuck at the first step—this really hits home. --- Thinking back, some projects fail simply because they are unwilling to be lessons from reality. --- PMF (Product-Market Fit) is essentially about fighting self-deception; this definition gave me a new perspective.

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TopBuyerForever

· 8h ago

Exactly right, it's that kind of thing that can expose your hypocritical self-awareness. Reality really shows no mercy.

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NullWhisperer

· 8h ago

honestly this pmf framework is just feedback validation dressed up fancy, but yeah—the self-deception angle hits different. most devs i know fail at step one bc they'd rather debug their ego than their assumptions. real talk tho, the "let reality smash your face" part? that's where the exploit happens. people who actually iterate win, everyone else just ships the same bug twice.

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hodl_therapist

· 8h ago

Haha, the second step is the most heartbreaking; no one can dodge that slap of reality. --- Basically, the cost of self-deception is too high. Instead of fantasizing, it's better to be directly educated by the market. --- Applying this framework to life planning is truly excellent, much more practical than any motivational quotes. --- I got stuck right at the first step of self-awareness—how to objectively view myself? --- The part about reality hitting hard is the most brutal and truthful; many people die because of their obsessions. --- I feel like PMF (Product-Market Fit) is connected to investment decision logic—both are about feedback and iteration. --- Principled iteration vs. frequent wavering—this line is really hard to get right. --- Applying this framework to life decisions... I guess most people will still deceive themselves. --- The first step already filters out 80% of people; no one is better at self-deception than humans.

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