Paul Graham on Creativity in Different Work Environments

Paul Graham just put out another excellent piece. This one is on how creativity is effected by various work environments — especially startups vs. corporations and small vs. large companies. I particularly like this bit:

An obstacle downstream propagates upstream. If you’re not allowed to implement new ideas, you stop having them. And vice versa: when you can do whatever you want, you have more ideas about what to do. So working for yourself makes your brain more powerful in the same way a low-restriction exhaust system makes an engine more powerful.

Definitely check out the whole thing.

You Weren’t Meant to Have a Boss | paulgraham.com