As he's mentioned, he has given this talk a few times, aimed at different audiences. One version of the talk has its slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzis5MXW83vCdUdXYnFIVDVOSkE...
reply> Successful projects go through an unglamorous hard phase.
reply> Design is more fun than making it work.
Great wisdom for any kind of project
thank you for posting a text version. to make the topic even more legible to prospective link clickers:
reply> How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia Pre-PhD and Post-PhD (& How to Give a Bad Talk)