Where you focus your time, so goes your life. And one of the big decisions you have to make is whether to go really deep into one topic / subject / skill / profession or to jump around and take shallow slices from various domains instead. Should you specialize or diversify?
Read MoreEveryone wants to be lucky, but few know specifically what kind of luck they are after. There are actually four different kinds of luck. Some luck you have no control over… but others you can influence with your actions. If you want to get rich, you need to learn to capture luck instead of waiting around for it.
Read MoreYou are weird. That’s not an insult - it’s the best compliment! Because you have something strange and exciting to offer the world. You just have to embrace your strangeness and use it to fuel your creativity. The last thing we need is more of the same. We don’t need more sequels, reboots, and repetitive sludge. We need you to lean into your “strange” and create whatever it is that keeps you up at night. Embrace what’s weird about you. The world needs it.
Read MoreAlmost all “jobs” are hierarchal. Each person answers to the person with a higher rank. This is a terrible way to organize people. First, hierarchies reinforce the principal / agent problem - a critical issue in business. Second, hierarchal relationships don’t compound over time because of the leader / follower dynamic. You need an equal partnership where both people bring value to compound trust and align incentives. Work in partnerships, not hierarchies.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you focused on a single activity for sixty minutes straight? Success in any endeavor depends on a singular focus in the same direction. The best entrepreneurs in the world can bring a singular focus to projects that take decades. Steve Jobs wanted to put a computer in your pocket. Jeff Bezos wanted to use the internet to sell books. Elon Musk is going to Mars. What are you going to do?
Read MoreThere is no easy way to build wealth. If there were, everyone would already be rich. As Charlie Munger says: “It’s not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.” There are no shortcuts. Every “get rich quick” scheme gets the person selling the scheme rich, not you. Stop cutting corners and start focusing on creating value instead. Start compounding small amounts of money and skill and watch it grow for decades.
Read MoreIf you are young, inexperienced, and have no idea where to start your wealth creation journey, then great. You have the best chance of getting rich.
Read MoreWealth is not an end in itself. What money buys is the freedom of your time to design a lifestyle you love. We are all here for such a short time - years pass in the blink of an eye. Don’t spend your life chasing more wealth than you need for the sake of making money. Get paid, then cash out.
Read MoreSome people think that creative constraints reduce their creativity. The opposite is true: constraints make you more creative, not less. So if you’re wondering how to get through a creative project, don’t bust things wide open. Add constraints instead.
Read MoreCreativity isn’t an exact science. The best work doesn’t happen on command and when you try and push to make it happen, the work often falls flat. That’s why you should always try and sell your creativity by the execution, not by the hour. When you charge by the hour, it eliminates the magic AND you’re often giving the exponential upside of the project to someone else. Own your upside and keep the magic alive.
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