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The value of our learning multiplies when we share what we learn with others.
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Instead of:
- Hard work → Trial & error
- Focus → Many things at once
- Optimization → 80/20 rule
- Consistency → Intensity
- Avoid distractions → Embrace randomness
- Practice 10,000 hours → 10,000 bets
- Goals → Stay in the game
- Efficiency → Slack in the system
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Intelligence uses what is known to solve problems.
Creativity uses what is unknown to discover possibilities.
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Lifelong learning is the way.
But if it doesn’t stick, all of that learning can go to waste.
Here's a tactical framework for improving your retention:
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Incentives are everything.
Here’s a framework for establishing incentives (that actually create desired outcomes):
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Your identity can hold you back:
-I'm terrible with directions.
-I have a sweet tooth.
-I'm bad at math.
...or build you up:
-I'm the type of person who doesn't miss workouts.
-I finish what I start.
-I read every day.
Build habits that reinforce your desired identity.
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One of the only true shortcuts in life is finding an expert and apprenticing under them.
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Read books because you will never be able to meet and spend uninterrupted time with the thoughts of so many brilliant and unique people.
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Maintain a margin of safety—even when it’s going well.
Rich people go bankrupt chasing even more wealth.
Fit people get injured chasing personal records.
Productive people become ineffective taking on too many projects.
Don’t let your ambition ruin your position.














