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There's no actual skill called business. Avoid business schools and magazines. • There's no actual s
If you understand mathematics and logic, you have the basis for understanding everything else. • The
You should be able to pick up any book in the library and read it. • Read what you love until you lo
Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable. • Learn to sell, learn
Specific knowledge tends to be creative or technical. It's on the bleeding edge of technology, art a
Arm yourself with specific knowledge. It can't be trained but it can be found by pursuing your genui
Don't partner with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling. • Don't partner with pe
Picking partners with high intelligence, energy and integrity is the three-part checklist that you c
Pick an industry where you can play long-term games with long-term people. All returns in life come
The Internet has massively broadened the possible space of careers, by allowing you to scale any nic
Society will pay you for creating what it wants, but doesn’t know how to get, and delivering it at s
People living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles just
You won't get rich renting out your time, because you can't earn non-linearly. • You won't get rich
Build your character in a way so luck becomes deterministic. • Build your character so luck becomes
Making money isn't about luck. It's about becoming the kind of person who makes money. • Making mone
We're the only animals who cooperate across genetic boundaries, because we can track credits and deb
Wealth isn't about taking something from somebody else—it's about creating abundance for the world.
The difference between wealth, money and status. • Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep 0:5