23 lies you've been told about the world
Happiness x Money can buy happiness.
Money is correlated with happiness -but only up to a baseline level of life that's lower than you think. Once above it, prioritize fulfillment.
You can learn everything you need to know by reading books.
Reading and studying is nothing without battle-testing. Don't fear failure-fail smart & fast.
Big changes will just happen on their own.
You have to kick down the door and blast through to the other side.
Money is the only type of wealth.
The pursuit of financial wealth can rob you of the others.
Financial Social Mental Time Physical x Your friends will always be there for you.
Your real friends are there when you + have nothing to offer in return.
You have to wait for luck to strike.
If you want to get lucky, start increasing your luck surface area.
The world is a zero-sum game.
Celebrate everyone's wins and you'll start winning more.
Your GPA and test scores will define your future.
Learn to sell-yourself, your ideas, your vision-and you'll always make it. In the real world, EQ still stands out.
The world is run by remarkable people.
These people built leverage to scale efficiently and had a powerful combination of effort & luck.
Take all the advice that you can get.
Winners learn to filter and selectively the internet implement advice-take the signal, skip the noise.
There are shortcuts to achieve success in life.
The only "hack" is relentless consistency. It's not glamorous-and it's not fun-but it works.
You should say no to most opportunities.
Early on, say yes-it puts you into growth-conducive situations. Once you're established, say no -to focus & build leverage
There are timelines to achieve things in life.
Marriage We create fake timelines:. [X] title X Salary by [X] age. [Y] salary by [Y] age. Forbes [X] under [X] There's no fixed path-you create your own.
There are no timelines
Free time is bad.
The reality: free time is a "call option" on future interesting opportunities. When you have free time, you have the headspace and bandwidth to pursue new ideas.
You have to be interesting to get ahead in life.
Interested people ask questions, listen, and observe. They win by compounding knowledge efficiently.
You need to have the perfect idea in order to build something meaningful.
Execution Ideas are cheap, execution is expensive. The best way to stand out:
Act. *
Very few people have anything of value to offer.
Life gets better when you realize you can learn from anyone. No one is too old, young, rich, or poor to teach you something
Learn from all types of people
You need to have formal mentors.
Build a Personal Board of Advisors. A diverse group of 5-10 people you can O go to for questions, advice, or feedback.
You don't have to work hard.
What you work on What you work on is more important than how hard you work, but if you're How hard you work striving for great things, you have to work hard.
The smartest people always have the best answers
World Changers combine an ability to ask great questions with a bias for action.
You have to become an expert at something.
Become a polymath. Generalize first, specialize later.
Most people are bad.
They just want to be able to provide for their family and live well. Love thy neighbor.
You're "too late".
It's really hard to be "too late with a mega-trend. When facing a megatrend, you're probably still early.
