There’s an old saying in Hollywood: “Write the movie you want to see.” When I’m thinking about what to work on next, that’s where I start.
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Anyone can Google stuff. Not everyone can ask specific questions about their project to a partner who has shared upside in the outcome. That’s the power of apprenticeships - the better the apprentice, the more upside for the one sharing their specific knowledge.
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“The final form of leverage is brand new—the most democratic form. It is products with no marginal cost of replication. This includes books, media, movies, and code. Code is probably the most powerful form of permissionless leverage. All you need is a computer—you don’t need anyone’s permission.” - Naval Ravikant
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A common trap smart people fall into is to see something that works, but avoid “borrowing” it to use it themselves. Instead, they try to come up with something uniquely their own that could work even better. Don’t be one of those people. Don’t be too proud to take an execution you see working, and make it your own. Don’t be too smart to borrow what works.
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I just learned about this guy - Ramon van Meer - who started a website called SoapHub.com and sold it for just under $9 million USD. Not bad! He’s made even more money since then buying and scaling Alpha Paw - a company that creates breed-specific products for dogs. Here’s what I learned from listening to him talk about building his blog on the My First Million podcast.
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Internet real estate is valuable. Just like real estate in the real world has location value, internet real estate like domain names, websites, social media accounts, email lists, and online platforms has value based on visibility, traffic, and the potential to generate sales. If you haven’t started yet, it’s time to build digital real estate.
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If you want freedom, it’s time to start building online. Whatever skill you have, whatever business you’re in, writing & creating online is a cheat code (kinda like Super Mario Bros 3’s magic whistle - I f*cking love that game) that will open you up to so many opportunities, you’ll wonder why you didn’t start sooner. Here’s why…
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My grandma just turned 90. I spent a week celebrating with her at a “cobbage” (as my 3yo niece would say) on Lake Michigan. It’s amazing what you can learn from someone who has lived 60 YEARS (basically another lifetime) longer than you! Here are a few of those lessons.
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I once flew to Ireland for a weekend. My wife and I showed up at the airport in Toronto expecting to fly standby to Paris, but the flight was full. So we hopped on the only other flight with open seats - the flight to Dublin. I didn’t know it then, but I had become a Rational Flâneur. Unlike the tourist who’s stuck in a schedule, the flâneur embraces uncertainty. They alter their course easily based on new information. They keep their options open. And you can use this idea to embrace optionality and capture upside in your life and work.
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There are lots of ways to define intelligence, but only one I really like. It’s Naval Ravikant’s definition: “The only true test of intelligence is if you get what you wanted out of life.” If you got what you wanted, you’re smart. If you didn’t, you’re not. But there’s an even more important question embedded in the premise of the first: Are you wise enough to know what to want to begin with? Because if you aren’t, you’ll waste your life chasing booby prizes.
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