Goals - Have clear goals for yourself every day, every year, and every decade.
Association - Go out of your way to be around smart, interesting, ambitious people. Work for them and hire them (in fact, one of the most satisfying parts of work is forging deep relationships with really good people). Try to spend time with people who are either among the best in the world at what they do or extremely promising but totally unknown. It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with
Selection and Rejection - Minimize your own cognitive load from distracting things that don’t really matter. It’s hard to overstate how important this is, and how bad most people are at it. Get rid of distractions in your life. Develop very strong ways to avoid letting crap you don’t like doing pile up and take your mental cycles, especially in your work life.
Thoughts - Don’t worry so much. Things in life are rarely as risky as they seem. Most people are too risk-averse, and so most advice is biased too much towards conservative paths. If a great opportunity comes along you should take it. Don’t be afraid to do something slightly reckless. If it works, great. If it doesn't, then learn from it and move on.
Balance Life - Exercise, Eat well and Sleep well. Get out into nature with some regularity. Keep your personal burn rate low. This alone will give you a lot of opportunities in life.
Comments