40 pieces of advice from 40 years of life: 1. Do extremely hard...

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Tim Denning@Tim_Denning
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40 pieces of advice from 40 years of life:

1. Do extremely hard things.
2. Have a lot of s*x.
3. Study neuroplasticity.
4. Master game theory.
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5. Focus on making more money, not saving
6. Make decisions because 99% are reversible
7. Chase your obsession.
8. Hang around high performers.
9. Take risks or you'll get painful regrets
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10. Embrace your weirdness.
11. Never try to fit in.
12. Believe anything is possible.
13. Quit climbing the corporate ladder young.
14. Pay to get help for big problems.
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15. Fix your mindset to fix your finances.
16. Believe the world is working in your favor.
17. Study human psychology instead of math.
18. Ignore opinions from unsuccessful people.
19. Nobody is thinking about you.
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20. Use money to create good.
21. Do work that doesn't feel like work.
22. Dare to build a personal brand.
23. Start a weekly newsletter.
24. Write online daily.
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25. It's never the right time to do anything.
26. Build a digital business.
27. Get good at dealing with uncertainty.
28. Make decisions instead of say maybe.
29. Get wealthy then help others.
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30. Never become a victim.
31. Never outsource blame.
32. Never trust a politician.
33. Never believe governments fix problems.
34. Never believe someone is coming to save you.
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35. Plan in decades, execute in days.
36. Don't worry about publishing a book.
37. Create proof-of-work.
38. Don't drink alcohol.
39. Ego is the enemy.
40. Be cringe.
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A hard thing worth doing is building a business.

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