The Internet is the most important technology in our lives.
Here are 9 ways to become a citizen of the Internet.
1. Become a Builder: You don't need permission to build things on the Internet. All you need is an idea, a vision, 2-3 skills, and the discipline to execute it.
Here are 9 ways to become a citizen of the Internet.
1. Become a Builder: You don't need permission to build things on the Internet. All you need is an idea, a vision, 2-3 skills, and the discipline to execute it.
2. Learn to write.
The Internet rewards people who think well. The people who can communicate their ideas have an advantage. They'll attract an order of magnitude more interesting friends and lucrative job opportunities. Writing is only going to become a more important skill.
The Internet rewards people who think well. The people who can communicate their ideas have an advantage. They'll attract an order of magnitude more interesting friends and lucrative job opportunities. Writing is only going to become a more important skill.
3. Make Friends on the Internet
The Internet is the best tool for friendship ever built. Smartphones have already changed the landscape of online dating. Friendships are next. Platforms like Twitter come alive when you use them to meet other intellectually curious people.
The Internet is the best tool for friendship ever built. Smartphones have already changed the landscape of online dating. Friendships are next. Platforms like Twitter come alive when you use them to meet other intellectually curious people.
4. Make Money Online
The Internet is only going to become a bigger part of the economy. We're still in the early days of the Internet economy — only ~3% of global commerce happens online today. Better, software businesses are cheap to operate and you can reach a global audience.
The Internet is only going to become a bigger part of the economy. We're still in the early days of the Internet economy — only ~3% of global commerce happens online today. Better, software businesses are cheap to operate and you can reach a global audience.
5. Use Information Abundance for Good
Markets of abundance are a curse for the average consumer but a gift to conscious ones. Be ruthless about the information you put into your mind. Cut the junk. Learn from experts. Follow the people you want to become.
Markets of abundance are a curse for the average consumer but a gift to conscious ones. Be ruthless about the information you put into your mind. Cut the junk. Learn from experts. Follow the people you want to become.
6. Create a Personal Website
Build your own website. Then publish 3-5 articles about the topic you know best. A well-written personal website will impress employers and attract all kinds of interesting people into your life. It'll become your resume, your store, and your museum.
Build your own website. Then publish 3-5 articles about the topic you know best. A well-written personal website will impress employers and attract all kinds of interesting people into your life. It'll become your resume, your store, and your museum.
7. Build a Serendipity Vehicle
Create consistently. Essays, podcasts, drawings, videos, music. You pick. Your work will become a magnet for people from every corner of the planet. People who like your work will reach to you and create opportunities you never expected.
Create consistently. Essays, podcasts, drawings, videos, music. You pick. Your work will become a magnet for people from every corner of the planet. People who like your work will reach to you and create opportunities you never expected.
8. Drop the Consumption-Only Mindset
School teaches us to be passive. Sit back, listen, take notes, repeat what the teacher said on the test. But the Internet rewards creators. Have a bias for action. Then publish your best work online so you can create your own serendipity.
School teaches us to be passive. Sit back, listen, take notes, repeat what the teacher said on the test. But the Internet rewards creators. Have a bias for action. Then publish your best work online so you can create your own serendipity.
9. Build a Personal Monopoly
On the Internet, differentiation is free marketing. Build a unique set of skills. Then tell the world about your talents by sharing the best of what you learn. Ultimately, you should aim to become the only person who does what you do.
On the Internet, differentiation is free marketing. Build a unique set of skills. Then tell the world about your talents by sharing the best of what you learn. Ultimately, you should aim to become the only person who does what you do.
By lowering the cost of creating and distributing ideas, the Internet increases the returns to writing.
Pick a small, but growing market and learn everything about it. Build expertise before the other settlers arrive. Then, share everything you learn.
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Pick a small, but growing market and learn everything about it. Build expertise before the other settlers arrive. Then, share everything you learn.
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Here's a thread I wrote about the future of education, which will help you plan for the Internet economy, avoid the student debt trap, and plan your learning journey.
Building an online audience is already a leading indicator of entrepreneurial success. Creatives use the Internet to shrink the world, connect with like-minded people, and find an audience for their products.
I call this "The New American Dream."
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I call this "The New American Dream."
perell.com/blog/new-ameri…
