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I'm 27.

If you're in your 10s, 20s or 30s, read this:

1. A degree won't give you a good life anymore. Build online.
2. The average millionaire is 57, not 18.
You're not failing, you're just early.

3. Smart people often think they're dumb.
Dumb people often think they're smart.
4. Nobody is smart at the start.
Nobody is dumb after 10,000 attempts.

5. You don't need to beat everybody, just your past self.
6. The smarter you are, the more time you spend by yourself.

7. Getting 1% better will change your life.
Getting 1% worse will ruin your life.
8. Dumb people are impressed by complexity.
Smart people are impressed by simplicity.

9. Get physically fit, get mentally calm, and financially free.
10. Promote yourself, nobody else will do it for you.

11. Nobody is skilled after a day.
Nobody is unskilled after a decade.
12. Smart people are willing to look stupid for years to get what they want.

13. Don't focus on networking.
Focus on becoming a person worth networking with.
14. Your personal brand will open doors that degrees couldn’t.

15. Don’t sell like you need money.
Sell like they need your help.
16. Nobody thinks about you.
Everybody thinks about themselves.

17. Focus on health, wealth, relationships, and purpose.
Almost everything else is noise.
18. Build. Write. Eat. Train. Sleep. Repeat.
The boring life is the best life.

19. You can't expect to feel normal if you're trying to get abnormal results.
20. The smarter you are, the less time you spend in big groups.

21. Average people think in days. Smart people think in decades.
22. The secret to success is 10,000 attempts.

23. 20% of learning is reading.
80% of learning is implementing what you read.
24. Don't sell your time. Sell your skills.

25. The biggest flex is owning 100% of your time.
26. The best productivity hack is saying no.

27. Don't do more. Do less, but do it better.
28. Start creating content. It will change your life.

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