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Bezos, Musk, & Buffett See The World Differently, Because They See Time Differently
Where almost all public company CEOs, not to mention people in general, plan days, weeks, and months ahead, these visionaries think decades or even…
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The Brutal Truth About Reading: If You Don’t Take Notes Right, You’ll Forget Nearly Everything
I Spent Seven Years Studying The Best Note-Taking Methods, Experimenting With Tools, And Taking Thousands Of Pages Of Notes
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Google Director Of Engineering: This Is How Fast The World Will Change In Ten Years
"My models show that we are doubling the paradigm-shift rate every decade."—Ray Kurzweil
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The Jeff Bezos Hockey Stick Rule: If A Technology Is Growing Exponentially, Don’t Blow The Opportunity Like Most Do
I first heard about Bitcoin in 2013. I started hearing about it from many of the smartest people in my network in 2017. I didn’t invest until 2020. In…
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The 100-Hour Rule: Forgotten Study Shows How You Can Become World-Class In 100 Hours
Mastering a topic and getting the benefits of greatness doesn’t need to take 10,000 hours. Rather, it can often take approximately 100 hours if you…
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As The World Is Shaken Up, A 60-Year “Mega-Trend” Quietly Emerges
We know we’re living in the next generation’s history book. We just don’t know the name of the chapter… yet.
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Dialectical Thinking: How To Develop World-Changing Ideas, According To Research
One of the most fundamental things a thought leaders does is come up with rare and valuable ideas: Said differently, thought leaders need to think…
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Brutal Truth: It Takes Years To Become A $100k Thought Leader Working Part-Time (Unless You're Lucky)
This post is for all of the people who are wondering what’s actually required to be a full-time thought leader earning $100,000+ a year while impacting…
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Blockbuster 2.0: The #1 Mental Model For Writers Who Want To Create High-Quality, Viral Content
Will this article be read by anyone?That was the #1 question going through my mind as I pressed ‘Publish’ on my first Forbes article in April of 2013.As…
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Blockbuster Blueprint: The Most Comprehensive Map Of Thought Leadership (Based On Thousands Of Hours Of Development)
I feel proud and excited to write this post. The map I share in this article is the culmination of thousands of hours of development that I’ve done with…
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Value Hooks: The #1 Skill Experts Need To Succeed Online (Based On Thousands Of Hours Of Research)
This post is a republish of an article I wrote in 2020, but the topic is even more relevant and important today. To succeed as a thought leaders, I am…
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Research: The 90/10 Rule Explains Why Some Ideas Survive And Other Ideas Die
One of the most interesting, but unknown studies on virality that I’ve read in the last 10 years is this one…
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