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#07 - Erik Torenberg thinks we should build career moats
- Play your own game where no one can compete with you
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- “Don’t play the rat race unless you’re the fastest rat”
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- Your goal should be to look smart at the end of your journey, you don’t have to look smart at every step of your journey
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- Find the thing that looks like work to others, but feels like play to you, in order to gain a competitive advantage
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- Besides – people are more apt to remember your successes, not your failures
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- How did Erik find his personal strengths?-He sent out an email to about 100 people asking “What am I good at and what am I not good at?”-Their answers: Good with people, building relationships, connecting with others, and being scrappy/persistent
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- Even if you create a startup that fails, you’ll:-Get a great education-Learn about growing a business first-hand-Be more respected by peers for taking a risk and pursuing a dream-Have built a network in the process-If you’re young, take asymmetric business risks
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- Constantly be searching for the asymmetric bets both in life and businessAlways be asking – “What can I do that has little downside but if it works out, can have a huge payoff?”
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