Brain Food: Focus on Yourself

“The common trait of people who supposedly have vision is that they spend a lot of time reading and gathering information, and then synthesize it until they come up with an idea.”

Compensation follows autonomy.

When you need to be managed, there's a cap on what you can earn. When you know how to create value and do it without being told, there's no cap. This is structural, not personal.

The compensation gap isn't about performance; it's about autonomy.