On Competitive Advantage

10. Be Yourself.

9. Noise Cancellation. The ability to cancel out the noise - to truly focus on the task at hand - is both broadly applicable and extremely powerful.

8. Relentless Consistency.  Many people are able to produce bursts of energy. Few people are able to produce consistent, steady flows of energy.

6. Antifragility. Do not be broken by this chaos and disorder; rather, adopt a mentality that you will benefit from it.

5. Low Time Preference. Those with low time preference play it more effectively - they happily delay gratification to build real value.

4. High Tolerance for Failure. You will fail. Embrace it. Learn to fail smart and fast.

3. Simplify Where Others Complicate.

2. Comfort with Discomfort.  Discomfort leads to growth. It is an absolute necessity.  If you train yourself to accept and embrace discomfort, you will always have an edge.