The "barbell" feels true for most things today.
Either go very early or very late. Cheap or super premium. Very small or very big. The middle is getting commoditized - it's where quality goes to die.
- investing (very early stage or public markets)
- careers (deep specialist... See more
Aakrit Vaishx.comThe "barbell" feels true for most things today. Either go very early or very late. Cheap or super premium. Very small or very big. The middle is getting commoditized - it's where quality goes to die. - investing (very early stage or public markets) - careers (deep specialist or broad generalist) - education (self taught or top-tier) - media (podcasts or global institutions) - travel (boutique hotels or mega brands) - food (hole in the wall or Michelin Star) And finally, in life strategy: either optimize for freedom (time, simplicity) or for scale (impact, wealth). Comfortable middles rarely compound.
Most people are terrified of doing anything where there isn’t a guaranteed outcome. Eg. 9-5 job —> you get a fixed guaranteed salary at the end of the month. We can also make this analogy with taking risks in crypto.
The problem is that the most valuable things in life all have an element of uncertainty in them. You... See more
Route 2 FIx.com
My wife has to pull me away from people since I get on my soapbox and talk incessantly about this.. https://t.co/Oq9RIE4ggV
the "50% of businesses fail" meme doesn't take into account dropout weed-addicted glue eaters who watch tiktok slop thinking they can be ecom millionaires in a week after spending their life savings on a streetwear brand
an intelligent person iterates on their ideas and develop skills from taking feedback from... See more
Easy to find a low-stakes winning formula and run it up into oblivion.
Don't become a master of the 2 foot wave.
Each endeavor should be exponentially bigger and harder. Elon playbook.
Not just about business. https://t.co/0DeuNpRDTY