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You don’t need to sit in a lecture hall to learn. Books contain a lifetime’s worth of knowledge condensed down into a few

hundred pages.

How to learn it? Dedicate 15 minutes a day to reading.

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No one cares about your grades. Or your SAT score. All that matters is the value you deliver.

How to learn it? Find ways to give value to others everyday without expecting anything in return.

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You don’t have to decide on one path in life. Explore and try many different things. Not all will be right, but that’s ok.

How to learn it? Don’t limit yourself to what you think others expect of you. Go after the things you want.

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Write in simple language. No one wants to read something complicated with words they don’t understand.

How to learn it? Read “The Boron Letters” by Gary Halbert.

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You can learn about things or you can go out and experience them by breaking out of your comfort zone.

How to learn it? Do one thing that makes you uncomfortable every single day.

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Don’t let your possessions (or positions, or degrees) define you. The less you need the more you can do.

How to learn it? Read “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo.

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Theory is great but practice is better. If you want to learn something then go out there and do it.

How to learn it? Don’t get stuck in the trap of thinking you need to know enough before you can do something.

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You don’t need gatekeepers to “choose” you and say you’re qualified to do something.

How to learn it? Look for opportunities and paths others don’t see. Do the opposite of what others do.

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