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A quick thread on *THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SUCCESS* that is actually *ORIGINAL* and not rehashed unoriginal insights plagiarised from another and reworded by a random self-improvement internet guru trying to stack cash (1/x)
The 3 core pillars of success as I see them are:
-Energy/Health
-Intelligence/IQ
-Cunning/Persuasion
Energy & health is your base. You can't do much without it. You could have a 150 IQ and be a strategic mastermind who can mingle with the best of them.
Low energy = low success
-Energy/Health
-Intelligence/IQ
-Cunning/Persuasion
Energy & health is your base. You can't do much without it. You could have a 150 IQ and be a strategic mastermind who can mingle with the best of them.
Low energy = low success
Energy is not a talent, but it is necessary to leverage your talents
Step 0 in any quest for self-improvement is energy maximisation. This is why "eat clean and exercise" is fundamental
This is also why I emphatically emphasise hormonal optimisation as a necessity for greatness
Step 0 in any quest for self-improvement is energy maximisation. This is why "eat clean and exercise" is fundamental
This is also why I emphatically emphasise hormonal optimisation as a necessity for greatness
Most people bitch on the internet about the risks of messing with hormones
But if your hormones are not at optimised, you will never be at the top
Health is king
The risks are blown to fuck and pure FUD anyway
If you're not willing to take risks stay at the little boy's table
But if your hormones are not at optimised, you will never be at the top
Health is king
The risks are blown to fuck and pure FUD anyway
If you're not willing to take risks stay at the little boy's table
You can binge on all the self-improvement wisdom in the world and live it as some weird kind of vicarious lifestyle where you *ABSORB WHAT TO DO*
But never actually *DO WHAT MUST BE DONE*
If you are low energy, will you be able to execute and manifest what you've learned?
No.
But never actually *DO WHAT MUST BE DONE*
If you are low energy, will you be able to execute and manifest what you've learned?
No.
Drug use is common at the elite level
Finance guys like their stims, eg: modafinil, adderall - this allows them to get more done
Creative and artistic types like their psychedelics, eg: LSD/shrooms - this helps them connect with beauty and tackle problems in a divergent manner
Finance guys like their stims, eg: modafinil, adderall - this allows them to get more done
Creative and artistic types like their psychedelics, eg: LSD/shrooms - this helps them connect with beauty and tackle problems in a divergent manner
Summarising health section:
-There are drugs that can be used in a save and sparing manner to boost performance
-High energy is necessary for execution
-If you're not high energy, becoming high energy is your main focus before anything else
-Strive for elite hormone levels
-There are drugs that can be used in a save and sparing manner to boost performance
-High energy is necessary for execution
-If you're not high energy, becoming high energy is your main focus before anything else
-Strive for elite hormone levels
Once you're high energy & can actually apply what you learn, what's next?
I will start with cunning & persuasion as anybody can learn this
Cunning or "street smarts" is not a shady evil to avoid
It is necessary to do well in life, or you will undersell yourself & be exploited
I will start with cunning & persuasion as anybody can learn this
Cunning or "street smarts" is not a shady evil to avoid
It is necessary to do well in life, or you will undersell yourself & be exploited
The people with the cleanest images are often some of the most cunning.
Being cunning is not tantamount to being unethical.
It is more a case of concealing your intent and methods whilst being able to understand other's intentions and methods and planning your moves accordingly
Being cunning is not tantamount to being unethical.
It is more a case of concealing your intent and methods whilst being able to understand other's intentions and methods and planning your moves accordingly
A common pairing I see is high IQ-low cunning and low IQ-high cunning
I would say the average low IQ is more cunning than the average high IQ.
Nerds are basically high IQ people who are low in cunning.
"Normies" are essentially low to average IQ people who are high in cunning.
I would say the average low IQ is more cunning than the average high IQ.
Nerds are basically high IQ people who are low in cunning.
"Normies" are essentially low to average IQ people who are high in cunning.
Not all high IQ people are nerds. High IQ people who are cunning are in the most elite positions in the world - think of "people who excel in finance & law"
They are all high IQ and cunning. Many psychopath types as well within this demographic, but that's for another discussion
They are all high IQ and cunning. Many psychopath types as well within this demographic, but that's for another discussion
High IQ people who are low cunning can become high cunning
And low IQ people who are low cunning can become high cunning
But a high cunning low IQ person cannot become high cunning.
Until we master genetic engineering, your IQ is genetically fixed within a couple of points.
And low IQ people who are low cunning can become high cunning
But a high cunning low IQ person cannot become high cunning.
Until we master genetic engineering, your IQ is genetically fixed within a couple of points.
So how to become more cunning?
Read books on the topic, eg: Greene & Cialdini.
Use the corporate environment as your battlefield to hone this skill
Dissect the personal qualities and components of the strategies employed by cunning people you meet.
You will suffer to improve.
Read books on the topic, eg: Greene & Cialdini.
Use the corporate environment as your battlefield to hone this skill
Dissect the personal qualities and components of the strategies employed by cunning people you meet.
You will suffer to improve.
Low cunning is the reason many people do not excel in office environments and lose out on favour, promotions
If you can't play the game, you will get fucked over
If you think being able to strategise is unethical or beneath you, realise you sacrifice success to hold this belief
If you can't play the game, you will get fucked over
If you think being able to strategise is unethical or beneath you, realise you sacrifice success to hold this belief
Energy is your fuel for conquering
Cunning is how you optimise social outcomes
So what does that leave?
Intelligence
You cannot improve this, but u can make the best of what you've got by leveraging *WHAT YOU DO HAVE* to improve your reasoning and learn from your betters.
Cunning is how you optimise social outcomes
So what does that leave?
Intelligence
You cannot improve this, but u can make the best of what you've got by leveraging *WHAT YOU DO HAVE* to improve your reasoning and learn from your betters.
If you're low IQ, you're in for a rough life, but if you're cunning you can at least lean on that to have a measure of success. You can probably become middle class
As I said earlier, not all high IQs are fragile nerds.
High IQ people who are cunning will wreck you. Avoid them.
As I said earlier, not all high IQs are fragile nerds.
High IQ people who are cunning will wreck you. Avoid them.
Intelligence is your ability to tackle complexity
Irrespective of your IQ level, *BEING DRIVEN* goes a long way to improving your mind's quality
You should read philosophy & master logic if your IQ is high enough to support these functions
Otherwise, read non-fiction regularly
Irrespective of your IQ level, *BEING DRIVEN* goes a long way to improving your mind's quality
You should read philosophy & master logic if your IQ is high enough to support these functions
Otherwise, read non-fiction regularly
Intelligence is not only your ability to tackle complexity, but likewise the speed with which you can absorb, understand & retain new information
A low IQ can never be a doctor or a lawyer even if they study for 10, 20, 30 yrs
Don't go into academia if you're not actually smart
A low IQ can never be a doctor or a lawyer even if they study for 10, 20, 30 yrs
Don't go into academia if you're not actually smart
Work ethic & discipline is *ESSENTIAL* to success
*BUT*
It's entirely dependent on energy
You can't be a hard working and disciplined person when your mind is foggy and all your body wants to do is shut down
Beating fatigue might make you hard working
Which means more $$$
*BUT*
It's entirely dependent on energy
You can't be a hard working and disciplined person when your mind is foggy and all your body wants to do is shut down
Beating fatigue might make you hard working
Which means more $$$
To summarise this entire thread with bulletpoints and a plan of action
Your plan should look like this:
Step 0: Master/optimise energy levels
Step 1: Train self with good habits to cultivate discipline
Step 2: Leverage your IQ by practicing cunning
Step 3: Constantly learn
Your plan should look like this:
Step 0: Master/optimise energy levels
Step 1: Train self with good habits to cultivate discipline
Step 2: Leverage your IQ by practicing cunning
Step 3: Constantly learn
