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 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 $$$

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