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๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ control your life more than you think they do.
They are also the reason the rich get richer and the poor stay poor.
Hereโs how they work and what you can do to impact them.
A THREAD inspired by an article by @JamesCurrier of @NFX.
They are also the reason the rich get richer and the poor stay poor.
Hereโs how they work and what you can do to impact them.
A THREAD inspired by an article by @JamesCurrier of @NFX.
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐.
Some exchanges are intentional - like discussing ideas or investing in someone.
Some exchanges are accidental - like overhearing a conversation about a promising new company.
Some exchanges are intentional - like discussing ideas or investing in someone.
Some exchanges are accidental - like overhearing a conversation about a promising new company.
Exchanges are more frequent when
- They are ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ - like interactions between classmates who see each other every day.
- When potential ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต - like me creating this thread hoping for a few retweets and some new followers.
- They are ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ - like interactions between classmates who see each other every day.
- When potential ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต - like me creating this thread hoping for a few retweets and some new followers.
Why do the rich get richer while the poor remain poor?
Because itโs usually ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด for people to exchange stuff with rich folks in their network.
Over time, these repeated exchanges compound, and the rich get richer.
Because itโs usually ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด for people to exchange stuff with rich folks in their network.
Over time, these repeated exchanges compound, and the rich get richer.
For example:
In this thread, I tagged @JamesCurrier instead of just mentioning his name.
Twitter makes it easy & James could make it rewarding with a retweet to his large follower base.
As his followers grow, his retweets become more powerful & more folks will tag him.
In this thread, I tagged @JamesCurrier instead of just mentioning his name.
Twitter makes it easy & James could make it rewarding with a retweet to his large follower base.
As his followers grow, his retweets become more powerful & more folks will tag him.
Each of us has ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ we get to be a part of:
1. Family
2. High School
3. College
4. Workplace
5. Spouse
6. Location
Besides #1, the rest are choices that we make.
Some reversible, some irreversible.
1. Family
2. High School
3. College
4. Workplace
5. Spouse
6. Location
Besides #1, the rest are choices that we make.
Some reversible, some irreversible.
Each of these networks exerts an ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ that makes us gravitate toward certain choices by making them easier.
For example, it would be easier for you to reach out to alumni of your college for a job, as compared to cold emailing a random person.
For example, it would be easier for you to reach out to alumni of your college for a job, as compared to cold emailing a random person.
This unseen force gets more powerful at the intersection of multiple networks.
So, if you were applying to jobs by contacting your college alumni, youโd probably start by contacting those who could offer jobs in an area you were living in.
So, if you were applying to jobs by contacting your college alumni, youโd probably start by contacting those who could offer jobs in an area you were living in.
You build more networks as you go through life, and at the intersection of these networks lie choices that you are most likely to gravitate towards.
In other words, the bulk of your decisions will be made from this set of choices.
In other words, the bulk of your decisions will be made from this set of choices.
There are a few times in life when you get to choose a major network that you become a part of.
Whether itโs the college you attend, the job offer you accept, or the place you live, take those choices very seriously.
Whether itโs the college you attend, the job offer you accept, or the place you live, take those choices very seriously.
Choose the network that has the highest probability of leading you to success, whatever your definition of success is.
Donโt fuss over short-term benefits and costs like salary or minor differences in rent.
Instead, focus on accumulating the right networks.
Donโt fuss over short-term benefits and costs like salary or minor differences in rent.
Instead, focus on accumulating the right networks.
Today, internet-based networks are democratizing opportunities.
If youโre constrained by your location, consider joining an online network that youโre interested in.
@beondeck, @LambdaSchool, @visualizevalue, @CompoundWriting & @farnamstreet are great places to start.
If youโre constrained by your location, consider joining an online network that youโre interested in.
@beondeck, @LambdaSchool, @visualizevalue, @CompoundWriting & @farnamstreet are great places to start.
When you realize the power of networks, the chaos of the world will diminish, & the world will make more sense.
It'll become obvious that the most effective way to change your life is not to make new yearโs resolutions, but to change the networks of people that surround you.
It'll become obvious that the most effective way to change your life is not to make new yearโs resolutions, but to change the networks of people that surround you.
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