A few semi-controversial things I believe

Real Estate has the highest % of "dumb rich people".

I'm not saying you're dumb if you're in real estate.

I'm saying -- if you want to get rich without needing to be a genius, real estate is your best bet.

Hard work is massively overrated.

*WHAT* you work on is far more important than *HOW HARD* you work.

I'm pretty lazy. But I'm happy and successful.

Janitors work hard. Backline cooks work hard. Hard work helps you win your game. Choose the right game.

"Most people" do what "Most people" do.

This is a huge mistake. In the US:
* 50% of marriages end in divorce or separation
* 60%+ of the pop. is obese or overweight
* 70% of people have less than $1k in savings

What "most people" are doing isn't working

If you work in tech - joining a startup is a bad financial decision.

Employee #1 gets 10x or 20x LESS equity a founder gets + takes a salary cut.

Big companies pay way more, and have less stress.

$$ wise - Start a startup or work at a big co

Creative ppl should NOT work Monday-Friday 9-to-5 (yet 99% do this)

@naval has a great framework. Work like a LION.
- sit
- wait for prey
- SPRINT
- eat/enjoy
- rest & repeat

Most people work like COWS instead. Standing in the field all day, grazing grass slowly.

Becoming a Billionaire is a silly goal.

they just give the money away anyways.

Instead..be a:
- Help Billionaire, helping 1B people. OR
- Time Billionaire - having complete freedom of schedule, to invest billions of minutes into projects you care about.

OK I'll stop there. I'll save the fully-controversial beliefs for the private newsletter ( http://shaanpuri.com  )