Cameron

Oh, this is my favorite. This is literally what I'm doing for a living because it's also in the books. So my idea was just like, I don't think like... You don't have to be smarter than everybody else, right? And some of that's out of sight of your control. It doesn't matter what I do for the rest of my life.

I will never be as smart as Charlie Munger, but I can gather more information than another person would want to, right? And so like the example I have of this is like, I just told you my thing where like I read a biography about somebody, go into the bibliography and I find obscure books. I found this obscure book on Thomas Edison, right? In the bibliography of a book.

I will never be as smart as Charlie Munger, but I can gather more information than another person would want to, right? And so like the example I have of this is like, I just told you my thing where like I read a biography about somebody, go into the bibliography and I find obscure books. I found this obscure book on Thomas Edison, right? In the bibliography of a book.

I will never be as smart as Charlie Munger, but I can gather more information than another person would want to, right? And so like the example I have of this is like, I just told you my thing where like I read a biography about somebody, go into the bibliography and I find obscure books. I found this obscure book on Thomas Edison, right? In the bibliography of a book.

It was published in like 1950 or something like that. And it talks about when he was 12 years old, he was so voracious and had such an innate inner drive to make something of himself and to become an inventor and like to really have control over his own destiny. He was working as like a boy. So like, you know, very common for a 12-year-old boy to have a full-time job at that point.

It was published in like 1950 or something like that. And it talks about when he was 12 years old, he was so voracious and had such an innate inner drive to make something of himself and to become an inventor and like to really have control over his own destiny. He was working as like a boy. So like, you know, very common for a 12-year-old boy to have a full-time job at that point.

It was published in like 1950 or something like that. And it talks about when he was 12 years old, he was so voracious and had such an innate inner drive to make something of himself and to become an inventor and like to really have control over his own destiny. He was working as like a boy. So like, you know, very common for a 12-year-old boy to have a full-time job at that point.

He was working on a railroad, on an actual train, and the train would have like a switchover. So it'd be a few hours every day where he would go and he'd wind up, find himself in Detroit. And so what does he do? He goes, oh, there's a library here. He reads every single book in the library over a course of a few years. There's a guy named Edwin Land who I won't shut up about.

He was working on a railroad, on an actual train, and the train would have like a switchover. So it'd be a few hours every day where he would go and he'd wind up, find himself in Detroit. And so what does he do? He goes, oh, there's a library here. He reads every single book in the library over a course of a few years. There's a guy named Edwin Land who I won't shut up about.

He was working on a railroad, on an actual train, and the train would have like a switchover. So it'd be a few hours every day where he would go and he'd wind up, find himself in Detroit. And so what does he do? He goes, oh, there's a library here. He reads every single book in the library over a course of a few years. There's a guy named Edwin Land who I won't shut up about.

I talk about all the time because he was Steve Jobs before Steve Jobs. Edwin Land is the founder of Polaroid. He's also one of the most prolific individual inventors in American history. When he died, he had the third most patents to his name behind Edison and somebody else.

I talk about all the time because he was Steve Jobs before Steve Jobs. Edwin Land is the founder of Polaroid. He's also one of the most prolific individual inventors in American history. When he died, he had the third most patents to his name behind Edison and somebody else.

I talk about all the time because he was Steve Jobs before Steve Jobs. Edwin Land is the founder of Polaroid. He's also one of the most prolific individual inventors in American history. When he died, he had the third most patents to his name behind Edison and somebody else.

And so Steve Jobs, the reason I found Edwin Land is because Steve Jobs, when he was in his 20s, talks about meeting Edwin Land when he was in his 70s. And he said that meeting was like visiting a shrine. So Steve's talking about Edwin Land when he's 20. Steve's dying of cancer in his late 50s, right?

And so Steve Jobs, the reason I found Edwin Land is because Steve Jobs, when he was in his 20s, talks about meeting Edwin Land when he was in his 70s. And he said that meeting was like visiting a shrine. So Steve's talking about Edwin Land when he's 20. Steve's dying of cancer in his late 50s, right?

And so Steve Jobs, the reason I found Edwin Land is because Steve Jobs, when he was in his 20s, talks about meeting Edwin Land when he was in his 70s. And he said that meeting was like visiting a shrine. So Steve's talking about Edwin Land when he's 20. Steve's dying of cancer in his late 50s, right?

Still giving interviews to Walter Isaacson for his biography, still talking about this guy, Edwin Land, right? So I was like, oh, obviously I need to read about this guy. He started reading about Edwin Land. He does the exact same thing. His idea, he had two goals in life. I want to be the world's greatest scientist and I want to be the world's greatest novelist.

Still giving interviews to Walter Isaacson for his biography, still talking about this guy, Edwin Land, right? So I was like, oh, obviously I need to read about this guy. He started reading about Edwin Land. He does the exact same thing. His idea, he had two goals in life. I want to be the world's greatest scientist and I want to be the world's greatest novelist.

Still giving interviews to Walter Isaacson for his biography, still talking about this guy, Edwin Land, right? So I was like, oh, obviously I need to read about this guy. He started reading about Edwin Land. He does the exact same thing. His idea, he had two goals in life. I want to be the world's greatest scientist and I want to be the world's greatest novelist.

so obviously outside lobo outside levels of ambition he decides he's like he picks a scientific field where he feels he can be the best he that's the field of light and how it like how it affects our vision And so he starts sleeping with the canonical textbook on the science of light and vision. It's underneath his pillow when he's like 14, okay?