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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?
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?
Gets accepted to Harvard, realizes there's nobody at Harvard that can teach him what he wants to learn. So he goes to the Harvard library, reads every single book in the Harvard library on light, then immediately drops out, moves to New York, goes to New York City Public Library, the beautiful one with the lines out front, reads every single book on light, and then... Starts to do his experiments.
Gets accepted to Harvard, realizes there's nobody at Harvard that can teach him what he wants to learn. So he goes to the Harvard library, reads every single book in the Harvard library on light, then immediately drops out, moves to New York, goes to New York City Public Library, the beautiful one with the lines out front, reads every single book on light, and then... Starts to do his experiments.
Gets accepted to Harvard, realizes there's nobody at Harvard that can teach him what he wants to learn. So he goes to the Harvard library, reads every single book in the Harvard library on light, then immediately drops out, moves to New York, goes to New York City Public Library, the beautiful one with the lines out front, reads every single book on light, and then... Starts to do his experiments.
Doesn't have any money. Doesn't have resources. He breaks into, I think NYU might be Columbia. Let's say it's Columbia. Breaks into Columbia, right? There's a lot of, you know, misfits that do breaking in area. They're like trying to steal your TV or something. This guy was breaking in so he could use scientific equipment so he can run his experiments.
Doesn't have any money. Doesn't have resources. He breaks into, I think NYU might be Columbia. Let's say it's Columbia. Breaks into Columbia, right? There's a lot of, you know, misfits that do breaking in area. They're like trying to steal your TV or something. This guy was breaking in so he could use scientific equipment so he can run his experiments.
Doesn't have any money. Doesn't have resources. He breaks into, I think NYU might be Columbia. Let's say it's Columbia. Breaks into Columbia, right? There's a lot of, you know, misfits that do breaking in area. They're like trying to steal your TV or something. This guy was breaking in so he could use scientific equipment so he can run his experiments.
But it's like they just go to unbelievable levels of like just... Way beyond that you would find reasonable. So another example of this, the good ones no more is this line from David Ogilvie. Again, I didn't know who David Ogilvie was, reading all of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, right? And he keeps talking about this genius David Ogilvie. I was like, genius, who is this guy?
But it's like they just go to unbelievable levels of like just... Way beyond that you would find reasonable. So another example of this, the good ones no more is this line from David Ogilvie. Again, I didn't know who David Ogilvie was, reading all of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, right? And he keeps talking about this genius David Ogilvie. I was like, genius, who is this guy?
But it's like they just go to unbelievable levels of like just... Way beyond that you would find reasonable. So another example of this, the good ones no more is this line from David Ogilvie. Again, I didn't know who David Ogilvie was, reading all of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, right? And he keeps talking about this genius David Ogilvie. I was like, genius, who is this guy?
Read about him. He talks about, he built one of the most valuable advertising agencies that ever existed. And he talks about, he's like, oh, you want to get promoted? You want to get my spot? Like, how do you think I got to my spot? And he would encourage the people coming up, the young men in his organization. He goes, I'm going to sign you to one of their biggest clients with Shell Oil.
Read about him. He talks about, he built one of the most valuable advertising agencies that ever existed. And he talks about, he's like, oh, you want to get promoted? You want to get my spot? Like, how do you think I got to my spot? And he would encourage the people coming up, the young men in his organization. He goes, I'm going to sign you to one of their biggest clients with Shell Oil.
Read about him. He talks about, he built one of the most valuable advertising agencies that ever existed. And he talks about, he's like, oh, you want to get promoted? You want to get my spot? Like, how do you think I got to my spot? And he would encourage the people coming up, the young men in his organization. He goes, I'm going to sign you to one of their biggest clients with Shell Oil.
You're going to read every single piece of paperwork on the company history. You're going to read textbooks on geology. You're going to read textbooks on oil exploration. You're going to know all the executives at Shell. On Saturdays, you're going to go down to the Shell gas station and you're going to interview the customers. that are patronizing their business.
You're going to read every single piece of paperwork on the company history. You're going to read textbooks on geology. You're going to read textbooks on oil exploration. You're going to know all the executives at Shell. On Saturdays, you're going to go down to the Shell gas station and you're going to interview the customers. that are patronizing their business.
You're going to read every single piece of paperwork on the company history. You're going to read textbooks on geology. You're going to read textbooks on oil exploration. You're going to know all the executives at Shell. On Saturdays, you're going to go down to the Shell gas station and you're going to interview the customers. that are patronizing their business.
Within a year, you'll be ready to take over your boss's position. And he's like, the good ones no more. It's like that. He worked for a French chef. He's like, they just knew every single thing about, they collected more information about their craft and things related to their craft than anybody else.
Within a year, you'll be ready to take over your boss's position. And he's like, the good ones no more. It's like that. He worked for a French chef. He's like, they just knew every single thing about, they collected more information about their craft and things related to their craft than anybody else.
Within a year, you'll be ready to take over your boss's position. And he's like, the good ones no more. It's like that. He worked for a French chef. He's like, they just knew every single thing about, they collected more information about their craft and things related to their craft than anybody else.