James Altucher

Arguably, the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those. Arguably, I'm in the top 1 million of those, or even better. So... But I consider myself not so good because looking at it from my perspective, there's a lot of people I know who are much better. Same things with business, with investing, with everything that I've pursued.

I want to describe like, what does it mean to master something and to get good at something? Well, a lot of people think you have to be the best in the world or you have to be rich and famous at what you're doing to say that you've mastered it. So yes, I'm not a top 10 master. comedian or a top 10 writer, maybe I like to think I'm a top 10 writer, a top 10 chess player.

I want to describe like, what does it mean to master something and to get good at something? Well, a lot of people think you have to be the best in the world or you have to be rich and famous at what you're doing to say that you've mastered it. So yes, I'm not a top 10 master. comedian or a top 10 writer, maybe I like to think I'm a top 10 writer, a top 10 chess player.

I want to describe like, what does it mean to master something and to get good at something? Well, a lot of people think you have to be the best in the world or you have to be rich and famous at what you're doing to say that you've mastered it. So yes, I'm not a top 10 master. comedian or a top 10 writer, maybe I like to think I'm a top 10 writer, a top 10 chess player.

I want to describe like, what does it mean to master something and to get good at something? Well, a lot of people think you have to be the best in the world or you have to be rich and famous at what you're doing to say that you've mastered it. So yes, I'm not a top 10 master. comedian or a top 10 writer, maybe I like to think I'm a top 10 writer, a top 10 chess player.

I want to describe like, what does it mean to master something and to get good at something? Well, a lot of people think you have to be the best in the world or you have to be rich and famous at what you're doing to say that you've mastered it. So yes, I'm not a top 10 master. comedian or a top 10 writer, maybe I like to think I'm a top 10 writer, a top 10 chess player.

But I do think it's relatively easy to get into the top 1% of what you pursue. And there's a lot of benefits to that. One is... Every area of life worth pursuing has a strong and fun subculture. So you get to experiment being in all these different subcultures. There's like a comedy subculture, a writing subculture, a TV subculture, investing subculture.

But I do think it's relatively easy to get into the top 1% of what you pursue. And there's a lot of benefits to that. One is... Every area of life worth pursuing has a strong and fun subculture. So you get to experiment being in all these different subcultures. There's like a comedy subculture, a writing subculture, a TV subculture, investing subculture.

But I do think it's relatively easy to get into the top 1% of what you pursue. And there's a lot of benefits to that. One is... Every area of life worth pursuing has a strong and fun subculture. So you get to experiment being in all these different subcultures. There's like a comedy subculture, a writing subculture, a TV subculture, investing subculture.

But I do think it's relatively easy to get into the top 1% of what you pursue. And there's a lot of benefits to that. One is... Every area of life worth pursuing has a strong and fun subculture. So you get to experiment being in all these different subcultures. There's like a comedy subculture, a writing subculture, a TV subculture, investing subculture.

But I do think it's relatively easy to get into the top 1% of what you pursue. And there's a lot of benefits to that. One is... Every area of life worth pursuing has a strong and fun subculture. So you get to experiment being in all these different subcultures. There's like a comedy subculture, a writing subculture, a TV subculture, investing subculture.

But I do think, and I think that's very hard to do. That's where the whole 10,000 hours or whatever comes in. But I do think I am, whatever I like to pursue, I like to think that I get into the top 1%. So I'll just use chess as an example. There's 600 million people around the world who know the rules to chess. arguably the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those.

But I do think, and I think that's very hard to do. That's where the whole 10,000 hours or whatever comes in. But I do think I am, whatever I like to pursue, I like to think that I get into the top 1%. So I'll just use chess as an example. There's 600 million people around the world who know the rules to chess. arguably the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those.

But I do think, and I think that's very hard to do. That's where the whole 10,000 hours or whatever comes in. But I do think I am, whatever I like to pursue, I like to think that I get into the top 1%. So I'll just use chess as an example. There's 600 million people around the world who know the rules to chess. arguably the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those.

But I do think, and I think that's very hard to do. That's where the whole 10,000 hours or whatever comes in. But I do think I am, whatever I like to pursue, I like to think that I get into the top 1%. So I'll just use chess as an example. There's 600 million people around the world who know the rules to chess. arguably the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those.

But I do think, and I think that's very hard to do. That's where the whole 10,000 hours or whatever comes in. But I do think I am, whatever I like to pursue, I like to think that I get into the top 1%. So I'll just use chess as an example. There's 600 million people around the world who know the rules to chess. arguably the top 1% means you have to be in the top 6 million of those.

you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests. And you get some status in those subcultures if you're in the top 1%. So I think it is relatively easy, and this is what I wrote the book Skip the Line about, is that it's not like cheating, but there are learning techniques you can use to be in the top 1%. Let's say you're interested in cooking.

you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests. And you get some status in those subcultures if you're in the top 1%. So I think it is relatively easy, and this is what I wrote the book Skip the Line about, is that it's not like cheating, but there are learning techniques you can use to be in the top 1%. Let's say you're interested in cooking.

you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests. And you get some status in those subcultures if you're in the top 1%. So I think it is relatively easy, and this is what I wrote the book Skip the Line about, is that it's not like cheating, but there are learning techniques you can use to be in the top 1%. Let's say you're interested in cooking.

you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests. And you get some status in those subcultures if you're in the top 1%. So I think it is relatively easy, and this is what I wrote the book Skip the Line about, is that it's not like cheating, but there are learning techniques you can use to be in the top 1%. Let's say you're interested in cooking.