James Altucher

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. you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests.

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. you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests.

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. you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests.

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. you get to kind of communicate with different people across the spectrum of all of your interests.

So this was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me. I invited a bunch of friends to see a podcast I was doing. This is Jim Norton, who's a famous comedian. He just had a Netflix special. This is the Jizza from the Wu-Tang Clan. So I did all the Wu-Tang Clan's websites in the 90s. And he also does jazz.

So this was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me. I invited a bunch of friends to see a podcast I was doing. This is Jim Norton, who's a famous comedian. He just had a Netflix special. This is the Jizza from the Wu-Tang Clan. So I did all the Wu-Tang Clan's websites in the 90s. And he also does jazz.

So this was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me. I invited a bunch of friends to see a podcast I was doing. This is Jim Norton, who's a famous comedian. He just had a Netflix special. This is the Jizza from the Wu-Tang Clan. So I did all the Wu-Tang Clan's websites in the 90s. And he also does jazz.

So this was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me. I invited a bunch of friends to see a podcast I was doing. This is Jim Norton, who's a famous comedian. He just had a Netflix special. This is the Jizza from the Wu-Tang Clan. So I did all the Wu-Tang Clan's websites in the 90s. And he also does jazz.

So this was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me. I invited a bunch of friends to see a podcast I was doing. This is Jim Norton, who's a famous comedian. He just had a Netflix special. This is the Jizza from the Wu-Tang Clan. So I did all the Wu-Tang Clan's websites in the 90s. And he also does jazz.

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. To be in the top 1% of cooking, I mean, a billion people around the world or more know how to cook.

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. To be in the top 1% of cooking, I mean, a billion people around the world or more know how to cook.

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. To be in the top 1% of cooking, I mean, a billion people around the world or more know how to cook.

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. To be in the top 1% of cooking, I mean, a billion people around the world or more know how to cook.

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. To be in the top 1% of cooking, I mean, a billion people around the world or more know how to cook.

Here's Gary Kasparov, who's the greatest chess player who ever lived. Here's Maria Konnikova, who's written a bunch of books about being a professional poker player. So in general, you meet lots of interesting people when you get in the top 1% of lots of different interests.

Here's Gary Kasparov, who's the greatest chess player who ever lived. Here's Maria Konnikova, who's written a bunch of books about being a professional poker player. So in general, you meet lots of interesting people when you get in the top 1% of lots of different interests.

Here's Gary Kasparov, who's the greatest chess player who ever lived. Here's Maria Konnikova, who's written a bunch of books about being a professional poker player. So in general, you meet lots of interesting people when you get in the top 1% of lots of different interests.

Here's Gary Kasparov, who's the greatest chess player who ever lived. Here's Maria Konnikova, who's written a bunch of books about being a professional poker player. So in general, you meet lots of interesting people when you get in the top 1% of lots of different interests.

Here's Gary Kasparov, who's the greatest chess player who ever lived. Here's Maria Konnikova, who's written a bunch of books about being a professional poker player. So in general, you meet lots of interesting people when you get in the top 1% of lots of different interests.

To be in the top 1% means to be in the top 10 million of those. That's very easy to do. It's not trivial. You have to work at it. But if you just use these methods, you can do it. Just as an example, though. So this is a photo I have. And I'll put the mic down a little bit. So This was inside a comedy club I owned where I also had my podcast studio. And just going around, this is me.