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Shaan Puri

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My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

All right, the two groups go on.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So at the end of the semester, what happens?

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Obviously the quantity group made way more pots as you would expect.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

The surprise, the spoiler, obviously, is that they also made the better pot.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So like the higher quality pots also came from the quantity group who was not focused on quality at all.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

They're only focused on quantity.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Correct.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So win across the board.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

You made more stuff, you had more fun doing it, and you made the better stuff.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Okay, so you sort of swept.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Now, why is that?

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Obviously, if you do things a lot, you get a lot of shots on goal, a lot of more attempts to make something great.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

If you do things a lot, your skill level goes up.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So your ability to make something great goes up.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

And the last thing is you remove your filter.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

When you just try to do things that are, you try to make a lot of things, you don't self-inhibit.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So you don't count yourself out, which you don't, you're not afraid to create.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

which usually pushes you towards doing safe projects.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

With this, they were willing to experiment more widely, and because they were able to go wide, they did things that were more original and novel, okay?

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So that's the kind of the story from that.