Self Help

A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.

If you stay away from risks, you will also stay away from the benefits.

I took a risk. Same with crypto. Early on, I took a risk. But when you put your name out there, you take a risk with certain things. You also get to reap the rewards. You get the benefits.

玩世不恭很容易，随波逐流也很容易。

非常聪明的人往往都是特立独行的，他们坚持独立思考、亲力亲为，以厘清事情的来龙去脉。

People seem to think you can create wealth—make money through work. It’s probably not going to work.

Without ownership, your inputs are very closely tied to your outputs. In almost any salaried job, even one paying a lot per hour like a lawyer or a doctor, you’re still putting in the hours, and every hour you get paid.

Let’s go to the stock market!

Owning equity in a company basically means you own the upside. When you own debt, you own guaranteed revenue streams and you own the downside. You want to own equity. If you don’t own equity in a business, your odds of making money are very slim.

Don't work for the boss. You must be your own boss.

Essentially, you’re working for somebody else, and that person is taking on the risk and has the accountability, the intellectual property, and the brand. They’re not going to pay you enough. They’re going to pay you the bare minimum they have to, to get you to do their job. That can be a high bare minimum, but it’s still not going to be true wealth where you’re retired but still earning. ...

大自然的法则是春播秋收，极少有事情是立竿见影的

时间的投入是必需的，所以我认为，你需要做的就是拥有专长，有责任感，有影响力，利用杠杆效应，获得独步天下的技能组合，在自己的专业领域做到首屈一指。 ...

Specific knowledge cannot be taught, but it can be learned.

You have to do it by yourself.

避免万元陷阱

不要指望能够以很低的价格买入。（不要指望花 100 买 10000，应该直接出价 9900）两个抢劫犯经过一个绞刑架，一个感叹道：如果绞刑架没有该多好啊。另一个说，你傻啊，没有它别人就会来抢我们了。尽快传递“势在必得”的信号。（破釜沉舟，告诉别人我就是倾家荡产也要把它拿到）只争馒头不争气，没了馒头终断气。（务实，不要意气用事）高瞻远瞩,深谋远虑。（三思而后行，要能想到这是一个陷阱） ...

太过迫切地想弥补损失，以至于忘记了自己承担的风险。

某个潜在损失越重要，我们对损失的厌恶也就越强烈。换句话说，所处情境越危险，我们越容易很快作出非理性的决定。

既然事情已经发生，请坦然面对与接受

每个人都发犯错，重要的是意识到错误并且止损。并且承担后果。把注意力放在以后，不要犯同样的错. 有沉默成本的地方就会有万元陷阱。 Everyone can fail, you have to admit failure and accept it ...

学校教的东西只能让你用来出售时间

大家都能学会的东西是不可能让你致富的。凡是可以批量化培训的技能都是能够被雇佣的技能。只有你自己学到的东西，才是属于你独有的能力，才有可能让你创业成功。 ...

而要追求自己真正感兴趣的事情

对一件事情的欲望越小，顾虑就越少，执念就越少，反而越会顺其自然，遵循内心。你会以自己擅长的方式，始终不渝地做下去，工作质量也会因此提高。

越觉得自己无所不知，规避和处置风险的方法越少。

决策就是一切。事实上，一个决策正确率为 80% 的人比正确率为 70% 的人在市场上的价值和获得的回报要高出数百倍。

Pick an industry where you can play long-term games with long-term people.

Pick business partners with high intelligence, energy, and, above all, integrity. ↓ Don’t partner with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling.

在前进的过程中，方向比速度更重要，特别是运用了杠杆以后。

如果有人用词花哨，动辄谈论宏大而复杂的概念，那么他们很有可能并不了解自己所谈论的东西。

如何确保自己是在直面现实问题？

要直面现实，就要放下自我，消除自我意识，忘记自我判断，平复自我情绪。人虽然是高级动物，但情绪化的自我意识的存在会带来反刍式思维，让一些欲望蒙蔽我们的双眼，让我们看不清现实，从而让我们对“世界应该怎样”妄下判断。这种情况经常发生，尤其是在把政治诉求和商业问题搅在一起时。 ...

如何确定一个人是否值得信赖？

如果一个人大谈特谈自己有多诚实，那么他很可能是不诚实的。这只是我学到的一个小小的警示信号。当一个人不断宣扬自己的价值观，或者自我吹嘘时，那就意味着他在掩饰什么 ...

如何达到退休状态？

第一种方法是存钱。只要存款够多，被动收入（不用动一根手指）就能满足开销。第二种方法是把开销降为零 —— 出家修行。第三种方法是做自己热爱的事情，完全乐在其中，有钱没钱无所谓。所以，实现退休状态有很多种方法。 ...

对美好现实的渴求蒙蔽了对真实世界的认知。所谓痛苦，就是无法继续无视事实。

难点在于看清真相。要看清真相，就必须摆脱自我，因为自我不想面对真相。自我越弱小，对自己反应的限制越少，对自己想要的结果的执念越低，就越容易看清现实。 ...

没有思考，你就不会有出色的商业创意，也不可能做出正确的判断。

悠闲的大脑才能产生伟大的创意。一个倍感压力、案牍劳形、四处奔波、焦头烂额的人，是没有办法思考的。所以，一定要为思考挤出时间。