After reading a lot of “top-level thinking” from industry leaders, I found that if you strip away all the fancy terminology, the core logic is actually quite simple—even a bit counterintuitive:

The difficult path is never crowded. Why do scams always have believers? Because most people only want to hear about “tenfold returns in three months.” When you decide to accept “getting rich slowly,” to accept annual growth of just a few hundred bucks, you’ll find your surroundings instantly quiet—the competition has all run off to buy lottery tickets next door.

Most “decisions” are just ways to avoid taking action. I also love collecting all kinds of tutorials and buying loads of books only to let them gather dust on my Kindle. Eventually, I realized that agonizing over “which method is best” is just a way to delay getting started. A lousy start is better than waiting for perfection.

Learning to accept “boredom” is a required course for adults. Dopamine is fleeting; endorphins are lasting. Does scrolling through short videos feel good? Sure. Is saving up to buy index funds boring? Boring as hell. But in the end, what saves you is often the persistence in things that feel dull, repetitive, or even a bit painful.

Life isn’t a movie—there aren’t that many comeback montages. Every impressive achievement is paid for with hard work.