How To Be Successful

Sam Altman · 24 Jan 2019

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With compounding, the thing to do is trust the exponential and be patient.

Their wordsTrust the exponential, be patient, and be pleasantly surprised.

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With compounding, the thing to do is trust the exponential and be patient.

Their wordsTrust the exponential, be patient, and be pleasantly surprised.
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Self-belief is immensely powerful: the most successful people he knows believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.

Their wordsSelf-belief is immensely powerful. The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.
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Once the priorities are clear, get them done quickly: he has yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.

Their wordsOnce you have figured out what to do, be unstoppable about getting your small handful of priorities accomplished quickly. I have yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.

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