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The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.

Ben Casnocha

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  Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.

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  I don’t want to be normal. I want to be something else.

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  Taking on short term risk can involve switching jobs, joining new groups / associations in the area, launching a personal blog, running an experiment within your existing job. These are some practical ways to inject volatility into your life, and thus some risk.

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  Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

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