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Why People Resist Career Changes
- People resist others switching careers because it threatens identity, fairness, and provokes jealousy.
- James Altucher argues this societal resistance is common and predictable when someone changes paths.
Branson's Plane-Calling Gambit
- Richard Branson called Boeing repeatedly as a low-cost experiment to start an airline.
- That persistence and persuasion helped Virgin Atlantic become hugely successful.
Aim For Top 1% Not Top 10,000 Hours
- You don't need ten thousand hours to monetize a skill; aim for the top 1% instead.
- Use targeted practice and techniques to reach commercial competency far faster than the 10,000-hour rule implies.