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How to Switch Jobs and Succeed, with James Altucher

Apr 26, 2021
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INSIGHT

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.
ANECDOTE

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.
ADVICE

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.
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