E18: The Hacker Mindset: A 5-Step Methodology for Cracking the System and Achieving Your Dreams
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Episode notes
3 Lessons 💡
1) Contrast Slackers and Hackers
- People can be slackers in execution or strategy
- Slacker in Execution
- These are the types of people who are always dreaming of the things they could do -- always planning, but never doing
- Slacker in Strategy
- They put in all the effort but lack direction and so end up just going down the same path over and over again
- Hackers
- Identify what their goals are and optimize the fastest path to achieving them -- balance execution and strategy
2) Critical Hacker Characteristics
- Curiosity, Constant Improvement, Courage, Determination, Realism and Efficiency
- These CAN be learned, BUT require action to grow
3) Hacker Methodology Rep ...Â
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