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I think you can hear me. I was watching this Sandeep Maheshwari video which was about what's happening in macroeconomics if I want to put it in a simple way. He was explaining earlier he made a video. He claimed that he did six months of research understanding money, silver, and gold. He made a video where he explained the facts regarding the silver and the gold and what money is and what people think money is and what actually it is. Also in this latest video he made, he explained so many things and made me so many things clear. Like he explained what actually an asset means. It's nothing but something which is having a real demand. What's liability or what's in a bubble? It's nothing but something where the demand is created artificially or fake demand is being created or demand is being created by being part of the fools. You know it's like let's say a chocolate. Okay I am buying a specific X chocolate for 100 rupees and tomorrow it becomes 200 and what everyone will go buy it because they think it will again go up in price and they can make profit and the cycles repeat again. So many people buy and demand gets created. That's what I thought. That's one way the mind is created. Yeah this theory of fools has a name and it's called "The Great Fool Theory."
It's not that he just said it and I took them directly. Even some times ago I was reading this book which is "The Changing Order of the World". There is this beautiful book which talks about all those patterns and cycles in the history of this world that's that's it and that's been repeating.
And I didn't complete the book to be honest but whatever I read and if I try to see what he said and what I read or by keeping them side-by-side, yes what I think by connecting dots like "yes, he's right, it's obvious".
Also one more thing: I don't even look at the numbers of the gold and the silver and what's happening in the market in the stock. Nothing. I don't have any knowledge about that or no, no then only just generally which is present which I am explaining now but I don't have to follow any practical numbers in the market in the real-time. I think I should be doing that. My friend he does that but I only have this knowledge which I'm telling now.
The reason why I started writing this specific blog, or I just opened it and decided to write this. I liked how he approached this idea of money, questioning this idea of whatever that is—gold or silver. He read for six months I don't know how he exactly did but I like the idea. He questioned everything, trying to understand it from the very basic and clearly not leaving any stone unturned. When I was hearing him listening to him, I felt like he has the clarity and confidence that is not usually seen in the people. We can easily tell how much deep he knows or not.
Okay now the reason.
Why I wanted to write this is I wanted to approach by questioning the same thing for career.
Okay I was about to ask this: How to approach career in the same way he did and I did it. I asked Gemini by pasting the Google/YouTube link of him and I asked the question "How to approach" and what it gives. I put it there the starting phrase here
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To "see" the world of money and careers with the same clarity that Sandeep Maheshwari sees the macro-economic world, you must first unlearn the standard advice given by colleges and parents.
The "Matrix" view of careers is: Study hard -> Get a Degree -> Trade Time for Money (Salary) -> Save -> Retire.
The "Clear" view (what the wealthy see) is: Build Assets -> Use Leverage -> Decouple Time from Money -> Own Equity.
Here is the breakdown of what you need to study to see the "hidden" mechanics of wealth.
1. The Core Subject: Leverage (Archimedes' Lever)
Most people trade time for money. If they don't work, they don't get paid. This is the trap. To escape, you need Leverage.
There are four types of leverage. You must study and acquire them:
- Labor: People working for you (Old school, hard to manage).
- Capital: Money working for you (Stocks, Factory machines).
- Code: Software working for you while you sleep (New wealth).
- Media: Content (YouTube, Blogs) working for you 24/7 (New wealth).
What to Read:
- "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" by Eric Jorgenson: This is the Bible for this mindset. It explains why "Code and Media" are the best leverage for individuals because they are permissionless. You don't need a boss to let you write code or film a video.
- "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki: (If you haven't read it). It distinguishes between an Asset (puts money in pocket) and a Liability (takes money out).
2. The Strategy: "The Millionaire Fastlane"
The "Slowlane" is saving 10% of your salary for 40 years. The "Fastlane" is building a system that solves a problem for thousands of people.
- The Law of Effection: You don't get rich by working hard; you get rich by affecting millions of lives.
What to Read:
- "The Millionaire Fastlane" by MJ DeMarco: This is the most aggressive "red pill" book on wealth. It attacks the "get a job" mindset and teaches you to build "systems" (businesses) instead.
3. The Skill: "Specific Knowledge"
You cannot get rich doing what everyone else can do, because the supply of that labor is high, so the price (salary) goes down. You must build Specific Knowledge—skills that cannot be taught in a classroom.
- Example: A computer science degree is generic. Being an expert in "AI agents for agricultural supply chains" is specific.
- The Rule: If society can train you, society can replace you.
What to Read:
- "How to Make Wealth" (Essay) by Paul Graham: Explains that money is just a receipt for "wealth" (value created). To get money, stop chasing status and start solving hard technical problems.
4. The Safety Net: "Antifragility"
Standard careers are Fragile. (One recession, and you lose your job).
You want an Antifragile career. (Chaos makes you stronger).
- Fragile: Employee (1 income stream, 1 boss).
- Robust: Freelancer (Multiple clients).
- Antifragile: Creator/Owner (If you get "cancelled" or controversial, your audience often grows; if one product fails, you learn and build a better one).
What to Read:
- "Antifragile" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: It’s a dense philosophical book, but the career advice is simple: Don't be a turkey (fed daily until Thanksgiving). Have "skin in the game."
Summary Checklist to "See the Money Game":
- Stop selling your time: Start building things (Code, Content, Products) that work when you are sleeping.
- Learn to Sell and Build: If you can build software and sell it (marketing/storytelling), you are unstoppable.
- Ignore Status: Don't chase the job title; chase the Equity (ownership in the business).
- Solve Problems, Don't Fill Seats: Money is a byproduct of value. If you solve a painful problem for a rich person/company, they will pay you.
Next Step:
Would you like me to find the PDF of Naval Ravikant’s Almanack (it is legally free) or summarize Paul Graham’s essay on wealth for you?
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what is career ? 2 year back i didn;t knew this term. Know I think I heard if from others in videos and life, I think what it is. But actually I dont.
Is is my life from now onwards till 15-20 years, what I do, how i will earn money. But can i just decide what I will be doing for the next 5 years or 10,20 now ?
No, I cannot sit and design the whole thing
I struggle to even plan out and execute tmro,
then how can i earn money, Idk why this thought is coming but it says, “I was watching this reel or video of jiddu krishnamurthi, where its said that nothing is waste which is done sincerely”
the confusion arises because I have this idea of doing almost nothing or less work and earning money, being lazy and earning money. I am being brutally honest here hoping no one reads my blogs : )
but there is no clarity and very this idea of “clarity” is wrong in me, i cannot know anything before i do
by doing certain thing i get clarity, this is one perspective
why ia m sitting what ia m trying to do now is to get clarity as crystal clear as how he explained in video regarding the assets, bubble,
the confidence he had
then i get distracted and do some other stuff and this train of thought ends here