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Alignment: The Key to Success Nobody Ever Taught You

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I spend a lot of time thinking about this simple idea: The person who aligns themselves with the general principles of the world goes further and faster than the person who doesn’t. What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities. If we do not let the world teach us, it teaches us a lesson. The way to align yourself with the world is to take simple ideas seriously. Consider compounding. We know that spending less than we make, investing the difference in index funds, and waiting for a long time creates financial independence. Yet how many people follow this principle? Not many. Most of us know what works but fail to align ourselves with it. Compounding applies to relationships too. Not just with your partner, but with your colleagues, friends, and even your customers. For relationships to compound, they must be win-win. But how

Thinking | Reading Time: 3 minutes Alignment: The Key to Success Nobody Ever Taught You I spend a lot of time thinking about this simple idea: The person who aligns themselves with the general principles of the world goes further and faster than the person who doesn’t. What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities. If we do not let the world teach us, it teaches us a lesson. — Joseph Tussman The way to align yourself with the w

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