Build Personal Moats - Erik Torenberg's Thoughts
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My favorite career advice
Build Personal Moats My favorite career advice Erik Torenberg Sep 20, 2020 263 21 21 Share My favorite career advice is to develop a “personal moat.” A personal moat is a set of unique and accumulating competitive advantages in the context of your career. Like company moats, your personal moat should be a competitive advantage specific to you that's not only durable, but compounds over time. This should be something that's: Hard to learn and hard to do (but perhaps easier for you) Impossible without rare and/or valuable skills Unique to your own talents & interests Legible, in the sense that y
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