James Altucher: Debunking the 10,000-Hour Myth, How to Master Any Skill | E275

Published: March 4, 2024, 9 a.m.

b"After selling his first company for a staggering $15 million, James Altucher lost everything within two years. But instead of letting that setback define him, he forged his own unconventional path to success, embracing failure and constant experimentation. Not only has he built a career as a successful serial entrepreneur and thought leader, but he's also a chess master and stand-up comedian. In today\\u2019s episode, James will share his transformation story, techniques for attaining mastery quicker, and how you can forge your own path to success.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nJames Altucher is a multifaceted entrepreneur, renowned LinkedIn influencer, prolific writer, and venture capitalist. He is involved in over 30 companies across diverse fields including tech, energy, healthcare, and biotech. James's writing career boasts over 20 books, including Skip the Line and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Choose Yourself.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Hala and James will discuss:\\n- Skipping the line to mastery\\n- The concept of choosing your own life\\n- Balancing passion & profitability\\n- The idea that you don\\u2019t have to be the best\\n- When it\\u2019s okay to sacrifice money\\n- The 10,000-experiments rule versus the 10,000-hour rule\\n- Experimenting to leapfrog over normal learners\\xa0\\n- How to become the top 1% in any field\\n- The importance of executing cheaply and quickly\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\xa0\\n\\nJames Altucher is a multifaceted entrepreneur, renowned LinkedIn influencer, prolific writer, and venture capitalist involved in over 30 companies across diverse fields including tech, energy, healthcare, and biotech. No stranger to failing, he's launched 20 businesses, 17 of which failed. James's writing career boasts over 20 books, including Skip the Line and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Choose Yourself, ranked second among the 12 Best Business Books of All Time by USA Today. His writing has been featured in The Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post.\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned:\\nJames\\u2019s Website: https://jamesaltucher.com/\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesaltucher/\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaltucher\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altucher/\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JAltucher.Blog/\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-james-altucher-show/id794030859\\xa0\\nJames\\u2019s Book, Skip the Line: https://www.amazon.com/Skip-Line-Experiments-Surprising-Reaching-ebook/dp/B08BLLF3RD/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\\nBook by K. Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool, Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise: https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp/1531864880\\n\\n\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSponsored By:\\nShopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify\\nRakuten - Start all your shopping at rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today.\\nPorkbun - Get your .bio domain and link in bio bundle for just $5 from Porkbun at\\nporkbun.com/Profiting\\nJustworks - Start your free month now at justworks.com/profiting\\nIndeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting\\nEconomist Education - Go to education.economist.com/PROFITING and enter my promo code PROFITING at registration to get 15% off any course from Economist Education. This offer ends on March 31st \\u2013 don\\u2019t wait!\\nAirbnb - Your home might be worth more than think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host\\n\\n\\xa0\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\xa0\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review - \\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\xa0\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/"