The only way to make real wealth is to get rid of your salary. In a salary, by definition, you are creating wealth for others, and you are creating a chain and handcuffs for yourself.
James AltucherOnly think about the people you enjoy. Only read the books you enjoy, that make you happy to be human. Only go to the events that actually make you laugh or fall in love. Only deal with the people who love you back, who are winners and want you to win too.
James AltucherRobots are the new middle class. And everyone else will either be an entrepreneur or a temp staffer.
James AltucherHold your breath. Try holding your breath for just thirty seconds. Thatโs all it takes. Try it right now while you are looking at this line. Nowโฆon the twenty-ninth second, do any opinions matter?
James AltucherYour competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the connections you fail to build, the health you sacrifice along the path, your inability to generate ideas, the people around you who donโt support and love your efforts, and whatever god you curse for your bad luck.
James Altucher