Best skills to learn in your 20s
A content creator ranks various skills for people in their 20s using a tier system (S, A, B, C). Coding, marketing, sales, and investing are rated highest (S tier), while graphic design ranks lowest (C tier). The rankings are based on the speaker's opinion of each skill's potential for wealth generation.
Summary
The speaker evaluates a range of skills relevant to young people using a tier ranking system. At the top (S tier), coding is highlighted as a decisive advantage — the speaker argues that a person who knows how to code will become wealthier faster than one who doesn't. Marketing also receives S tier status, with the speaker emphasizing that the ability to capture attention is the most powerful skill in the modern economy. Sales rounds out the S tier, with the added note that doing sales teaches marketing organically. Investing is also placed in S tier, though with a notable caveat: the speaker frames it primarily as a reminder to invest in oneself rather than just financial markets.
In the A tier, copywriting is praised as a highly valuable skill, and networking is endorsed with the popular phrase 'your network is your net worth.' Speaking receives a B tier rating, with the speaker noting that it is possible to achieve significant financial success while hiding behind a keyboard, making it less essential. Video editing is also placed at B tier — acknowledged as important, but increasingly replaceable by AI tools. Prompting (AI prompt engineering) is rated at the upper end of B tier, compared metaphorically to salt: useful and omnipresent but not a standalone differentiator. Graphic design is ranked lowest at C tier, with the speaker suggesting it is nearly impossible to succeed with as a primary skill in today's environment.
Key Insights
- The speaker argues that coding is an S-tier skill because, all else being equal, the person who knows how to code will become richer faster than the one who doesn't.
- The speaker claims that the ability to capture attention ('get an eyeball') is the single most powerful skill, which is why marketing receives S tier.
- The speaker rates speaking only B tier, contending that it is entirely possible to become a millionaire while hiding behind a keyboard, making verbal communication non-essential.
- The speaker places video editing at B tier specifically because AI tools are making the skill increasingly replaceable, reducing its standalone value.
- The speaker compares AI prompting to salt — it is pervasive and useful, but not a differentiating skill on its own — placing it at the upper end of B tier.
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Transcript
[0:00] Speaking, solid B. You could literally hide behind your keyboard and be millionaire. So, not needed. Copywriting, it's A. Coding, it's S tier. Two people, one that knows how to code, the other one that doesn't. This one's going to become richer faster. Networking, it's A tier, man. Your network is your net worth. Graphic design, C. It's almost impossible in today's world to do that. Marketing, S tier, bro. The ability to get an eyeball is the most powerful skill. Sales S tier. You'll learn marketing and directly doing sales. Video editing. The [0:31] skill is important, but you can do it with AI. I put it as B. Investing. It's an S tier skill, but it's only…
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