Blind ranking ways to get rich in your 20s
A discussion ranking ways to get rich in your 20s, where getting a mentor is identified as the #1 most important factor. Other methods like quitting your job, cutting toxic friends, and establishing morning routines are ranked lower in importance.
Summary
The transcript presents a blind ranking exercise of strategies for building wealth in your 20s. Participants rate various approaches on their importance to financial success. Quitting a traditional 9-to-5 job receives a low ranking of two, with one speaker noting it's not necessary for wealth building. Quitting drinking is suggested but dismissed as non-essential, as one participant claims to have gotten rich in their 20s while still drinking. Cutting out toxic friends receives a three, though speakers acknowledge that people can accumulate wealth even while maintaining problematic relationships. Having a morning routine ranks at five, with acknowledgment that while important, it's not critically necessary for financial success. The clear consensus emerges that getting a mentor ranks as number one in importance. Speakers emphasize that a mentor provides the blueprint for success and can save years of trial-and-error learning, potentially reducing a 12-year journey to understanding wealth-building principles into a much shorter timeline.
Key Insights
- The speaker claims they got rich in their 20s despite still drinking, suggesting quitting alcohol is not a necessary prerequisite for wealth accumulation
- One participant observes that people can build wealth while maintaining toxic friendships, noting 'you can cook in your parents' basement and still have shitty friends around'
- A morning routine is rated as important but not critically important for getting rich, receiving a five on the ranking scale
- The speaker argues that having a mentor is ranked #1 because it provides 'the blueprint' and can save approximately 12 years of self-directed learning
- Quitting a 9-to-5 job is ranked low (a two) with the assertion that you don't have to quit traditional employment to achieve wealth
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Transcript
[0:00] Quit your 9 to5. >> You don't have to quit your 9 to5. I'm going to give it a two. >> Quit drinking >> to get rich in your 20s. I got rich in my 20s and unfortunately I was still drinking. Four, >> cut out toxic friends. >> Three, you can cook in your parents' basement and still have shitty friends around. It's fascinating what you can put up with. >> Have a morning routine. >> Five. It's important but not that important. What is number one, man? >> Get a mentor. >> Get nailed it. That is number one. Get a mentor 100%. Get the blueprint. We could go 12 years and never figure it out. Get…
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