Believe that the world is highly malleable and will reconfigure itself around your clear vision, maximum energy, drive, and passion, allowing you to achieve your goals more quickly than expected.
Understand that the path of innovation is a “brutal exercise” requiring immense willpower, a willingness to endure pain, criticism, and negative perceptions for extended periods, so be signed up for the fight.
Ground your innovative efforts in genuine truth and substance, as this fundamental reality will ultimately be your strongest ally against opposition, even when others are fighting or arguing against you.
Develop high trait openness to be receptive to many different kinds of new ideas, even outside your specific creative or professional domain, which is essential for breakthrough work.
Foster high conscientiousness, demonstrating extreme hard work and long-term dedication over many years, deferring gratification to accomplish great things.
Cultivate a high level of disagreeableness to resist being easily talked out of new ideas, as the initial reaction to novel concepts is often skepticism or dismissal.
Aim for low neuroticism to better handle the inherent stress, pain, trauma, anxiety, and risk of failure that comes with pursuing innovative endeavors.
Focus on the process and journey of creation as the primary reward, fostering an internal drive to continuously improve and compete against yourself, rather than solely external markers of success.
Seek out and cluster with other innovators in specific geographic or professional “scenes” to gain a significant advantage, support network, and higher aspirations for global maximum success.
Even when surrounded by other innovators, actively maintain independent thought and challenge prevailing consensus to avoid merely following fads or getting sucked into collective biases.
Spend years obsessing over and deeply understanding the intricate details of your chosen field, as this profound expertise is a key differentiator for true innovators.
Extensively map out possible future paths for your ideas (the “idea maze”), but be prepared to treat plans as hypotheses, modifying them and course-correcting daily based on new information and changing realities.
If you are an extreme risk-taker, consider segmenting this tendency to professional pursuits while maintaining a stable, rule-abiding, and low-risk personal and financial life.
Recognize that some highly creative individuals take extreme risks across all life domains, which, while sometimes leading to personal downfall, is a tragic but often necessary aspect of civilizational progress.
When evaluating societal reactions to ideas or events, distinguish between the general public’s often more open and forgiving views and the potentially restrictive or status-driven narratives of elites and institutions.
Be critical of seemingly grassroots movements or “cancellation waves,” as they are often orchestrated and funded by elite groups or activists rather than genuine bottom-up public sentiment.
To foster true innovation and progress, be willing to challenge and potentially dismantle old, unreformable institutions that resist change, recognizing that creative destruction is often necessary for superior new systems to emerge.
Actively utilize AI to build advanced countermeasures against potential harms, such as designing better bio defenses, enhancing cybersecurity tools, and creating AI filters for misinformation and deep fakes.
Adopt AI companions for personalized, empathetic, and always-available assistance in areas like health management, mental well-being (e.g., CBT), coaching, and mentorship, leveraging their infinite patience and wisdom.
Always retain ultimate control over AI tools, remembering that they are machines built by humans, and ensure you decide when and how they are used, including the ability to disengage them.
Be wary of policies that demand proof of no negative effects before new technologies are deployed, as this “precautionary principle” can severely hinder beneficial innovation and lead to unintended, detrimental consequences.
Understand that societal fear and opposition to new technologies often stem from “moral panics” that are fundamentally about a reordering of social status, rather than inherent danger.
Actively engage with and adapt to emerging communication technologies like social media and podcasts, as they fundamentally change how influence is gained and distributed, rendering old strategies obsolete.
For rapid execution and innovation, organize into small, nimble teams capable of quick decision-making and efficient problem-solving, thereby bypassing the overhead and internal warfare of large bureaucracies.
If leading an organization, identify and grant exceptional creative individuals (“wild ducks”) the autonomy, resources, and freedom from conventional rules to foster breakthrough innovation, even if it means breaking norms.
Ensure adequate daily intake of water and electrolytes (sodium, magnesium, potassium) for optimal brain function, physical performance, and the vital functioning of all cells, especially neurons.
Incorporate short (e.g., 10-minute) sessions of non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) or yoga nidra, which involves lying still with an active mind, to significantly restore cognitive and physical energy.
Drink one packet of Element dissolved in 16 to 32 ounces of water first thing in the morning to ensure proper hydration and adequate electrolyte intake.
Drink Element dissolved in water during any kind of physical exercise to maintain proper hydration and replenish electrolytes lost through activity.
Use meditation apps like Waking Up to access various meditation programs, mindfulness trainings, yoga nidra sessions, and NSDR protocols for managing brain and body states.