My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Play/Work Overlap Framework
Finding activities that feel like play to you but appear as work to others, creating a sustainable competitive advantage
How It Works
When something feels like play, you'll do it beyond normal working hours, practice longer, and persist through setbacks, leading to mastery
Components
Identify activities you naturally gravitate toward in free time
Assess if others find these activities challenging or tedious
Test if market demand exists for expertise in these areas
Lean into these activities for 5-9 hours after regular work
When to Use
When choosing career paths, business opportunities, or skill development areas
When Not to Use
In emergency situations requiring immediate income, when market demand doesn't exist for your 'play' activities
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“Someone who enjoys reading business documents and analyzing companies naturally gravitating toward investment analysis while others find it tedious paperwork”
Related Knowledge
Get informal mentorship from successful people
Person regularly responds to your questions and you have ongoing informal advisory relationship
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Two Millimeter Shifts
Small adjustments in approach that create massive changes in outcomes, like a golf club being 2mm off causing the ball t
Fat Pitch Strategy
Waiting for high-probability, high-reward opportunities rather than swinging at every chance that comes along
Asymmetric Risk/Reward
Seek opportunities where you can lose small amounts but win large amounts, or where you have information others lack
Wealth building is a learnable skill
Anyone can learn wealth-building skills regardless of current financial position