How much would you pay for a private lesson with Warren Buffet or Jeff Bezos or Roger Federer?
A lot, I’m betting.
Why?
Be honest. To rub shoulders with a muckety muck? For the selfie to show your mates? Or do you really think that Warren could teach you to invest?
My friend, Mats Wilander, never lost an official match to Jimmy Connors.
Over dinner one evening he gave me his exact recipe for handling Jimmy. For Free!
Does that mean that I can I beat Jimmy now?
No.
It only means that I now know how Mats beat Jimmy. Or… to be perfectly honest, I know how Mats thought he beat Jimmy. Because you and I both know that if I ask Jimmy what happened… we’re going to get a different story.
But even if Mats’ is right. What worked for him won’t work for me. His recipe relies on ingredients and insights that only he has.
Success cannot be bought… or sold.
It’s non-transferable.
Studying how others did anything is a waste of time.
Nothing repeats.
The fact that so many think they can mimic their way to their ‘success’ shows how utterly clueless we have become.
If all mastery required was a Tony Robbins seminar, everyone would be a master.
Think you can copy Charlie Mungers mental models?
You can’t.
Decisions bubbles up from the depths. The thinker may claim to know why they did it. They may even believe they know.
They don’t.
She did that because she saw the other player(s) doing this.
Yeah, that explanation seems to make sense. Especially when you know how things worked out.
It’s also bullshit. The ball got on her in .400 of a second. It takes at least .500 of a second to think up an answer.
It… just… felt… right.
You’re down 4-5 in the third… 15-40…
How did Nadal escape this situation?
Your best customer just threatened to jump ship…
What did Don Draper do when this happened?
You’re down to your last $50…
What did Kanye West do when he was broke?
WHO CARES?
Whatever they did. It won’t work for you. Success is non-transferable.
The next time you find yourself in a tight spot… this is what you must do:
C’mon… you have to know I’m kidding. I have no idea what you should do.
But you do.