One of the main things that the author of the Twitter thread emphasized is acquiring specific skills that no other people have. They say “specific knowledge is the knowledge that you cannot be trained for. If society can train you, it can train someone else, and replace you.” They then add that such knowledge is found only by being true to yourself and pursuing your genuine curiosity, instead of going where everyone else is going right now.

Naval also highlights the importance of surrounding yourself with intelligent and optimistic potential partners, that aren’t keen on playing status games. “They [these people] gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games,” the author adds.