Commandments

Life doesn't owe you anything (fairness, comfort, companionship) so seek and earn what you need the most

Grit and ability to remain productive and valuable in face of setbacks. But too much grit is stupid (tech world is fail quick)

Know thyself and live with integrity

Fight cognitive fallacies sunk cost, anchoring, risk aversion

Attitude direction teamwork

Bullet points into Career stories
Highlight your Impact, not your Tasks
Quant with Speaking skills
Broad experience - exotics trader, business builder, portfolio manager, idea generator
Second best programmer
Accomplishments that got me here
Thinking Fast and Slow. Super forecasting. Don't like Outliers, don't like Freakonomics or 4-Hour ...

9 Habits of People Who never Settle for Mediocrity
1) Pack your schedule
2) Do things no one else is willing to do
3) Learn more than anyone else
4) Read 2-4 books a month
5) quit the TV and video game addiction
6) wake up earlier than everyone else
7) stop thinking of money as an evil
8) never surrender on things you truly want
9) be excited

How to Be Persuasive: 7 Secrets
1) don't be direct. Be nice and slow it down
2) don't try to get them to say "yes". Saying "no" feels like they've protected themselves. "Is now a bad time to talk?"
3) you need to do an accusation audit - list every terrible thing they could say about you. "I know it seems like I don’t care about you" defuses the negative
4) let them feel in control
5) the two magic words they need to say: "that's right" (summary, paraphrase back to them) as opposed to "you're right" (shut up, go away)
6) listen for levers. Negotiation is a process of discovery, not a fight
7) "how am I supposed to do that?" play dumb, get them to solve your problem

Take care of yourself.
Eat well.
Move daily.
Get enough sleep.
Maintain and nurture your relationships.

Career advice inspired by Buffett's "prodigious intelligence, incredible intensity, and amazing simplicity"
Go work for someone you really admire
Hang out with people better than you, and you cannot help but improve
Measure yourself by an inner scorecard, not an outer scorecard