You’re Not Behind: How To Become Dangerous At Anything You Do

In this monologue, Alex shares a process for rapid learning, emphasizing that intelligence is the speed of learning and can be improved through focused iteration. He details deconstructing skills into smaller, quantifiable behaviors and defining success metrics for each sub-skill. Alex advises ignoring the "black box" of underlying psychology and instead focusing on observable inputs and actions of top performers, replicating those actions, and measuring the outcomes. He stresses the importance of observation, analysis, repetition, and iterating based on first-party data to refine skills, and he concludes by advocating for removing luck from one's vocabulary, focusing instead on personal growth through overcoming challenges.