Awesome post - how James Altucher self published ebooks and used Twitter Q&A's to get 100k facebook fans

Loved this - the 'NASA Nap': A little group called NASA discovered that just a 26-minute nap increases performance by 34% and alertness by 54%. Pilots take advantage of NASA naps while planes are on autopilot.

Funny to see how this quiz (1947) compares to roommates in 2012.

That's what I got from it. It takes a sense of humility and ownership to admit those mistakes and be able to reflect on that and produce very useful advice to his son about it.

I'll definitely check this out, thank you!

I totally agree.

Great, unconventional advice on marriage to his son. This is time-proof advice for any generation too.

Exactly. Plus, classic example of actually "buying low" and maybe down the road selling high.

Ramit sethi of I will teach you to be rich once wrote he has a betting label in his email with friends. Bet money with friends about breaking bad habits or forming/maintaining new good ones. Ex. He betted friends who could lose 10 pounds first (or something like that). Good friends hold you accountable and betting money keeps you serious...

Obviously you don't bet the bank....

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