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How to get ahead of 99% of people
Pay down your ignorance debt

3 Thoughts
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Ambitious people always keep score. Every slight. Every snub. Every rejection. It’s all more kindle for the fire.
Please bet against me. Do it. I promise I’ll make you regret it.
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High performers don’t just crave pressure, they seek it out. They take on more responsibility, they ask for feedback, they do work before anyone asks for it. They’re relentless about positioning themselves to be in the best place to grow.
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Smart people fail because they can do anything, so they try to do everything.
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A friend spent years studying the world's top investors, and when I asked him what they had in common, he said: "Each had a simple insight that they spent their entire career capitalizing on."
— David Perell (@david_perell)
4:13 PM • May 15, 2025
1 Game-Changing Idea: Ignorance Debt
If I had to attribute a lot of my early progress, it would be to one thing: paying down my ignorance debt.
Early in my career, I was relentless about identifying gaps in my skill set. Whenever I found one, I'd pursue whoever was the forefront expert at that thing I was missing. I sucked at managing my time, so I went and worked at a fast-growth startup. I didn’t know marketing, so I went and worked for Noah Kagan. I realized I didn’t understand how to scale a business, so I joined Acquisition.com. Most people learn through trial and error, which is better than doing nothing - but why learn from your own mistakes when you can learn from the mistakes who have come before you?
Learning from others isn’t a small thing. It's theft. It's highway robbery. You're basically stealing decades of experience and compressing it into months. I can't think of a better return on time invested.
That’s why I wanted to tell you about Alex Hormozi's new book launch. It's called "$100M Money Models." And the principles in the book have been, in Alex’s words, “Responsible for the vast majority of my material wealth.”
I've been behind the scenes and seen a few sneak peeks. And I genuinely believe this book will change SO many lives and businesses.
The book itself isn't free, but attending the live launch event is completely free. And if you attend, you'll get a lot of free goodies. Last launch, he gave away so much stuff it blew people's minds. This launch is going to be even better.
If you're interested, you can register (for free) here: » LINK «
These are the type of events you don't want to miss if you're serious about growing your business. But no pressure, of course. I know I’ll be there. I’d love for you to join me.
Until next week,
Jay “Don’t Be In Ignorance Debt” Yang
Ps. I made a song (I’m pretty proud of it 😁)
Kind words for ‘You Can Just Do Things’

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