Finding Time to Invest in Yourself

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If you have to work a “normal job,” take on accountability to build your specific knowledge
If you can’t learn in an apprenticeship model because you need to make money, try to be innovative in the context of your job.
I’m not being paid enough to care.” Actually, you are: The knowledge and skills you gain by developing a founder mentality set you up to be a founder down the line; that’s your compensation.
Nivi: We’ve discussed accountability, judgment, specific knowledge and leverage.
If I’m working a “normal” job, is specific knowledge the one I should focus on?
You can say, “Hey, I’ll take charge of this thing that nobody wants to take charge of.” When you take on accountability, you’re also publicly putting your neck on the chopping block—so you have to deliver.
You build specific knowledge by taking accountability for things that other people don’t know how to do.
If you take on accountability and solve problems on the edge of knowledge that others can’t solve, people will line up behind you.
Specific knowledge can be timely or timeless
There are two forms of specific knowledge: timely and timeless.
That’s timely knowledge.
If you’re good at persuading people, it’s probably a skill you picked up early on in life.
Timely specific knowledge comes and goes; but it tends to have a fairly long shelf life.
Technology is an intellectual frontier for gaining specific knowledge
Technology will always be a great field where you can pick up specific knowledge that is valuable to society.
When you have accountability, you get a lot more credit when things go right.
If you’re the kind of person who thrives in a high-accountability environment, you’re going to end up thick-skinned over time.
Specific knowledge comes on the job, not in a classroom
At Spearhead we lead classes teaching founders about investing, and we also hold office hours to discuss specific deals they bring.
When you find a skill like that, you’re dealing with specific knowledge

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