[muzani]

I took risks and they went very well. 5 year plans exceeded expectations, 1 year plans fell short.

People who are richer and more successful are not always better. Most were lucky. You have to trust in yourself more than you trust others. In fact, nearly all my failures in my early 30s/late 20s have been trusting someone who went to MIT or someone with a history of success.

Don't bother with practical productivity books. Nothing stuck. Anything that tells you that doing X will give Y results is lying. History books are fine: someone did X and Y happened. Psychology/science is fine: statistically Y happens as a result of X. There's a subtle difference, but basically a practical book is very fragile. It's like memorising chess openings; the tools work in very specific conditions. The difference is that the world changes quickly - everything in Rich Dad, Poor Dad or the 4 Hour Workweek becomes an anti-pattern once the world changes.

"Resume items" won't land that job or even a better paycheck. Just optimize to do good work, not looking good on a piece of paper.