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TL;DR: That US agency leader refused the bear joke — everyone else is still trying to outrun you.

I remember back in my days seconded to Abu Dhabi to build the prestigious AED 1Bil. 5-block Condominium Rihan Heights Project in 2008 ~ 2011.

My technical department head split the design/technical coordination work among the 3 of us. I took the structural bit, and my 2 colleagues took on the Architectural and Façade portion, respectively. The work was difficult, but ultimately satisfying after completion.

After I came back to Malaysia circa 2012, the company immediately enrolled me into mastering Building Information Modelling (BIM). It was to construct the virtual model of the building – to coordinate and encompassing all building details – Structural, Architectural, Façade and M&E – all into one well-tuned-out model, before construction starts.

The thesis was simple: if we can iron out all the discrepancies between different trades in the model – we called it clash-detection and resolution – we can save up time (lots of time) from dealing with it during construction.

And time equals money.

The intension of the company was very obvious to me. I was to master it to eventually take over the role of 3 persons into one “superman” coordinating everything.

My then CEO used to throw around the phrase – “Economics of Scale”. If we can use one guy to do 3 jobs, why do we need 3 guys?

Finding ways to reduce cost, was how we win tender and secure jobs – and therefore remain competitive in the market.

All these AI layoffs are just of the same consideration in a different skin.

Full critic and feasibility study in the comments.

I’ve helped launch multiple best-selling books, made $1M+ writing online, and worked with 7-figure founders and 8-figure CEOs (Alex Hormozi, Tyler Denk, Noah Kagan).

That’s not to tell you i haven’t failed multiple times (because i have). But there is a way you can get better (faster) than everyone else.

Here’s my exact blueprint…

Go to the source..

Learn from the actual expert. Don’t listen to people talking about the expert. go to the source and learn the full ideas.

learn from real world projects.

This was a hard one for me. For months, I would watch tutorials, read business books, and take notes on marketing courses. But, i’d forget it and never apply what I learned.

The best way to learn is by doing. by learning from real world projects. THEN watching the tutorials to solve the problems you see.

Teach what you learn

Every week, I write a newsletter to over 50,000 readers about what I'm learning. This forces me to understand the material well enough to explain it to someone else.

this is called the feynman technique, and is proven to deepen your understanding of a topic.

self-review every week

Noah Kagan taught me a habit he called T3B3: at the end of each week, you look at your top three and bottom three pieces of work. the next week, you double down on the top 3 and do less of the bottom 3.

This works for pretty much anything in your life. figure out what’s working and do more of it. figure out what’s not working and do less of it.

5/ Start peer groups

When you have a goal, start a group chat with three to five people with the same goal. i've done this for social media, copywriting, and marathon training. If you don't know anyone yet, find them in discord and reddit communities.

have a weekly or monthly call where you give feedback. you can also keep a shared spreadsheet to track what you did that week to build accountability.

final thoughts

these strategies worked for me. they might not work for you. so take my advice with a grain of salt. if they seem useful use it to improve and if the advice seems stupid, ignore it.

So learn some skills and get better (faster).

r/BusinessDeconstructed

Keith Ferrazzi: The Bear Joke That Broke the AI Training Script — and the Black Belt Ladder Lowe's Is Actually Running

I've made $1M+ at 20y/o. Here’s the exact blueprint to getting better (faster) that i wish i had on day 1