"Status-free does not mean anything" - advice to 30-year-old millionaire Sam Altman

A few weeks ago, Sam Altman - millionaire, entrepreneur and head of Y Combinator - turned 30 years old. On this occasion, he wrote an article in which he told about his life experience and that has helped him to become what he is.

Sam Altman

Entrepreneur, investor. In 2005 he founded the company Loopt, leaving his studies at Stanford University. He is currently president of the accelerator for startups Y Combinator.

A week ago, I was 30 years old. One of his old friends asked me to give you some vital tips based on my experience. They had accumulated a lot, and I still doubt whether it was necessary to publish this list, because most of them are empty and meaningless. But I decided, and this is abbreviated and stripped of all superfluous version of my answer.

1. Never put family or friends at the end of his list of priorities. Do not lose touch with old friends. Speak up in the morning, if you're interested.
2. How to become successful: select one thing, focus, believe in yourself (especially if you do not believe, etc.), develop communication and communicate, get acquainted with the talented people and working hard.
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3. Well do uninteresting work is almost impossible. Set yourself target be the best at what you do. Even if you do not will achieve, sooner or later, you will still end up pretty high. Do not be afraid to take responsibility and take risks.
4. I do not know whether the money can buy happinessBut they can definitely buy freedom. And this is already done. Lack of money also leads to stress. And often, making money becomes more interesting occupation than their waste.
5. More often talk with people. Read more lengthy articles and books, fewer tweets. Less watching television.
6. Set a clear goal for each day of the year and decade.
7. Planning - is good. But if you get an unexpected opportunity, take advantage of it. Do not be afraid to do something a little reckless.
8. Earn to communicate with intelligent, interesting and ambitious people. Work on them and hire them. The fact that we become like the people that spend a lot of time, really true.
9. Get rid of distractions. It is very important. Force yourself to focus, over time it will bear fruit.
10. Less worry. Not many things in the world is so risky as it sounds. Many people are too afraid to take risks, not knowing what awaits them. So you never will achieve heights.
11. Ask for what you want.
12. If you know that you will be sorry if you do not do something, you better do it.
13. Train. Eat right. Relax. You already know this.
14. Youth - is a great thing. Do not spend it wasted. No amount of money will not return it back.
15. Often tell their parents that you love them. Visit them.
16. Learn insatiable.
17. Often do something new. New activity not only slows down the perception of time and makes life interesting, it also helps not to stay in one place and increases outlook.
18. Do not burn bridges.
19. Forgiving people.
20. Do not pursue status. Status without content does not mean anything.
21. Most things will not harm in moderation. Almost everything hurts, if you use it excessively.
22. Fear - an integral part of life. I noticed that he was more concerned with smart and ambitious people. It seems to me that many people are working so hard because of what they think about fear too often.
23. Not worth much to complain about. People do not like that.
24. Do not envy others' success. But remember that many will envy your way and ignore it.
25. If you have enough time, you will be able to adapt to anything.
26. Think a few seconds before you do. Take a few minutes when you are angry.
27. The days are long, but short decades.