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Labor means people working for you. It's the oldest and most fought-over form of leverage. Labor leverage will impress your parents, but don’t waste your life chasing it.

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This is not a summary, nor anything of my own. This is a life-changing thread from Naval's twitter account. Follow him on X, @naval

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