Puri: Practicing "cringe" skills creates an asymmetric competitive advantage.
Shaan Puri · Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos) · May 3, 2024 · at 5:49
Shaan Puri discusses his skill acquisition framework while reacting to YouTuber Jenny Hoyos's method of practicing charisma through private, unreleased stand-up comedy recordings.
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“I look for things that are really valuable to have, But nobody wants to practice it. And even worse people would find it cringe or lame if you said I'm practicing this. Because I'm like, that's a gold mine. That is, we agreed it's valuable. Nobody really works on it. So, so I don't even have to work that hard to get great at it to become better than most people at it because most people are not practicing. And even worse, even if people wanted to practice, they'd feel so lame or it's taboo or it sounds cringe or it sounds awkward to do it. That's a barrier to entry. Most people are not willing to do that.”
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