Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals

We live in a hierarchical world where everyone is expected to keep their heads down and work until they have the experience to move up a level, then repeat the cycle. However, straight, clear-cut career trajectories no longer exist. Industries disappear, job descriptions change, and people’s interests evolve. The key is to constantly be curious about what’s next, to be comfortable with not knowing so you can keep navigating the rough waters ahead. In Skip the Line, Altucher reveals how he went from struggling and depressed to making all of his personal, financial, and creative dreams come true. He blends his refreshingly honest personal stories with unorthodox techniques that have pulled him out of his slump and made him a success story—despite, and perhaps due to, his many failures along the way. Learn how to easily execute ideas, become an expert negotiator, attract the attention of those around you, and scale promising ideas. This is not a set of hacks for different situations, nor is it a set of shortcuts to use when the situation arises. It’s a way of living your life by letting your interests guide your learning, time, and resources. It’s allowing yourself to do what comes naturally to you by getting better at it day by day. It’s a way of approaching change and crisis along with a set of tools to help with creativity, execution, persuasion, productivity, and leadership—all of which will catapult you higher than you ever thought possible and at a speed that everyone will tell you is impossible. Pursue the ideas you believe in, even if you might have to jump the chain of command. Experiment. Be open to failing. You will, and often—but you’ll also succeed at figuring out what you want to do along the way. Read Less