the future-proof manifesto

Here’s how to future-proof yourself so you can stay relevant in the next 10 years:

Become Permissionless

You live in the most permissionless time in history.

You future-proof yourself when you just do things without permission. You pursue something you deeply care about, learn new skills, build the project, package it up, try to sell it, and attract a tight knit tribe of people who share your energy.

You don’t future-proof yourself by sticking with a skill set that was an asset then but is a liability now. A liability that allows someone else to determine your value, cap your income, and control your attention for most of your day.

You can learn any skill faster than anyone in the past.

You can find the knowledge you need to do almost anything.

You can do more as one person with less time, work, and money than an entire business could do in the past.

You don’t need a degree.

You don’t need a certification.

You need to be able to get results.

This is called permissionless leverage.

And it blows my mind that people still opt for the conventional path.