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James Altucher

Nacido: January 23, 1968 – New York City, New York, United States

James Altucher is an American author, entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster whose work spans entrepreneurship, investing, and self-improvement. He is best known for Choose Yourself, alongside books such as The Power of No and Skip the Line. A Wall Street Journal bestselling author, he has published more than 20 books.

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

James Altucher built a career at the intersection of code, markets, and personal narrative. Trained in computer science and artificial intelligence, he spent years writing unpublished fiction before moving to New York in 1994, where he worked around HBO and the early web while trying to become both entrepreneur and writer. That dual identity never really disappeared: technical fluency gave him one route into business, but writing remained the place where he shaped experience into argument, confession, and advice. ((https://www.jamesaltucher.com/about))

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Every day I wake up and write down ten ideas
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Perfectionism is the ENEMY of the idea muscle
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Try to improve 1% a day at whatever it is you are trying to learn
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Blaming is draining. Complaining is draining. Explaining is draining
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I do. The only way to get better is to DO. Not think or write or watch. DO
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People want to talk to the person who wants to listen
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The point: be prolific
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Life is up and down
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If you just help yourself, you live a small life
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Voces de la Comunidad

"James Altucher is scary smart"

Stephen Dubner

"Altucher has turned his misfortune into a source of wisdom and comfort for the despondent"

Businessweek

"James Altucher is the best blogger of our generation"

Timothy Sykes

"If you need to see an example of vulnerability done well, just read the work of James Altucher"

Search Engine Journal

"We are beginning to build a massive amount of respect for James Altucher due to his willingness to say things that will get him absolutely pilloried by the masses"

Business Insider

"James Altucher: The Most Interesting Man In The World"

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