Regarding winning the human race.

The best way to go from last to first is to turn around and start a new race.

Young girl climbing wall in the city.

Or climb a different wall.
Or knock the one in front of you down.
Point is, play by the rules, if they make sense. If they don’t, try and change the rules.

And if that doesn’t work,
invent a new game.

You can only compete in two ways:

  1. By being better than everyone else at the thing everyone is doing.

  2. By starting your own competition that is different and unique from what anyone else is doing and be the best at it.



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