Don’t follow a model that doesn’t work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn’t matter how good a cook you are.

$1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.

The golden years become lower-middle-class life revisited. That's a bittersweet ending.

By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.

Remember—boredom is the enemy, not some abstract "failure.

Learn to be difficult when it counts

Most people are fast to stop you before you get started but hesitate to get in the way if you're moving.

If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it's simply a poor use of resources.

Becoming a member of the NR is not just about working smarter. It's about building a system to replace yourself.