1. Identify your natural aptitude and deep interests to find the right work to pursue.
2. Don't worry if you're unsure of what to work on initially. Guess and get started. You can always explore and discover different fields as you go.
3. Develop a habit of working on your own projects and take ownership of them. Your greatest work will likely come from projects you are driving and deeply invested in.
4. Pursue projects that are ambitious and exciting to you. Your ambitious goals will evolve and align with importance as you grow older.
5. Cultivate excited curiosity and let it guide your work. Focus on what you are excessively curious about, even if it might bore others.
6. Learn enough about a subject to reach the frontier of knowledge and look out for gaps and unanswered questions. Uncover the strange and unconventional ideas.
7. Chase outlier ideas that others may ignore. Expertise in a subject and a unique perspective on overlooked possibilities can lead to great discoveries.
8. Embrace hard work as a necessary element of doing great work. Your curiosity, delight, and desire to impress will drive your efforts.
9. Remain open to exploring different fields and interests as you learn and grow. Optimize for interestingness and let your tastes guide you.
10. Make something that you and others actually want. Build or create something based on your own interests and desires, as this will resonate with others too.