From ancient times to the present, there are four most stable ways to make money. Regardless of how the environment changes, these principles have never changed. Today, let's clarify the underlying logic of making money.
Information Gap: What I know, you don't know
Core: Master scarce information, seize opportunities.
How to Narrow: Proactive learning (industry reports, professional communities), subscribe to information, deep reading.
Supplement: The information gap is easier to obtain in the Internet age, but it can also become ineffective more easily. The key is to filter high-quality information, quickly verify, and take action.
Cognitive Gap: What I understand, you don't understand
Core: Understand the essence of things, see through rules and trends.
How to Enhance: Build model thinking, long-term reading, associate with experts, accumulate experience.
Supplement: The cognitive gap requires interdisciplinary learning and reflection, avoiding the trap of "knowing many principles but not living a good life."
Execution Gap: We both understand, you don’t do it, I do
Core: Action determines results, self-discipline and persistence are key.
How to Break Through: Cultivate self-discipline, emotional management, delayed gratification ability, break down goals, focus on small iterative steps.
Supplement: Execution is not just about "doing," but about "doing with continuous optimization." Habit formation and review are crucial.
Competition Gap: We both do it, I do it better than you
Core: Specialization, extremization, differentiation.
How to Win: Pay attention to details, iterate products, optimize user experience, cultivate systems thinking.
Supplement: The competition gap requires long-termism, avoiding short-term imitation. Innovation and the compound effect are the ultimate barrier.
Summary Recommendations:
Beginners: Start by narrowing the information gap, proactively engage with new fields, and build a foundation.
Intermediate: Enhance the cognitive gap, learn to see through rules and trends.
Experts: Strengthen execution and competition gaps, focus on details and long-term optimization.
Action: Spend 30 minutes a day reading industry news, record an actionable small goal, and review after a week of persistence.
The essence of making money is the creation and exchange of value. These four types of "gaps" are the underlying paths to wealth. Choose one point and start immediately; compound interest will accelerate for you.