Vishen Lakhiani argues most people don't find success until around age 38, after they step away from society's preset rules and rituals. A slower early career can give you the space to discover a unique edge that lets you accelerate later.
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Not everyone is going to find success at 25. You know, a study showed that most people finally figure it out. Can you guess at what age? 38. I was going to say 48. 38 is when it starts making sense. Wow. When you are able to step away from what I call the culturescape, which is the preset notion of rules and society's beliefs and rituals and how we need to function in life, what often happens is that your acceleration may be a little bit slower. But in that time, in that journey in the wilderness, you might find that thing that clicks. And when you find that thing that clicks and you find the thing that's different from everyone else, you now have an edge, because you're different. And that edge could take you really, really, really far.