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First thing to do is tread water right? Then look around, find land and start swimming.

tl/dr: Just airing my neurological flatulence

Some background, I felt the Fastlane influence around the same time time OnStar was released. I was inspired by my family's new Garmen handheld GPS navigation system and thought that would be so handy to combine it directly with a vehicle so that not only could it provide directions to a destination, but in the event of a crash it could send an SOS message to a satellite network and forward it to the local emergency dispatch. Great idea, no execution. Then again I was only a toddler. In college, I began to understand the power of the ubiquitous Research Paper. Cutting and Bleeding edge info on the understanding of the universe. At the same time they're great distractions into the weeds, or they offer more directionless questions to wander n ponder. The key to cut through is to apply a vector, or magnitude and direction, to knowledge towards a goal.

With that perspective, I have 2 CENTS ideas that require background vectors. One is a "do it better" cure/treatment against biting insects. The other is a novel way to clean up worldwide plastic. Or at least I think it's novel. Or even apply it to toxic "forever chemicals". Regardless, both require starting with my own due diligence to dive in, read, and understand chemical concepts, reactions, biology, etc and then link it up to a business or patent.

This is exciting! I can't wait to learn about known unknowns.
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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