Thomas J. Watson

Find your superpower: be 'smart in spots' like Tom Watson

Tai cites IBM founder Tom Watson on being 'smart in spots' and spending time there. His advice to his younger self: identify the one tangible superpower where you have Titan potential and concentrate on it rather than spreading evenly.

“Tom Watson, the founder of IBM, used to say, I'm smart in spots and I like to spend a lot of time in those spots. So I think another thing my 22-year-old self would say, Ty, on certain things you're a moron and other things You have Titan potential. Stick more around the Titan potential type, you know? And I think that's for everybody. What's that damn superpower you have?”

Steal thisIdentify the few spots where you have Titan potential and spend most of your time there.