What “seeds” can I plant early and reap the benefits later?

Question

Recently, I was pleasantly surprised by a small investment portfolio I created years ago (and forgot about), which has grown nicely over the years. It got me thinking, this is one of the things that, simply by knowing it and putting just a bit of an effort, one can reap the benefits in the years to come.What other things should I start on early and let them grow "for free"? A few things come to mind:Planting a treeInvesting early and properlyLearning a languageWhat else do you recommend?

technmath · Accepted Answer

Books that introduce one to the rigorous mathematical way of thinking. There are free and leisurely ones like Book of Proof by Richard Hammack.https://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/

nojs · Answer

If you&rsquo;re willing to put in a medium amount of effort and be consistent over the course of a few years, few things have better ROI at the moment than learning Chinese I&rsquo;d say.

dmpetrov · Answer

"learn to code" Paul Graham

FaisalAbid · Answer

ExceriseMeditation

What “seeds” can I plant early and reap the benefits later?

Books that introduce one to the rigorous mathematical way of thinking. There are free and leisurely ones like Book of Proof by Richard Hammack.
https://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/

If you’re willing to put in a medium amount of effort and be consistent over the course of a few years, few things have better ROI at the moment than learning Chinese I’d say.

"learn to code" Paul Graham

Excerise
Meditation