What do Scott Adams, Charlie Munger, James Clear, and Alex Hormozi all agree on?
They all believe in one big idea!
Stacking skills lead to success
Each frames it slightly differently:
“Talent stacking means acquiring skills that work well together.”
— Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert
“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.”
— Charlie Munger
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
— James Clear, Atomic Habits
Alex Hormozi tends to explain it better:
“Skills stack; acquire rare and valuable ones”
In context, this is a powerful yet simple framework for becoming irreplaceable, highly valuable, and ultimately successful in both life and business.
Here’s what it —really means:
Skills compound. Like interest, when you combine skills, your value multiplies — not adds.
Rare skills set you apart. Don’t just learn what everyone else knows. Learn what few people know — and even fewer can do well.
Valuable skills get paid. The market rewards skills that solve painful, expensive problems.
Instead of focusing on just becoming excellent at one thing, Hormozi suggests becoming very good at a few things that work well together — for example:
→ Copywriting + Sales + Marketing + Business Strategy
→ Or: Public Speaking + Leadership + Storytelling + Finance
When these are stacked together, they make you:
Harder to replace
Easier to trust
More in-demand
And ultimately, more successful
Why this matters:
Because one skill is not enough in a world of high competition.
But a stack of the right skills makes you almost unstoppable.
Here’s to your skills, growth, and success.
The Growth Framework.
— Glen Smale