Building your freedom and power gets easier when you approach it rationally, using a simple and pragmatic model of yourself. You are a mind, with a continuous stream of thoughts and a growing set of memories. You have an ape, a state-of-the-art "homo sapiens sapiens" that comes with its own emotions and instincts, and with which you navigate and do things in the world. The book's four-step approach is:1. Tame your ape so that its body, instincts and emotions work with you rather than against you.2. Train yourself as a mind, continuously improving your intelligence and acquiring relevant knowledge.3. Explore the world you find yourself in, to understand its rules and what it takes to win.4. Build your legacy and bring your dreams to life with careful planning and diligent execution.