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Well for the super-hero nerds out there here’s everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the World’s Richest Superheroes._ by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jul 13, 2015 4:01 AM UTC  Boy dressed as a superhero Boy dressed as a superhero Getty Images by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jul 13, 2015 4:01 AM UTC ## You Can Gain Real Super Powers No gamma radiation, spider bites or mutations necessary. A few simple tips from the blog can have you performing heroic deeds in no time — cape not included. ## 1) Gain Super Creativity! Take a [hot shower](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/03/during-what-average-daily-activity-are-you-mo/). Via [Imagine: How Creativity Works](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1847677878/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1847677878&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to [increase creativity](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/12/5-quick-today-boost-creativity/). ## 2) Add Powerful New Habits! Use the “[20 second rule](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/06/is-the-20-second-rule-the-key-to-being-your-b/).” Look at the good habits you want to develop and see if there’s a way you can make them easier to begin by 20 seconds. Want to stop a bad habit? Increase the time it takes to initiate it by 20 seconds. Put those gym clothes where you can reach them. Put the chocolate on the top shelf and close the cabinet. Here are more ways to [break bad habits and add good ones](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/08/what-are-the-5-steps-for-changing-bad-habits/). ## 3) Gain Unstoppable Willpower! Eat something. From my [interview with willpower researcher Roy Baumeister](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/increase-willpower/): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to [increase willpower](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/07/increase-self-control/). ## 4) Instantly Reduce Stress! [Get out in nature](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/04/does-being-near-nature-reduce-stress/): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to [reduce stress](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/05/12-ways-to-eliminate-stress/). ## 5) Super Learning! Write a summary. Via Daniel Coyle’s excellent book [The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034553025X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=034553025X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to [increase learning](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/09/what-are-the-secrets-of-improving-learning-an/). ## 6) Develop Mind Control Powers! Connect better with others by emphasizing [similarity](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/05/whats-the-key-to-being-liked-and-being-more-i/). Demonstrating that you [have something in common with someone else](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-an-easy-way-to-get-others-to-agree-to-h) makes them more likely to help you. Salesmen deliberately fake little similarities in order to [influence you and connect with you](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-salesmen-use-similarity-to-manipulate-you). And it [works](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-mimicry-the-key-to-sales). Out and out mimicking people (but not obviously) causes them to [like you more](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-to-quickly-and-easily-make-people-like-yo) and to [act more kind](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-can-you-quickly-and-easily-make-someone-a). Here are more ways to increase your [mind control super powers](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/robert-cialdini-influence/). ## 7) Be Productive Enough to Take On Multiple Supervillains! Much like a superhero, checklists really can save lives. Atul Gawande, author of [The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312430000?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312430000), tells the [story](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/02/whats-something-simple-that-can-make-your-wor/) of how much of a difference checklists made in a hospital ICU: --- > “” --- Here are more ways to gain super [productivity](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/09/6-things-that-will-make-you-more-productive/). ## 8) Resist Evil And Be A Better Person! Use peer pressure to your advantage. Spend more time with [the type of people you want to be](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/06/are-your-friends-the-easiest-route-to-self-im/). From Charles Duhigg’s excellent book [The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400069289/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1400069289): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to [be a better person](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/04/7-steps-to-being-a-better-person/). ## 9) Gain Tony Stark Confidence! Confidence is a real super power. Immediately increase it by looking at your [resume](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/07/whats-a-quick-way-to-boost-confidence-when-a/). Via [Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416596178/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1416596178): --- > “” --- Here are more ways to give you super [confidence](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/10/how-to-be-more-confident/). ## 10) Increase Your Super Powers From A to Z! Get enough sleep. You can’t cut corners on sleep and [not have it affect you](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/06/get-better-sleep/): --- > “” --- Being tired actually makes it [harder to be](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/does-being-tired-make-it-hard-to-be-happy) [happy](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/are-the-big-events-in-life-most-responsible-f). “Sleeping on it” does [improve decision making](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-sleep-on-it-good-advice) and can help you [follow through on your goals](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-there-an-easy-way-to-help-you-follow-throu). Lack of sleep makes you [more likely to get sick](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/why-do-some-people-get-sick-so-often-and-othe) and [more likely to behave unethically](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/does-lack-of-sleep-make-us-unethical). There [is such a thing as beauty sleep](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-there-really-such-thing-as-beauty-sleep). Most people don’t get nearly enough. If you do, it **really is** like being superhuman. Here is everything you need to know about super [sleep](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/06/get-better-sleep/). **Join over 195,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD)**.** **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/08/real-super-powers/)**_._** Related posts: [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/) [How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/) [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/) ## Transcript [ NOISE ] You ever hear Tony Stark talk about his money problems? Hey, it's good to be back. Kevlar utility harness, gas- powered magnetic grapple gun. Or wonder just how How much of a burden it is financially maintaining a bat cave. Or for the Superhero nerds out there, Money has laid out everything you ever wanted to know about the world's richest Superheroes. I'm Professor Charles Xavier I built this school where mutants could learn to focus their powers in a positive way. First up, Professor X, the leader of the X- Men and founder for the school for gifted youngsters. Maintaining any school is going to be costly. But as Cerebro, fighting Magneto one up, fairly regular basis, and the X Jet, and we're talking serious bill Despite all of this, Professor X is worth about 3. 5 billion, that's according to new X Man character, Phantom X, who tried to extort money from the professor. Professor X's net worth seems a little disappointing, considering the telepathic abilities and all, but maybe winning the lotto would be too suspicious. Master Wayne, are you coming? Back for long, sir. Dealing with crime fighting has got to make running the biggest company in Gotham difficult. So what are you proposing? It's simple. Kill the bat man. And considering Gotham has dealt with the Joker, Bane, and Ra's al Ghul over the past few years. Wayne Enterprises got to be considering relocation, right? Well, despite the extremely bad fortune of Gotham City, Wayne Enterprises is doing just fine and so is it's CEO. For years I've been shuttering and consolidating all the different prototypes under one roof. My roof. Thank god for Lucius Big man in a suit of armor. Take that away, what are you? A genius billionaire playboy philanthropist. [ LAUGH ] And lest we forget, CEO of multi- billion dollar weapons company Stark Industries. If Tony Stark is not the richest superhero, he definitely has the most fun. I want one. No. Mr. Stark tops our list with a $ 12. 4 billion net worth. While Stark Industries boasts an annual revenue of just over 20 billion dollars. But we're still waiting on this year's numbers. That the best you can do? 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