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Josh Kaufman
The Personal MBA.
Josh Kaufman is an independent business educator and author best known for 'The Personal MBA', which synthesises foundational business concepts — strategy, marketing, finance, systems — into a self-study curriculum as an alternative to formal graduate education. He also authored 'The First 20 Hours', examining rapid skill acquisition. His work centres on making practical mental models accessible outside academia.
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Frameworks
Attributed to Josh Kaufman
Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Josh is the credited author or speaker.
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20-Hour Rapid Skill Acquisition Method
You do not need 10,000 hours to get good—you need 20 hours of smart practice
Productivity·from The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything
The Self-Directed MBA Framework
Replace a $150K degree with strategic reading of 99 essential books
Entrepreneurship·from The Personal MBA Summary
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Entrepreneurship1 framework · 50%
Productivity1 framework · 0%
Bibliography
Sources by Josh Kaufman
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Appears alongside
Top neighbors of Josh Kaufman
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Aaron Stupple
explanations-and-progress curator.
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02Adam Mastroianni
Experimental History; meta-science curator.
1shared list
03Adam Robinson
Robinson Global Strategic Advisors; meta-learning.
1shared list
04Alain de Botton
School of Life; philosophy-as-life-tools curator.
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05Alan Watts
eastern-philosophy translator for the West.
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06Andy Matuschak
evergreen notes; spaced-repetition-based memory systems.
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07Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Ness Labs; mindful productivity / tiny experiments.
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08Atul Gawande
checklist; medicine-meets-systems essayist.
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Last updated
10 May 2026