Stop obsessing over the goal and become obsessed with whatever is defending you from it.
Dr. Andy Galpin on Young and Profiting — Fitness Lies Exposed · Young and Profiting with Hala Taha
Life moves in four seasons: prepare for winter (adversity), seize spring (opportunity), defend summer, and harvest in fall.
Jim Rohn - The Challenge to Succeed Seminar (Anaheim, California 1981) · Jim Rohn
People buy a brand because it has a heartbeat — and content is what gives it one.
Jamie Salter on Brand Strategy & AI — Reuters Momentum (AC15) editorial interview · Reuters (interviewer: Arriana McLymore) — reupload via DWS News
Build mental bedrock from first principles to evaluate any idea independently
How to Get Rich — Naval · Naval
Escape zero-sum status competition and redirect energy into positive-sum wealth creation
How to Get Rich — Naval · Naval
Small commitments grow their own legs; what you say today becomes who you are tomorrow.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Grade every teaching pitch for boldness before it gets watered down to the safe middle
The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation · Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson
Map your security responsibilities by identifying which of four Bitcoin stakeholder roles you occupy.
Defending Bitcoin: Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid | Luke de Wolf | BIS #202 — Bitcoin Infinity Media · Bitcoin Infinity Media
Defend your Bitcoin like critical infrastructure using Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Defending Bitcoin: Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid | Luke de Wolf | BIS #202 — Bitcoin Infinity Media · Bitcoin Infinity Media
Separate what happened, what we wish happened, and the story we tell ourselves in between.
How to Talk Truthfully About Black History · Clint Smith
Coach your manager to fight for you — hand them the case, don't fight across the table
How To Get A Pay Rise: Career Coach's Proven System · Yota Trom
Reform everything at once or don't call it reform at all
Your Taxes Are About to Go Up (Again) · Helen Miller
Act as if markets are efficient — not because they are, but because the assumption protects you.
Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds? · Tim Harford
Separate your public identity from your beliefs so you can update when evidence demands it.
Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds? · Tim Harford
Shame, not greed or laziness, is the most common destroyer of built wealth.
Therapist Explains: How to Fix Your Money Issues · Vicky Reynal
The ultra-rich own everything you transact through — and you've never heard of them
The Rich Will Bankrupt Us All - Gary's Economics · Gary Stevenson
Approach markets with no preset answer; let data tell you what's real.
The Truth About Investing · Patrick Boyle
Take credit honestly: separate what you did from what your decade did.
Have Boomers Rigged The System? · Tom Nicholas
Big workplace changes need a published glide path, not a short-notice cliff edge
The Government's Plan to Change Your Pension · Torsten Bell MP
Democracies sustain wars they were attacked into; wars of choice erode politically until withdrawal
The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here's What Happens Next · Robert Pape
AI destroys capital and code moats; distribution and authentic voice are what survive
AI AGENTS DEBATE: These Jobs Won't Exist In 24 Months! · Amjad Masad & Bret Weinstein
Treat every belief as a testable tool—keep what works, drop what doesn't
14 Books That I Didn't Expect to Change My life — Mark Manson · Mark Manson
Understand the brain as a pattern-making system that excels at developing ideas but struggles to generate them, requiring lateral thinking to escape established patterns
The Mechanism of Mind: Understand How Your Mind Works · Edward de Bono
Stop swinging between feeling worthless and feeling superior
#119 - Terry Real: Breaking the cycle of shame, anger, and depression · Terry Real
Test strategy by imagining what must be true for it to succeed
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works · A.G. Lafley & Roger L. Martin
Treat your beliefs like hypotheses to be tested, not possessions to be defended
Adam Grant - Rethinking Your Position (The Knowledge Project Ep. #112) · Adam Grant
Giants are not as strong as they seem, and the shepherd boy has a sling in his pocket
The Unheard Story of David and Goliath · Malcolm Gladwell
Any idea goes, but you must defend it with evidence and logic
Rigorous Thinking: No Lazy Thinking · Wes Kao
The more labels you claim, the less clearly you can think
Keep Your Identity Small · Paul Graham
Defend against WMD threats
National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction · Unknown
Dissuade, Deter, Defend, and Defeat
National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction · Unknown
Roles in market competition
Inside the Tornado: Marketing Strategies From Silicon Valley's Cutting Edge · Geoffrey A. Moore
Understand industry competition
Competitive Strategy · Michael E. Porter
Map your natural energy peaks to schedule your highest-impact work during the hours when you bring the most focus and vitality
The Productivity Project · Chris Bailey
Shape your innovation into a disruption so incumbents are motivated to flee rather than fight
The Innovator's Solution · Clayton M. Christensen & Michael E. Raynor
Don't choose between stories; embrace both
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most · Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen
Work backwards from what would have to be true to find the best strategic choice
Playing to Win_ How Strategy Really Works · A.G. Lafley & Roger Martin
Sidestep attacks and redirect energy toward problem-solving
Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in · Roger Fisher & William Ury
Refine a single draft instead of trading competing proposals
Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in · Roger Fisher & William Ury
Protect four-hour blocks daily for your highest-leverage work
The ONE Thing · Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
Everyone looks in the same direction at the same time
Six Thinking Hats · Edward de Bono
Six colored hats for six directions of thinking
Six Thinking Hats · Edward de Bono
Relentless self-reflection turns every outcome into organizational learning
The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer · Jeffrey K. Liker
Map the five competitive forces that shape every industry's profitability
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors · Michael E. Porter
Challenge the status quo by choosing faith over fear
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us · Seth Godin
Match your strategy to the specific conditions of the ground you occupy
The Art of War · Sun Tzu
Seven meeting types that keep teams aligned without drowning in meetings
Radical Candor · Kim Scott
Certainty is the enemy of growth; embrace being wrong to become less wrong
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F ck (The Subtle Art of Not · Mark Manson
Using survivor testimony as the foundation for both legal and moral accountability
The Prosecutor One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice · Jack Fairweather
Transform rejection and criticism into your most valuable innovation signal
Loonshots · Safi Bahcall