Close SMB deals faster by bypassing the broker and negotiating directly with the seller
Acquiring Minds: Joe Wynn, $600k SDE, 90% seller note — Acquiring Minds · Acquiring Minds
Shared goals dissolve intergroup hostility that contact alone cannot fix
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Design platforms for safety, ownership, and respect by default — not as afterthoughts bolted on after harm.
Going Viral Taught Me the Internet Is Broken but Fixable · Deja Foxx
Go to the balcony, build a golden bridge, and engage the third side
The Walk from No to Yes · William Ury
Evaporate conflicts at their root instead of merely managing symptoms
Conflicts · Edward de Bono
Replace two-sided arguments with three-party creative design
Conflicts · Edward de Bono
Replace destructive blame with forward-looking contribution mapping to resolve conflicts
Difficult Conversations · Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
Business development through code, not connections
Growth Hacker is the New VP Marketing · Andrew Chen
People describe reality from their position, not from an objective center
Useful Not True · Derek Sivers
Mediate conflicts in everyday situations
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Mediate conflicts with recorded role-plays
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Understanding perspectives and needs
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Facilitating conflict resolution
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Connect with compassion
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Communicate with compassion
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - PDFDrive.com · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Refine a single draft instead of trading competing proposals
Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in · Roger Fisher & William Ury
Replace automatic fight-or-flight with conscious mindfulness-mediated responding
Full Catastrophe Living · Jon Kabat-Zinn
One frame, one issue--set the borders before the conversation begins
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More · Jefferson Fisher
Lead by distributing resources, not by accumulating them
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes · Frans de Waal
Read the room by understanding relationships between others
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes · Frans de Waal
Emotions as consequences of status changes
Evolutionary Psychology The New Science of the Mind, · David M Buss
Understanding emotional closeness
Evolutionary Psychology The New Science of the Mind, · David M Buss
Understand the difference
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Los Angeles, CA · Andrew Huberman
Balance social interactions
Essentials: Science of Building Strong Social Bonds with Family, Friends & Romantic Partners · Andrew Huberman
Measure and build team alignment through physiological and behavioral sync
How to Make Better Decisions · Andrew Huberman & Dr. Michael Platt
Understand that every pleasure raises the bar for the next one
Controlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction · Andrew Huberman
Resolve conflicts by connecting both parties' needs before seeking strategies
Living Nonviolent Communication · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Hear what people feel and need behind whatever they say
Living Nonviolent Communication · Marshall B. Rosenberg
Watch for signs that safety is at risk before dialogue breaks down
Crucial Conversations · Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Use skilled physical creation as a primary source of fulfillment and meaning
Digital Minimalism · Cal Newport
Win every disagreement by never having one
How to Win Friends and Influence People · Dale Carnegie
Higher prices produce genuinely better outcomes through belief alone
Predictably Irrational · Dan Ariely