Companies run at room temperature by default. Founders are exothermic — they inject heat into the system. The job is to protect that heat from being politicked away.
Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation · Patrick O'Shaughnessy / Colossus
Connect with someone by entering the activity they love instead of pulling them into yours.
How Video Games Can Power Up Your Parenting · Hannah Boquet
Teams with better cultures report more errors — they're not making more, they're hiding fewer.
Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds? · Tim Harford
Plan two career moves ahead to position yourself for the role being built right now
Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) — Lenny's Podcast · Lenny's Podcast
Identify and neutralize ego before it sabotages your growth
Ryan Holiday Returns (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) · Ryan Holiday
Transform every impediment into fuel for growth and opportunity
Ryan Holiday Returns (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) · Ryan Holiday
True freedom comes from owning your failures completely without deflection
Shia LaBeouf Interview · Nick Milo
Ego sabotages you differently in aspiration, success, and failure — manage it in each phase
Ego is the Enemy Summary · Ryan Holiday
Your higher-level conscious self must manage your lower-level emotional self to make better decisions and avoid self-sabotage
Principles: Life and Work · Ray Dalio
Thinking about thinking itself
Six Thinking Hats · Edward de Bono
The willingness to take risks for the good of an unknown future
The Infinite Game · Simon Sinek
Systematically eliminate, delegate, or streamline tasks that pull you from your highest work
Clockwork · Mike Michalowicz
Unite global teams through elevated mission, authentic connection, and constant evolution
Masters of Scale · Reid Hoffman
Make incomplete work visible daily to accelerate learning and kill preciousness
Creativity, Inc. · Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace
Replace big plans with small, reversible decisions that compound into progress
Rework · Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Ego clouds judgment, disrupts planning, and destroys teamwork. Keep it in check to win.
Extreme Ownership · Jocko Willink & Leif Babin