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Starting a thread of books I finish in 2020!
2019 thread:
Book 1
Lesson:
If you wish to find the unclouded truth, do not concern yourself with right and wrong. https://twitter.com/kylebrussell/status/1081215731767754753
2019 thread:
Book 1
Lesson:
If you wish to find the unclouded truth, do not concern yourself with right and wrong. https://twitter.com/kylebrussell/status/1081215731767754753
Book 2
Lessons:
-The truth is the ultimate sales tool.
-Favors come back around.
-No conflict, no interest.
Lessons:
-The truth is the ultimate sales tool.
-Favors come back around.
-No conflict, no interest.
Book 3
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People notice that when scientists go into their workshop they strip their objects of study of everything but a few measurable quantities. This often leads to the observation that what was stripped away was worthy, even essential.
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People notice that when scientists go into their workshop they strip their objects of study of everything but a few measurable quantities. This often leads to the observation that what was stripped away was worthy, even essential.
Book 4
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There is a disconnect between the state of the art in neuroscience and our common sense view of the world that people act on their internal, stable desires and beliefs
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There is a disconnect between the state of the art in neuroscience and our common sense view of the world that people act on their internal, stable desires and beliefs
Book 5
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Local, state, and federal government agencies enabled and enforced segregation throughout the 20th century, keeping African Americans from participating in wealth and income growth in housing and labor markets
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Local, state, and federal government agencies enabled and enforced segregation throughout the 20th century, keeping African Americans from participating in wealth and income growth in housing and labor markets
Book 6
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Since the introduction of the telegraph, electronic media has pushed our discourse toward irrelevance, impotence, and incoherence by transforming important elements of our culture into entertainment products
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Since the introduction of the telegraph, electronic media has pushed our discourse toward irrelevance, impotence, and incoherence by transforming important elements of our culture into entertainment products
Book 7
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To achieve elite performance in any field, isolate specific aspects of your technique and find ways to do many repetitions involving that technique with a scoring mechanism or outside observer who can provide feedback on whether you are improving
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To achieve elite performance in any field, isolate specific aspects of your technique and find ways to do many repetitions involving that technique with a scoring mechanism or outside observer who can provide feedback on whether you are improving
Book 8
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You can’t have everything — drop your remorse and do good for the people you love, today.
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You can’t have everything — drop your remorse and do good for the people you love, today.
Book 9
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Instead of dogmatically pushing for historically-advocated policies, it is better to pursue your vision for the world by finding the most viable paths from the circumstances today to that potential future
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Instead of dogmatically pushing for historically-advocated policies, it is better to pursue your vision for the world by finding the most viable paths from the circumstances today to that potential future
Book 10
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It turns out that most cases are “special.” Any system that does not allow for special cases will fail.
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It turns out that most cases are “special.” Any system that does not allow for special cases will fail.
Book 11
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Seek value in the knowable (companies, industries, securities), not the unknowable (economies, markets)
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Seek value in the knowable (companies, industries, securities), not the unknowable (economies, markets)
Book 12
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Business models fund development methodologies, not the other way around.
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Business models fund development methodologies, not the other way around.
Book 13
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A successful tool adapts to the hands that use it.
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A successful tool adapts to the hands that use it.
Book 14
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Building a tribe requires the extension of folk-memories that originally affected only a few to a wider and more distant set of converts.
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Building a tribe requires the extension of folk-memories that originally affected only a few to a wider and more distant set of converts.
Book 15
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The most important thing for long-term projects is setting your pace. The problem is getting the flywheel to spin at a set speed — to get to that point takes as much concentration and effort as you can manage.
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The most important thing for long-term projects is setting your pace. The problem is getting the flywheel to spin at a set speed — to get to that point takes as much concentration and effort as you can manage.
Book 16
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Only the foolhardy take risks when the rules are unclear.
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Only the foolhardy take risks when the rules are unclear.
Book 17
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In intensely iterative creative processes, everything tends to come together at the last minute.
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In intensely iterative creative processes, everything tends to come together at the last minute.
Book 18
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A work culture where criticism is given from a place of caring for one another’s success is scarier but safer. Members of the team feel where their behavior has been deficient, but it ultimately helps everyone get closer to achieving their goals.
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A work culture where criticism is given from a place of caring for one another’s success is scarier but safer. Members of the team feel where their behavior has been deficient, but it ultimately helps everyone get closer to achieving their goals.
Book 19
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To improve judgement, draw on information from non-redundant sources and update your beliefs as you encounter unexpected evidence.
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To improve judgement, draw on information from non-redundant sources and update your beliefs as you encounter unexpected evidence.
Book 20
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Very few people ever bother to find out what other people really think. They are willing to accept whatever they are told about anyone sufficiently distant.
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Very few people ever bother to find out what other people really think. They are willing to accept whatever they are told about anyone sufficiently distant.
Book 21
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No significant economy has successfully developed through policies of free trade and deregulation.
What works: capital accumulation through household farming, manufacturing focused on exports, and regulated banks supporting these efforts.
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No significant economy has successfully developed through policies of free trade and deregulation.
What works: capital accumulation through household farming, manufacturing focused on exports, and regulated banks supporting these efforts.
Book 22
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If we valued the lives of people in the future, we'd accelerate processes that bring compounding benefits and work harder to diminish processes that bring compounding costs
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If we valued the lives of people in the future, we'd accelerate processes that bring compounding benefits and work harder to diminish processes that bring compounding costs
Book 23
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History is always relevant.
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History is always relevant.
Book 24
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People share things that evoke strong emotion, make them look more interesting, or carry practical value that will make them look helpful.
They work out what things have these attributes by watching what others do and respond to in public spaces.
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People share things that evoke strong emotion, make them look more interesting, or carry practical value that will make them look helpful.
They work out what things have these attributes by watching what others do and respond to in public spaces.
Book 25
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Using the right technology in the right way for a particular project centers on finding the correct balance of pre-planning and spontaneity.
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Using the right technology in the right way for a particular project centers on finding the correct balance of pre-planning and spontaneity.
Book 26
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Everyone on the team is rehearsing until they get it right. Do an iteration, talk about it, help each other make sense of their parts and the whole, get closer to a common shared idea, and go again.
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Everyone on the team is rehearsing until they get it right. Do an iteration, talk about it, help each other make sense of their parts and the whole, get closer to a common shared idea, and go again.
Book 27
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Left unchecked, a network will deteriorate in quality of new users and quality of interactions between users.
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Left unchecked, a network will deteriorate in quality of new users and quality of interactions between users.
Book 28
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Revolutionaries are often disappointed because an idea must be very small for people to give it a chance
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Revolutionaries are often disappointed because an idea must be very small for people to give it a chance
Book 29
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Mastering the minutiae of traditional forms is the key to understanding how and when to break rules to create something new.
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Mastering the minutiae of traditional forms is the key to understanding how and when to break rules to create something new.
Book 30
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Be kind, not nice. Do the things that actually set people up to succeed, not just make them feel better in the moment.
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Be kind, not nice. Do the things that actually set people up to succeed, not just make them feel better in the moment.
Book 31
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Teams with formal systems for having priorities flow from leadership to the team and feedback from the team to leadership will inevitably overcome those dependent on unfocused raw talent.
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Teams with formal systems for having priorities flow from leadership to the team and feedback from the team to leadership will inevitably overcome those dependent on unfocused raw talent.
Book 32
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Increases in community size, decreases in cost of sharing, and increases in clarity all make knowledge more combinable.
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Increases in community size, decreases in cost of sharing, and increases in clarity all make knowledge more combinable.
Book 33
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You can’t know in advance what pleasant surprises might come from the next iteration. Do it again.
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You can’t know in advance what pleasant surprises might come from the next iteration. Do it again.
Book 34
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Until you ship the Real 1.0, your Pitch, Process, and Product should rapidly evolve with new information.
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Until you ship the Real 1.0, your Pitch, Process, and Product should rapidly evolve with new information.
