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1/ @wolfejosh's first ambition was to become a scientist and find a cure for AIDS. 2/ The best entrepreneurs and scientists master the consensus knowledge base. Then, they innovate with
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When I travel, I like to open Google Maps and go to the orange sections of a city. They're usually business centers so they tend to be walkable. I arrive
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Here's a fascinating answer to "Is Peter Thiel Very Smart?" from @RyanHoliday.I love this line: “The things that I think I’m right about other people are in some sense not
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My favorite way to find interesting ideas is to look for things that don't make sense.When something doesn't make sense, most people turn away and focus on something else. Don't
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One of the weirdest things about modern urbanism is that we build the opposite of what we like.We adore Europe’s narrow streets, but build skyscraper-lined cities with six-lane roads and
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There are two ways to find original ideas to write about: access and revelation.1) Access happens when you have proprietary information, usually because of your experiences.2) Revelation happens when you
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Officially obsessed with Oxford’s “Very Short Introduction” series. The books are generally well-written and don’t have any fluff, which is everything I want from non-fiction. Plus, they’re short enough to
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Say what you want about graphic design, but please admit that old French advertisements are the closest we’ve ever come to perfection This is the only French poster I own.
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New long-form article!This deep dive is all about podcasting. It's everything I've learned in four years, across more than 100 interviews, about preparation, production, and promotion.I've also shared my favorite
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Bryson DeChambeau might be the most innovative athlete in the world right now.He just won his first major championship and is changing how golf is played at the highest levels.
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1. Great ideas are buried in historyBryson's swing is inspired by a 1969 book called The Golfing Machine. It describes 144 ways you can swing a club and inspired Bryson
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In 1989, a researcher named D. F. Chambliss published a paper called "The Mundanity of Excellence."After studying swimmers for three years, he found that three factors separated top-performing swimmers from
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