Library
library
economics and political economy
the argument under the argumentsThe Economics and Politics of Race
Thomas Sowell
the comparison nobody runs. groups across countries and centuries, and what actually moves outcomes.
A Conflict of Visions
Thomas Sowell
why two people with the same facts land in different places.
The Dictator's Handbook
Bueno de Mesquita and Smith
every regime explained by who the leader must keep paid.
capital and building
how the thing actually gets made10x Is Easier Than 2x
Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
the constraint is the ambition, not the resource.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre
character before technique. 1923 and still true.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
leverage, judgment, and specific knowledge, collected.
systems and organisations
how groups actually behaveThe Goal
Eliyahu Goldratt
the constraint is one thing at a time. a novel about a factory that is really about everything.
The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison
the standard of performance. set it, then stop watching the scoreboard.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
short, unglamorous, and correct about why teams stall.
philosophy
the oldest sources, read wholeNicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
pride as accuracy. the standard for taste and for self assessment.
Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
if you have read this one, we will know within a sentence.
Maxims
François de La Rochefoucauld
motive read plainly, three centuries before anyone called it psychology.
The Tao of Seneca
Seneca, edited by Tim Ferriss
the letters, packaged for people who will actually finish them.
mind and the future self
the forward half of the methodThe Power of Awareness
Neville Goddard
the fixed point stated as a discipline rather than a mood.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Joseph Murphy
the mechanism the rest of this shelf assumes.
consciousness and ideas
where the metaphysics livesThe Self-Aware Universe
Amit Goswami
consciousness as ground rather than product, argued from the physics.
Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson
the adjacent possible, and why density produces origination.
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
the science, reported straight, on what shifts a fixed frame.
power, story, and taste
how it landsOur Kind of People
Lawrence Otis Graham
inside the black upper class. the dynasties, the clubs, and who decides.
read for the pleasure of it
no argument, no methodpodcasts
the ones I make and the ones I listen toPilot Wave
Afsheen Afshar, Arik Oganesian, Cooper
ai and private markets, from inside the portfolio companies.
Token Engineering
Neurometric
ai economics and the cost of thinking. previously inference time tactics.
newsletters
worth the inboxPilot Wave AI
pilotwaveai.substack.com
ai rollups and what production-grade deployment looks like in a portfolio.
Investing in AI
Rob May
twice monthly. the market read from someone who has written it for twenty years.
I've always believed that if you stick to a thought and carefully avoid distraction along the way, you can fulfill a dream.
Estée Lauder · Estée: A Success Story, 1985
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