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Commonplace Book

  • The Man in the Arena – Life is lived in the arena.
  • You and Your Research
  • Class 1 / Class 2 Problems
  • Elements of Style – Omit Needless Words. Vigorous writing is concise.
  • Marneef – Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints.
  • Life is short – Relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. That’s what you do when life is short.
  • Bahla Fort – The Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that once believed they were eternal.
  • Fast Execution
  • The Little Prince – It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
  • Facebook’s Little Red Book
  • Humankind - A Hopeful History – Most people, deep down, are pretty decent.
  • Anna’s Archive – The Internet, the second greatest equalizer (after death).
  • Old Uncle at the top: “No matter how far you may pee, the last drop always falls at your feet.”
  • The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
  • World’s Hardest Problems
  • Maximize Serendipity
  • The Lesson to Unlearn – Still working on it.

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