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Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People
A legendary Texas gambler on reading people, setting up the bet, and never taking the side he could lose.
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#Positivity
A poker champion’s case for optimism, written goals, and treating every setback as part of the path.
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Letters from a Stoic
A Roman statesman’s letters to a younger friend on how to spend a life well.
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Living with the Monks
Fifteen days at a monastery with the phone switched off, and what it taught him about focus and gratitude.
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Big Lucky
A serial entrepreneur on climbing out of poverty and building businesses from nothing.
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You Can’t Teach Hungry
The founder of Morgan & Morgan on running a law firm like a business.
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Anything You Want
Short lessons from the musician who accidentally built CD Baby, on running a business on your own terms.
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The Power of Negative Thinking
Why expecting things to go wrong, and preparing for it, beats hoping they won’t.
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The Obstacle Is the Way
A short guide to Stoicism: whatever stands in your way is the material for getting past it.
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Book notes
I read a lot, pretty much all nonfiction, mostly biographies, business, history, and philosophy. I highlight the parts I want to remember and come back to. Here are some books I’ve enjoyed, along with the passages that stuck with me.
