Recommended Reading
Essays and articles from other people that I keep coming back to, sending around, or using as shortcuts for better conversations.
Sam Altman
How To Be Successful
Thirteen notes on outlier success, compounding yourself, independent thinking, focus, leverage, and internal drive.
Paul Graham
How to Do What You Love
A classic essay about finding work that is genuinely absorbing enough to keep getting better at.
Naval
How to Get Rich
Naval’s long-form exploration of wealth creation, leverage, ownership, judgment, and getting paid for specific knowledge.
Collaborative Fund
Financial Advice For My New Daughter
A short, tender note on money as a tool for independence, reasonable behavior, and making room for a life.
Wait But Why
The Cook and the Chef: Musk's Secret Sauce
A sprawling Wait But Why essay about first-principles thinking, chef-like reasoning, and Elon Musk’s decision-making style.
The Technium
1,000 True Fans
Kevin Kelly’s now-classic creator-economy argument: a small number of devoted supporters can sustain independent work.
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