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A public record of what I find worth understanding.

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Featured Book Summaries

Books that fundamentally changed how I think.

The Great Mental Models

The Great Mental Models

Shane Parrish

Most people carry mental models only from their own field, creating blind spots everywhere else. Parrish collects the most reliable thinking frameworks from physics, biology, and mathematics into a single toolkit for clearer reasoning and better decisions.

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The Algebra of Wealth

The Algebra of Wealth

Scott Galloway

Wealth is not the product of income. It is the product of focus, stoicism, time, and diversification. Galloway argues that most people fail financially not from lack of earning power but from lack of character: they spend what they make, follow passion over talent, and wait too long to start.

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The Algebra of Happiness

The Algebra of Happiness

Scott Galloway

Success and happiness are not the same variable, and optimizing for the wrong one early is hard to undo. Galloway argues that economic security, deep relationships, and genuine presence are the actual drivers of a good life. Not achievement, recognition, or the right career path.

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Grit

Grit

Angela Duckworth

Talent is overrated and effort counts twice: once to build skill, once to convert skill into achievement. Duckworth's research across military training, spelling bees, and long-term careers shows that passion combined with perseverance predicts success far better than raw ability. The people who achieve the most are not the most gifted. They are the ones who refuse to stop.

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