Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Seek counsel, make honesty your policy: two stoic lessons

The Daily Stoic October 14, 2025

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Identity & self-belief 9

Management 7

• Commodus failed because he rejected his father's hand-picked advisors.
• Wisdom requires teachers and critics — not solitary study.
• True honesty is visible in character, not announced as a warning.

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AI tools & automation

YouTube

How hearing loss damages your brain and what to do about it

Andrew Huberman October 13, 2025

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AI tools & automation 9

Deep work & focus 8

• You can lose 90% of auditory neurons and still pass a standard hearing test.
• Hearing loss is directly linked to dementia, depression, and social isolation.
• Magnesium before loud noise exposure measurably reduces hearing damage.

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Culture building

YouTube

Team norms, not talent, drive high performance

Coaching for Leaders October 13, 2025

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Culture building 9

Management 6

• Individual talent and EQ don't predict whether a team performs well
• Belonging is the dominant social need — people only notice it when it's absent
• The single most powerful norm: members genuinely knowing one another

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Why common phone-use advice fails and what actually works

Deep Questions with Cal Newport October 13, 2025

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 7

• Algorithms are literally built to hijack your brain's reward circuits
• Friction, detoxes, and moderation rules don't touch the dopamine loop
• Three unsexy fixes that actually work: remove apps, dock the phone, build discipline

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Founder interviews

YouTube

How Codie Sanchez Built a Million-Follower Brand With Simple Messaging

StoryBrand With Donald Miller October 13, 2025

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Founder interviews 10

Branding 7

Pricing strategy 5

• Attention is a fourth form of leverage — as valuable as capital.
• Most brands don't need a rebrand; they need more repetition.
• Nine out of ten businesses need better product, not more leads.

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Founder interviews

Podcast

Michael Dell on curiosity, cost advantage, and reinventing Dell for every technology wave

Founders October 13, 2025

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Founder interviews 10

Business models 8

Identity & self-belief 7

• Dell beat Compaq by holding 5 days of inventory versus their 90
• Fear of failure still motivates more than the love of success
• AI prompted a full company reset: become the faster competitor or die

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Revenge, self-betrayal, and why knowing better is not enough

The Daily Stoic October 13, 2025

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Identity & self-belief 9

• Knowing the right thing and doing it are completely different problems.
• Revenge warps the avenger — Peter Thiel's Gawker campaign shows how.
• Seneca's distinction: justice for real harm is valid; revenge never is.

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Case studies

Podcast

Faherty Brand: how twin brothers built a $250M coastal fashion company

How I Built This with Guy Raz October 13, 2025

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Case studies 10

Business models 8

Bootstrapping 7

• 12 years of deliberate prep — fashion school, Ralph Lauren, finance — before launch
• Choosing wholesale over VC-fueled DTC saved the business from burning cash
• COVID flipped the model: resort stores boomed, enabling a 40-lease expansion sprint

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