Summer Reading.
Every year I compile some of my favourite recent pieces and highlight some consistently brilliant writers.
4 amazing pieces, 4 writers I pay for and some insightful people to follow.
PLEASE send me your favourites too!
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#1 "The Depths She’ll Reach" via (25 min read).
This isn’t an article as much as a full-blown multimedia experience. Without revealing too much, it’s about a free-diver’s path to personal redemption. I found it EXTREMELY moving.
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#2 An interview with Brunello Cucinelli (46 min read). A resonant and highly relevant examination of the philosophy behind building an enduring business in volatile times. h/t
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#3 Book Review: The Scout Mindset by (39 min read). This review makes a radically important point. Despite our focus on cognitive biases, you need to be BOTH more rational AND have guiding values.
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#4 with : A Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life (2hr 32min listen). This is probably one of my favourite podcasts ever. Varty’s adventures in the wilderness of Africa make him a unique mix of hilarious storyteller & a source of profound wisdom
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I also wrote a “rabbit hole generator” listicle of the most interesting ideas I’ve found.
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4 writers I pay for.
#1 Commonplace by . He has the best BS filter I’ve encountered on the internet. His exploration of cognitive flexibility in business was one of my 3 favourite reads of 2021.
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#2. ’s Minds of the Market. My favourite recent piece exploded the myth around Warren Buffett that he simply reads all day. He was also incredibly proactive about getting into the real world and building his network.
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#3 The Overshoot by is one of the best macroeconomic Substacks I’ve read. This piece on Ukraine was what tipped me into subscribing.
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3 Writers I try to read whenever they publish.
#1 . Hardly undiscovered but still the GOAT.
#2 . Alex’s Monday email is one of the best markets rundowns.
#3 N.S. Lyons. Anonymous and provocative. This article was exceptional.
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Some thinkers to follow right now: Scottish strategist Russell Napier, geopolitical strategist , former CIA analyst , salty polymath scientist , China expert .
Here are my explanations why:
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Finally: Books.
I don’t think I need to tell you what my top book recommendation is by now.
Oxford’s Professor Charles Foster’s review:
“This is one of the most important books ever published. And, yes, I do mean ever.”
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I also enjoyed: Philip Shepherd’s "Radical Wholeness", Vaclav Smil’s "How the World Really Words" & 's The End of the World is Just the Beginning.
Insights from the latter 2 are here:
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Opening all these tabs probably crashed your browser. So you can read this as an article here:
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Mortified that I forgot #4 on the sites I pay for. It is of course the incomparable . 5 immaculately curated articles a day to help widen my interests and filter bubble. Worth every penny.
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