I Wanna Be A Heavy Hitter Alamnac

On Problems, Beauty, and Joel Embiid

10 Topics, Every Week, To Keep You Fired Up

First Seven- From Outside Authors

Last Three- From Me

  1. On Using Your Problems

  1. Sam Altman On Obsession (Founder of OpenAI)

“It is hard to be wildly successful at anything you aren’t obsessed with.

The most successful people I know are primarily internally driven; they do what they do to impress themselves and because they feel compelled to make something happen in the world.

After you’ve made enough money to buy whatever you want and gotten enough social status that it stops being fun to get more, this is the only force I know of that will continue to drive you to higher levels of performance.”

-Sam Altman (h/t Z Fellows)
  1. Doing Something Right Is Beautiful

Jim Simons, Founder of Renaissance Technologies American Hedge Fund

  1. The Important Thing Is to Make Something Important

Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple (obviously)

  1. Stop Sleeping and Start Attacking the F***in’ World

    (especially if you’re 35 and under)

  1. How Joel Embiid Got to the League

“I seriously got to the league by watching Youtube and living in the gym. There is no other way to explain it…”

  1. Saying No Is Important

  1. Become a Part-Time Historian

  1. Which One Are You?

  1. Weekends

  1. Bonus Bullet Point This Week:)

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