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Chasing Mimesis in China
Foreword to the Chinese Edition of Wanting
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August 2023

Lamborghini vs. Ferrari—The Hidden Story of Desire
Why rivalry drove Ferruccio Lamborghini into a new business, and how he knew when it was time to slam on the brakes and exit
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January 2023

Things Hidden Book Club—Session 2
Transcript and recording from the second meeting of the book club
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November 2022

October 2022

The Uncut, Original Opening of "Wanting"
The Founding of Rome, and The Genesis of Desire and Rivalry
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September 2022

The Philosophy of "Zero to One"
My interpretation of key points in Chapter 1 of Peter Thiel's book on startups
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May 2022

The Philosophy of Zero to One
Books that bring out the secrets hidden in other books—an investigation into René Girard
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January 2022

Atomic Habits of Desire
A dialogue of books: James Clear's "Atomic Habits" and "Wanting"
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Harvard's Freshmanistan Problem
The curious story of 10 incoming students who had their acceptance letters rescinded.
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Ozymandias: Breaking Bad Mimesis
How much Value can one person Add before they get to the center of a soul?
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December 2021

We're All Chasing One Another's Goals
The circularity of goal-setting—and how to achieve escape velocity in 2022
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Deep Bookshelf 2021
The 10 books I read this year not because I thought I'd like them, but because I thought I wouldn't.
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