Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

#1—What if I did the opposite for 48 hours?

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield What Makes Sammy Run by Budd Schulberg, about how someone makes their way in Hollywood. The Scriptnotes podcast by Craig Mazin and John August. “Between them, [they] have 20 hit movie credits. Those two guys know what they’re talking about. They’re in the trenches making movies every day.”

“I distinctly remember him saying not to worry about what I was going to do because the job I was going to do hadn’t even been invented yet…. The interesting jobs are the ones that you make up

Derek Parfit,

GOING ON OFFENSE—DELIBERATELY AVOIDING THE HOTBEDS FOR BETTER ACCESS

Read Small Giants by Bo Burlingham for some fantastic examples of companies that choose to be the best rather than the biggest.

HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY. LUCK IS NOT A FACTOR. FEAR IS NOT AN OPTION

Atul Gawande titled The Checklist Manifesto.

“The Day You Became a Better Writer”