A bunch of stories by one of my favorite authors. The highlights below are mostly from Up, Simba, covering John McCain's first presidential bid.

To make important and valuable changes to society we need visionary founders who are willing to make definite, specific plans about the future. We all have agency, and a startup is a way to exercise your agency on a small but important part of the world.

This book changed how I see so-called "positive thinking" and personal story telling. It showed me that you can change your behavior and your output by changing the stories you tell yourself about why things happen the way they do.

Nassim Taleb's only commencement address on how success can make you fragile. Having skin in the game makes you smarter and more interesting.

A Japanese author uses Adlerian psychology to explain how you can be happy immediately today. One of my favorite books of all time.

Pixar's story from the point of view of its CFO from Toy Story through the Disney acquisition.

Underrated book that should be talked about more!