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And the interesting thing about my obsession with like maxims and memorable things, like I think a lot of that came from, it's not like I read poetry when I was younger. I listened to hip hop and like they're very poetic and they have lines in there that you just remember. That's from Biggie Smalls, Bad Boys Move in Silence.

And the interesting thing about my obsession with like maxims and memorable things, like I think a lot of that came from, it's not like I read poetry when I was younger. I listened to hip hop and like they're very poetic and they have lines in there that you just remember. That's from Biggie Smalls, Bad Boys Move in Silence.

And the interesting thing about my obsession with like maxims and memorable things, like I think a lot of that came from, it's not like I read poetry when I was younger. I listened to hip hop and like they're very poetic and they have lines in there that you just remember. That's from Biggie Smalls, Bad Boys Move in Silence.

And it's funny because I'm reading this obscure biography of Rockefeller and it really clicked because everybody's read. There's one canonical biography of Rockefeller called Titan. It's like 800 pages. It's great. That's fine. I've read it like two times. Rockefeller's the man, right? But I went through the biography or the bibliography and I discovered books were made out of books.

And it's funny because I'm reading this obscure biography of Rockefeller and it really clicked because everybody's read. There's one canonical biography of Rockefeller called Titan. It's like 800 pages. It's great. That's fine. I've read it like two times. Rockefeller's the man, right? But I went through the biography or the bibliography and I discovered books were made out of books.

And it's funny because I'm reading this obscure biography of Rockefeller and it really clicked because everybody's read. There's one canonical biography of Rockefeller called Titan. It's like 800 pages. It's great. That's fine. I've read it like two times. Rockefeller's the man, right? But I went through the biography or the bibliography and I discovered books were made out of books.

And so I found this obscure biography of uh, published, uh, in like 1970. And now you try to get the book. It's like $4,000 because all these books are out of print and it's in there and it's, it's 250 pages, right? Um, there's a longer thing here where I think, I think it's slothful not to compress your thoughts. That's like Churchill would say stuff like that.

And so I found this obscure biography of uh, published, uh, in like 1970. And now you try to get the book. It's like $4,000 because all these books are out of print and it's in there and it's, it's 250 pages, right? Um, there's a longer thing here where I think, I think it's slothful not to compress your thoughts. That's like Churchill would say stuff like that.

And so I found this obscure biography of uh, published, uh, in like 1970. And now you try to get the book. It's like $4,000 because all these books are out of print and it's in there and it's, it's 250 pages, right? Um, there's a longer thing here where I think, I think it's slothful not to compress your thoughts. That's like Churchill would say stuff like that.

I think it's disrespectful to people to not like, think about if you want a high value audience and you're saying, Hey, I can tell a story in an hour and a half, or I could tell a story in 45 minutes, but I took an hour and a half. I just stole 45 minutes of your life. You're not getting back times that by however many people, like I, I, I spent an entire day.

I think it's disrespectful to people to not like, think about if you want a high value audience and you're saying, Hey, I can tell a story in an hour and a half, or I could tell a story in 45 minutes, but I took an hour and a half. I just stole 45 minutes of your life. You're not getting back times that by however many people, like I, I, I spent an entire day.

I think it's disrespectful to people to not like, think about if you want a high value audience and you're saying, Hey, I can tell a story in an hour and a half, or I could tell a story in 45 minutes, but I took an hour and a half. I just stole 45 minutes of your life. You're not getting back times that by however many people, like I, I, I spent an entire day.

I mean, you've talked about this privately. Uh, one, one of the big breakthroughs I had is like spending an entire day before I sit down and record, just literally going through all my notes and highlights and just cutting. I never, I never add. It's like, Nope, ruthlessly cut, try to respect the people's time. But anyways, uh, I think authors should do that. I like Titan.

I mean, you've talked about this privately. Uh, one, one of the big breakthroughs I had is like spending an entire day before I sit down and record, just literally going through all my notes and highlights and just cutting. I never, I never add. It's like, Nope, ruthlessly cut, try to respect the people's time. But anyways, uh, I think authors should do that. I like Titan.

I mean, you've talked about this privately. Uh, one, one of the big breakthroughs I had is like spending an entire day before I sit down and record, just literally going through all my notes and highlights and just cutting. I never, I never add. It's like, Nope, ruthlessly cut, try to respect the people's time. But anyways, uh, I think authors should do that. I like Titan.

Do I need to know what the furniture's like in his grandfather's house? No, I do not. I want to know how he built maybe the greatest business that's ever existed. And so this book is 250 pages of how he built Standard Oil. It's called John D., The Founding Fathers of the Rockefellers.

Do I need to know what the furniture's like in his grandfather's house? No, I do not. I want to know how he built maybe the greatest business that's ever existed. And so this book is 250 pages of how he built Standard Oil. It's called John D., The Founding Fathers of the Rockefellers.

Do I need to know what the furniture's like in his grandfather's house? No, I do not. I want to know how he built maybe the greatest business that's ever existed. And so this book is 250 pages of how he built Standard Oil. It's called John D., The Founding Fathers of the Rockefellers.

I know friends that have literally bought the book because they heard the episode and they spent $2,000 because it's like, this is the guy. There's an idea worth billions in a $2,000 history book. And so in that book, it's all...

I know friends that have literally bought the book because they heard the episode and they spent $2,000 because it's like, this is the guy. There's an idea worth billions in a $2,000 history book. And so in that book, it's all...