The Consumption Delusion
You've read 50 books this year. You've learned nothing. Reading isn't learning—it's the feeling of learning without the inconvenience of change.
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The Beginner Advantage
Expertise makes you better at solving old problems. It makes you worse at seeing new ones. The beginner's ignorance isn't a bug—it's the feature.
The Mediocrity Mandate
Excellence everywhere is excellence nowhere. The sophisticated strategy isn't pursuing greatness in all things—it's choosing mediocrity deliberately and ruthlessly.