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Any hint on the topic?

by Psyonic 16y ago

jdp23 16y ago
No idea, sorry ...
ryanholiday 16y ago
He briefly mentions the next book in the speech (quoted below) and I'm sure more will come, but the concept of mastery which is a theme in all Robert's books is the common thread between the people he interviewed In the book that I'm writing now, I can talk about it later, if you'd like, I'm interviewing eight of the most eminent people in the world today in different fields -- In neuroscience, in architecture, in music. All of them are inherently non-conformists. All of them are inherently bucking the trend and taking their field in a completely novel direction by bringing out more of that uniqueness that I was talking about."
- Psyonic 16y ago
  Thanks Ryan. By the way, I'm happy to see you're on HN. I'm a fan of your writing.
cb18 16y ago
Having first read jdp's comment, then the linked doc, this seemed pertinent - "In the book that I'm writing now, I can talk about it later, if you'd like, I'm interviewing eight of the most eminent people in the world today in different fields -- In neuroscience, in architecture, in music. All of them are inherently non-conformists. All of them are inherently bucking the trend and taking their field in a completely novel direction by bringing out more of that uniqueness that I was talking about." i.e. Innovation in funding and development of startups. (I would guess)
SkyMarshal 16y ago
Rare people of integrity?
- JanezStupar 16y ago
  Indeed - I find it fascinating how people nowadays are short on integrity. But they forget that ultimate deceiver is a person who does not deceive. I'm quite sad how everything is so short term nowadays.
  - lhnz 16y ago
    I'm confused as to what you mean. Why do you think that it's just nowadays that people are short on integrity or that everything has become short-term?
    - JanezStupar 16y ago
      Like you I also suspect that people haven't been any different in the past. But there are two key points I'd like out: 1. I have only seen nowadays, 2. I have met (maybe most?) really smart, able and ambitious people who tend to get little but important details wrong. They view power struggle as zero sum game. They fail to see that to make it you need not only look after your own best interest but of those people around you also. That top is not a singular point, but it is an area of larger structure - a pyramid if you will. And to get to the top of a pyramid you need a strong fundament and if you want to stay at the top you absolutely must hone and take care of your wider base. Nowadays it's way easier to check the validity of your strategy. It is easier to check historical references for similar contexts as ones own. And these smart people just decide that they will replay the history. And this is the ultimate risk in my opinion - repeating same thing over and over (definition of insanity by Einstein I believe?) and expecting different results. While believing that alternative strategies that are counterintuitive at first are too risky.

Any hint on the topic?

by Psyonic 16y ago

Any hint on the topic?

jdp23 16y ago

No idea, sorry ...

ryanholiday 16y ago

He briefly mentions the next book in the speech (quoted below) and I'm sure more will come, but the concept of mastery which is a theme in all Robert's books is the common thread between the people he interviewed In the book that I'm writing now, I can talk about it later, if you'd like, I'm interviewing eight of the most eminent people in the world today in different fields -- In neuroscience, in architecture, in music. All of them are inherently non-conformists. All of them are inherently bucking the trend and taking their field in a completely novel direction by bringing out more of that uniqueness that I was talking about."

Psyonic 16y ago
Thanks Ryan. By the way, I'm happy to see you're on HN. I'm a fan of your writing.

cb18 16y ago

Having first read jdp's comment, then the linked doc, this seemed pertinent - "In the book that I'm writing now, I can talk about it later, if you'd like, I'm interviewing eight of the most eminent people in the world today in different fields -- In neuroscience, in architecture, in music. All of them are inherently non-conformists. All of them are inherently bucking the trend and taking their field in a completely novel direction by bringing out more of that uniqueness that I was talking about." i.e. Innovation in funding and development of startups. (I would guess)

SkyMarshal 16y ago

Rare people of integrity?

JanezStupar 16y ago
Indeed - I find it fascinating how people nowadays are short on integrity. But they forget that ultimate deceiver is a person who does not deceive. I'm quite sad how everything is so short term nowadays.
- lhnz 16y ago
  I'm confused as to what you mean. Why do you think that it's just nowadays that people are short on integrity or that everything has become short-term?
  - JanezStupar 16y ago
    Like you I also suspect that people haven't been any different in the past. But there are two key points I'd like out: 1. I have only seen nowadays, 2. I have met (maybe most?) really smart, able and ambitious people who tend to get little but important details wrong. They view power struggle as zero sum game. They fail to see that to make it you need not only look after your own best interest but of those people around you also. That top is not a singular point, but it is an area of larger structure - a pyramid if you will. And to get to the top of a pyramid you need a strong fundament and if you want to stay at the top you absolutely must hone and take care of your wider base. Nowadays it's way easier to check the validity of your strategy. It is easier to check historical references for similar contexts as ones own. And these smart people just decide that they will replay the history. And this is the ultimate risk in my opinion - repeating same thing over and over (definition of insanity by Einstein I believe?) and expecting different results. While believing that alternative strategies that are counterintuitive at first are too risky.