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It also helped me a lot. It taught me the ethics of rational self interest. It helps me to this day when I discuss my salary for example. Also, relationships wo

It also helped me a lot. It taught me the ethics of rational self interest. It helps me to this day when I discuss my salary for example. Also, relationships work better when you know what you want, you have to give your partner the chance to do something for you every now and then, that works best when you have personality. I struggled with this. To be able to say I love you one must first be able to say I. For me the best parts are those about personal freedom. I read most things Ayn Rand wrote and I really enjoyed it. Somehow, HN does not like Ayn Rand. I don't understand it really. I also read Rutger Bregman's Human kind, some people say it is the opposite of Atlas Shrugged, but I disagree strongly. I like both books and I think they can be part of unifying philosophy. Perhaps Paul Graham's "What you can't say" [0] is an explanation. I believe Ayn says some things that you can't really say anymore, but perhaps they are true. [0]: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

rammy1234 5y ago
Personally for me Fountainhead by Ayn Rand was transformative. Creators need to be respected and identified. Great Leaders often have this knack of reading people and using them appropriately.
- teekert 5y ago
  For me Fountainhead was not about leadership, Roark is not really a leader, right? That is more Dagny in Atlas Shrugged. For me Fountainhead is about that line where he doesn’t care about the honor or money of having build that housing project, it’s about him having build that housing project. And about staying true to yourself, and knowing who that self is. It’s about not just being accepting but being proud of yourself, and not because others think you’re worthwhile, but because you yourself do. It’s about intrinsic motivation.
  - rammy1234 5y ago
    Yes agreed. I mentioned more from having read this, I now look to see what people are based on their work and how they approach a work. They say more about who they are rather listening to people talk about themselves.
leobg 5y ago
There is a great lecture on The Fountainhead on YouTube by Dr. Andrew Bernstein. Really, really good. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2fue-FqIIP-C26vR2uAxV-J0MaMIUTeI https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2fue-FqIIP-C26vR2uAxV-J0...

rammy1234 5y ago

Personally for me Fountainhead by Ayn Rand was transformative. Creators need to be respected and identified. Great Leaders often have this knack of reading people and using them appropriately.

teekert 5y ago
For me Fountainhead was not about leadership, Roark is not really a leader, right? That is more Dagny in Atlas Shrugged. For me Fountainhead is about that line where he doesn’t care about the honor or money of having build that housing project, it’s about him having build that housing project. And about staying true to yourself, and knowing who that self is. It’s about not just being accepting but being proud of yourself, and not because others think you’re worthwhile, but because you yourself do. It’s about intrinsic motivation.
- rammy1234 5y ago
  Yes agreed. I mentioned more from having read this, I now look to see what people are based on their work and how they approach a work. They say more about who they are rather listening to people talk about themselves.

leobg 5y ago

There is a great lecture on The Fountainhead on YouTube by Dr. Andrew Bernstein. Really, really good. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2fue-FqIIP-C26vR2uAxV-J0MaMIUTeI https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2fue-FqIIP-C26vR2uAxV-J0...