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The Big Idea: Show your team you care and they'll deliver extraordinary results. Bill Campbell has coached Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, Steve Jobs, Al Gore, Ronnie Lott, and…

The Big Idea: a successful and long-lasting marriage requires acquiring skills such as: knowing how to communicate, knowing how to fight, knowing how to build a couple bubble, and knowing…

The Big Idea: A parent's ultimate job is to raise a strong, confident, and responsible adult by giving the child 1) space to make (and learn from) mistakes, 2) space…

The Big Idea: The Selfish Gene says that all forms of life on Earth begin with genes, and that the purpose of life is to make sure those genes survive.…

The Big Idea: Falling Into The Gap is the inspirational story of how a man with no retail training built the world's most successful international apparel company by being willing…

The Big Idea: The rate of change has accelerated since 2007, outpacing humanity's ability to adapt to the change. We can't stop change, so we need to adapt. Three forces…

The Big Idea: eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and fermented foods to maintain a healthy microbiome and discourage disease. An unhealthy microbiome is associated with: infant colic,…

The Big Idea: Thinking doesn't just take place inside the brain; it also takes place outside the brain. When your body (emotions/unconscious mind) is telling you something, listen to it;…

The Big Idea: Strive for happiness, not success. 1. How to find happiness in your career Understand what motivates you. Internal motivation > external motivation. Money and status are more…

The Big Idea: Humans have transformed the Earth and now we are experiencing accelerating rates of species extinction. Until the 18th century, scientists were unaware that species came and went,…

The Big Idea: Better mental models (frameworks) mean better thinking. Introduction: Acquiring Wisdom In life and business, the person with the fewest blind spots wins. This book is about avoiding…

The Big Idea: For most of the Old West times (1740s - 1870's), Comanche tribes controlled the Southern Great Plains. The westward migration of settlers decimated their power and population.…

The Big Idea: Instead of getting more done, focus on getting the right things done. There are many time management books out there that try to teach you how to…

The Big Idea: Dopamine and H&N neurotransmitters (serotonin, endorphins endocannabinoids, oxytocin) control much of our behavior. Harmony is achieved through a balance of dopamine and H&N. Creative activities are the…

The Big Idea: Abandon traditional instruction (ie lectures) based on outdated behaviorist theories and replace with Brain Centric Instruction Design based on our improved understanding of neuroscience and learning. Traditional…

The Big Idea: America needs to defend freedom of speech, the scientific method, intellectual diversity, and a meritocratic ethos. "For decades now, a set of idea pathogens, largely stemming from…

The Big Idea: We have massive data showing the genetic or epigenetic basis of autism, together with a handful of environmental toxins. What Does Cause Autism? We now have data…

The Big Idea: Take Naval seriously because he...questions nearly everything, can think from first principles, tests things well, is good at not fooling himself, changes his mind regularly, laughs a…

The Big Idea: Success in show business is a result of talent, hard work, strategy, and luck -- probably in equal portions.

The Big Idea: Brace yourself. Winter is coming. The 2020's will be a time of crisis and will remake America. CHAPTER 1 - Winter Comes Again The four turnings of…

The Big Idea: Coronavirus: this too shall pass. The pandemic’s most enduring impact will be as an accelerant of existing trends. Look beyond our unprecedented present and predict the future…

The Big Idea: Contrary to what the media might depict, violence has declined over the past decades and centuries. Understanding the driving forces of the decline can help societies continue…

The Big Idea: the story of Nike, from idea in 1962 to global brand. Nike began as a paper at Stanford on the potential market for importing Japanese athletic shoes…

The Big Idea: People are emotional creatures, so negotiations are more emotional than people think. Use tactical empathy to negotiate. Don't just split the difference. CHAPTER 1 THE NEW RULES…

The Big Idea: Boost your immune system and reduce inflammation with the Wim Hof Method, based on science and ancient techniques. The Wim Hof Method = 1. Cold Therapy +…

The Big Idea: Life is short unless you live it well. Study philosophy and protect your valuable time from others. It is not that we have a short space of…

The Greatest Story Ever Told In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained…

The Big Idea: We must protect speech no matter how hateful it may seem. The devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right…

THE BIG IDEA: American will retreat to the safety of its borders while other countries struggle to find their place behind America is this new global order. Without the American-led…

The Big Idea: If you wish to control others, you must control yourself first. You can only fight the way you practice.To know ten thousand things, know one well.Know your…

The Big Idea: Money is made up. But as long as people believe in it, it's as real as anything else. Money has evolved over time and will probably continue.…

The Big Idea: Out of every hundred men on the battlefield, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters…and one is a warrior. Only…

The Big Idea: Avoid excessive debt. Protect debtors. The evolution of economies from barter to markets is a myth. -It's a myth that money evolved out of barter.-Outsid of distrustful…

The Big Idea: Do less but achieve more by focusing on the true essentials. Most of what typical people do is non-essential.Ignore what typical people do, because typical people tend…

The Big Idea: Mindfulness is "the awareness that arises by paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally." Meditation practice means showing up consistently, not about achieving a…

The Big Idea: The federal workforce is full of unsung, passionate people who run important federal programs. The fifth risk = the risk you haven't considered. Presidents come and go,…

The Big Idea: Europeans conquered the world because they existed in a temperate climate and in a long East-West axis connected to the Fertile Crescent and Asia. This geographic starting…

The Big Idea: Adopt a low-carb, high-fat diet. Early to bed, early to rise. Move more throughout the day. Lift weights. Practice yoga. Limit social media. Meditate regularly. Prioritize experiences,…

The Big Idea: The chance of an existential catastrophe in the hundred years is 1 in 6. Man-made risks far outweigh natural risks. We need global cooperation, continued work, and…

The Big Idea: A Black Swan is an outlier event with low probability and extreme impact. We act as if Black Swans do not exist, but, even though they are…

The Big Idea: Success in poker and life comes from making good decisions while recognizing that luck is also a major factor. There are two things that determine how our…

The Big Idea: Humans are at risk for a number of cognitive biases that hamper our ability to think analytically and exhibit good judgement. Introduction It is the overdramatic worldview…

The Big Idea: Super-efficient irrigation techniques (ollas, clay pipes, terraces, check dams, swales) have been used for thousands of years. Drip irrigation has helped increase water-use efficiency in gardens and…

The Big Idea: Instead of studying hard sell techniques, a better approach is help the buyer discover for himself why he wants what you're selling. Get your audience to pay…

The Big Idea: What you want in a business is an economic castle with a very wide moat and an honest, talented knight to handle marauders. Be fearful when others…

The Big Idea: use a backhoe to topple and then use forks on the backhoe to move into brush piles. I know what you're up to... you're on a mission…

The Big Idea: always try to make things easier for customers. INTRODUCTION Eliminating or reducing friction can have long-lasting and even disruptive effects. Stamp out ridiculous rules, pointless procedures, and…

The Big Idea: Tumultuous times in the 2020's will clear the way for calmer times beginning in the 2030s. The kind of mutual rage and division we see in America…

The Big Idea: You don't have to be racist to behave with subconscious racial bias. Introduction This book is an examination of implicit bias.Implicit bias is not a new way…

The Big Idea: Small scale permaculture is the solution to most environmental problems. Ch 1: A Different Approach to Solving World Problems Nearly all environmental problems are mostly solved with…

The Big Idea: Forget about goals. Focus on systems, good habits, and continuous improvement. INTRODUCTION Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you’re…

The Big Idea: Talent is overrated. Mastery is developed through many years of deliberate practice. Child prodigies are no exception, they just start early and practice more. Examples mentioned: Wayne…

The Big Idea: word of mouth relies on six principles: social currency, triggers, emotion, public, practical values, and stories. Word of mouth is the primary factor behind 20-50 percent of…

The Big Idea: The Governator tells his unbelievable life story while making the rest of us feel like losers. Turn your liabilities into assets.When someone tells you no, you should…

NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Shoppers line up inside Trader Joe's for the grand opening on 14th Street on March 17, 2006 in New York City. Trader Joe's, a specialty…

The Big Idea: Pay attention to the timing of events, decisions, and actions. PART ONE: THE DAY CH 1. THE HIDDEN PATTERN OF EVERYDAY LIFE According to studies of Twitter,…

The Big Idea: The most consistently successful people invest their energy into building a set of good habits. People who consistently seem to excel share one key thing: they are…

I. Cascades The earth has experienced five mass extinctions before the one we are living through now. In fact, all but the one that killed the dinosaurs involved climate change…

The Big Idea: start businesses in emerging markets where there is much less competition. I decided to visit the small Eastern European country of Estonia.People who build successful businesses —…

The Big Idea: Apply lean production principles (Theory of Constraints) to software development. Reduce the work-in-progress to let developers concentrate on only one task at a time. Agile development with…