"Clear thinker" is a better compliment than "smart".
It is becoming harder and harder to know what is true.
Learning from ’s Twitter space today:
1/ Clear thinking leads to better judgement. With better judgement we live happier, wealthier lives.
"What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you."
- Seneca
If you can't communicate clearly, it's an indication that you can't think clearly -
People who live and breathe culture wars are incapable of understanding that anyone else has a life outside of them
How firm is your foundation? What reinforcements to your testimony and understanding of the gospel are needed?
Things that Schools should teach: 
• Being wrong is not a bad thing.
• It's Okay to question what you have been taught.
• Grades aren't as valuable as skills.
• Understanding is more important than memorization.
• Being wrong is not a bad thing.
• It's Okay to question what you have been taught.
• Grades aren't as valuable as skills.
• Understanding is more important than memorization. • Making mistakes is Okay. Learn from your mistakes.
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Who: Elon Musk | CEO Telsa, SpaceX | $151B
Book: Zero to One
What they said: “Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and Zero to One shows how.”
Who: Bill Gates | Founder of Microsoft | $124B
Book: Factfulness
What they said: “The framework Hans enunciates is one that took me decades of working in global development to create for myself.”
Who: Jeff Bezos | Founder of Amazon | $177B
Book: Built to Last
What they said: “This is a book about visionary companies.”
Who: Larry Page | Cofounder, Alphabet | $107.7B
Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things
What they said: "An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower."
Who: Sergey Brin | Cofounder, Alphabet | $104B
Book: Solve for Happy
What they said: “A powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek in a way we can act upon."
Who: Warren Buffett | CEO, Berkshire Hathaway | $96B
Book: The Intelligent Investor
What they said: “It changed my life. Graham’s book gave me a bedrock philosophy on investing that made sense.”
Who: Carlos Slim | Chairmain, América Móvil | $81.2B
Book: The Peter Principle
What they said: “this one is very good. In a hierarchically structured administration, people tend to be promoted up to their level of incompetence: the cream rises until it sours.”
Who: Mark Zuckerberg | Cofounder, Facebook | $67B
Book: The Idea Factory
What they said: "I'm very interested in what causes innovation. This book explores that question by looking at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history.”
Who: Jack Dorsey | Cofounder, Twitter | $5.8B
Book: The Art Spirit
What they said: “I’ve learned throughout my career how important the work is. How important not just the end product is, but the actual craft — doing the work, inventing within the work.”
Who: Mark Cuban | Owner, Dallas Mavericks | $4.5B
Book: Rework
What they said: "If given a choice between investing in someone who has read Rework or has an MBA, I'm investing in Rework every time."
Who: Peter Thiel | Partner, Founders Fund | $4.5B
Book: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
What they said: Thiel said that Girard is the one writer who’s influenced him the most due to his “sweeping view of the whole human experience on this planet.”
Who: Meg Whitman | CEO, Quibi | $3.4B
Book: Playing to Win
What they said: “This notion of where to play, what countries, what market segments, what products, and where not to play, has been a very good discipline.”
Who: Charlie Munger | VP, Berkshire Hathaway | $2.5B
Book: Influence
What they said: “He has had a greater impact on my thinking than any other scientist.”
Who: Sheryl Sandberg | COO, Facebook | $1.5B
Book: Now, Discover Your Strengths
What they said: “It has been instrumental in how we think about developing talent at Facebook.”
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