David Ogilvy
Non-fiction
Advertising Executive
Sell with research and clarity
People of History
My People Philosophy← read this first
0 People Listed
Andrew Huberman
Non-fiction
Neuroscientist, Stanford
Optimize your biology
Christopher Nolan
Non-fiction
Film Director
Challenge audiences to think
Victor O. Schwab
Non-fiction
Copywriter
Lead with the reader's desire
Elon Musk
Non-fiction
CEO, Tesla & SpaceX
Think from first principles
David Goggins
Non-fiction
Endurance Athlete, Author
Expand the standard you answer to
Eric Ries
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Author
Validate before you scale
Rob Fitzpatrick
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Author
Ask questions reality can answer
Keith J. Cunningham
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Business Teacher
Think clearly before acting quickly
Andrew Wilkinson
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Investor
Build patiently, own what lasts
Peter Thiel
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Investor
Compete by escaping competition
Céline
Fiction
Fictional Character, Before Sunrise
Meet life with candor and curiosity
Holly Golightly
Fiction
Fictional Character, Breakfast at Tiffany's
Charm cannot outrun self-knowledge forever
Luke Glanton
Fiction
Fictional Character, The Place Beyond the Pines
Short-term escape can become inherited consequence
Chris Nielsen
Fiction
Fictional Character, What Dreams May Come
Love chooses presence when comfort would leave
Sherlock Holmes
Fiction
Fictional Detective
Observe before you infer
Jesse Wallace
Fiction
Fictional Writer, Before Sunrise
Stay awake to the rare conversation in front of you
John D. Rockefeller
Non-fiction
Founder, Standard Oil
Systemize the machine, then improve it
Charlie Munger
Non-fiction
Investor, Berkshire Hathaway
Collect models, avoid stupidity
James Clear
Non-fiction
Author, Atomic Habits
Fall to the level of your systems
Lex Fridman
Non-fiction
AI Researcher, MIT
Love is the answer
Morgan Housel
Non-fiction
Author, Psychology of Money
Wealth is what you don't see
Naval Ravikant
Non-fiction
Entrepreneur, Investor
Seek wealth, not money or status
T. E. Lawrence
Non-fiction
Officer, Writer
Mythmaking can outrun the person beneath it
Baltasar Gracián
Non-fiction
Philosopher, Writer
Wisdom is precision under pressure
Robert Cialdini
Non-fiction
Psychologist, Author
Influence follows predictable triggers
Ray Dalio
Non-fiction
Founder, Bridgewater
Pain + Reflection = Progress
Richard Feynman
Non-fiction
Physicist, Nobel Laureate
Don't fool yourself
Rick Rubin
Non-fiction
Music Producer
Creativity is removing, not adding
Ryan Holiday
Non-fiction
Author, The Daily Stoic
The obstacle is the way
Eckhart Tolle
Non-fiction
Spiritual Teacher
Return attention to the present
Benjamin Franklin
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Ed Catmull
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Lee Kuan Yew
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Napoleon Bonaparte
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Walt Disney
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Winston Churchill
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
A. S. Neill
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Aaron Ross
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Andrew Carnegie
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Andrew Grove
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Ben Horowitz
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Bill Gates
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Steve Jobs
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Brendon Burchard
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Chip Heath
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Dan Heath
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
David M. Buss
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Don A. Moore
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Edward O. Thorp
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Felix Dennis
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Geoff Smart
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Hamilton Helmer
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Haruki Murakami
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
James Dyson
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Jerry Seinfeld
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Jim Edwards
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
John Caples
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Joseph Sugarman
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Kazuo Ishiguro
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Ken Segall
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Lawrence Levy
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Louis Zamperini
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Mark Roberge
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Michael Bloomberg
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Bruce Lee
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Mike Michalowicz
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Mortimer J. Adler
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Mustafa Suleyman
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Orison Swett Marden
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Paul Graham
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Phil Knight
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Randy Street
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Richard Branson
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Robert Greene
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Rolf Dobelli
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Sam Walton
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Sam Zell
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Scott Young
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Daniel Kahneman
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Sönke Ahrens
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Spencer Johnson
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Stef Wertheimer
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Theodore Roosevelt
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Vannevar Bush
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Will Durant
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
William MacAskill
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Dee Hock
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Yuval Noah Harari
Non-fiction
Subject
Learn from the life behind the work
Atul Gawande
Non-fiction
Surgeon, Writer
Complex work needs simple checks
Warren Buffett
Non-fiction
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Be fearful when others are greedy
Anne Lamott
Non-fiction
Writer
Write one honest sentence at a time
Cal Newport
Non-fiction
Writer, Computer Scientist
Protect the depth that compounds
Shane Parrish
Non-fiction
Writer, Mental Models Teacher
Make better decisions with better models