Join My Brain Food

A batch of the best highlights from what Louis's read, .

The greatest improvements in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment, with which it is anywhere directed, or applied, seem to have been the effects of the division of labour.

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

The word amateur comes from the Latin root meaning “to love.” The conventional interpretation is that the amateur pursues his calling out of love, while the pro does it for money. Not the way I see it. In my view, the amateur does not love the game enough. If he did, he would not pursue it as a sideline, distinct from his “real” vocation. The professional loves it so much he dedicates his life to it. He commits full-time.

The War of Art - Winning the Inner Creative Battle

Pressfield, Steven

“At the beginning, you should only hire when you have a desperate need to.

Tren Griffin - A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

2017, Columbia University Press

...catch up on these, and many more highlights