Speeches, Essays, and Short Stories that Have Changed My Life, Part I
Personal Growth and Leadership
Personal Renewal, by John Gardner
Solitude and Leadership, by William Deresiewicz
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education, by William Deresiewicz
This is Water, by David Foster Wallace (VIDEO)
Conan O'Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth Commencement Address (VIDEO)
Conan O'Brien’s 2000 Harvard Commencement Address (VIDEO)
J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement Address (VIDEO)
Eric Thomas’s “How Bad Do You Want It” Speech (VIDEO)
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Leaning into Reality
The LeanGains Guide, by Martin Berkhan
Discourse, by Mark Twight (this is a collection of short essays, all of them worth reading)
Nonmoral Nature, by Steven Jay Gould
Surfing: the Royal Sport, by Jack London
To Build a Fire, by Jack London
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Effecting Change in the World
Letter from a Birmingham Jail, by Martin Luther King Jr.
Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review
Collective Impact, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Triple Strength Leadership, Harvard Business Review
Hot Groups, Harvard Business Review