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Below is a photo of our first 6 books.

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COMPOSE Team effort, drawn from 20,000+ hours of collaboration with 400+ writers

The First Principles of Writing Team effort, drawn from deep writing expertise.

Mastery of Metaphor The full text of a popular Tweetstorm I wrote

What makes Zero to One a masterpiece? It’s more than a book; it’s an experience

What makes Paul Graham a great writer? Here are a few clues

A word on journaling, courtesy of Shakespeare The legendary writer’s advice on writing for oneself

Shakespeare’s Twitter Exploring how a man became a legend

The Power of Collaboration My perspective on creative teamwork.

Have you found your “bible”? A discussion of something Steve Jobs, Shakespeare, Bob Dylan, and Christopher Hitchens have in common

The signal-and-noise problem My reaction to the wisest advice I’ve ever heard

Why NOT be an Information Sponge? A meditation on lifelong learning

The story of COMPOSE From insight to framework

Don’t call admirable people ‘thought leaders.’ Call them LEADERS. Leadership is too important for buzzwords

2,020 words on 2020 An atypical annual review

Signal, Noise & the VOLUME of it All Can signal come full circle and become noise?

Thoughts on the Internet in everyday life A well-received post I wrote to start a discussion in a certain Discourse forum

Learning as the New Redemption In times of change, learners inherit the earth

My Top 4 Content Filtering Heuristics Rules of thumb for choosing content

POP: A New Framework for Memorable Writing A model for memorable writing

Courage Where does courage come from, and how do we get more of it?

42 Spellbinding & Smart Movies to Transport You From Everything These movies can not only provide escapism, but also enrich your life forever

The Tao Te Ching as Anti-Content How the Tao fuels my mind