Creator of Ruby on Rails, co-founder of Basecamp and HEY, author and racing driver
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"That's what I mean about falling in love with failure. Alfred Adler talked a lot about this. The Courage to Be Disliked is a good book presenting his ideas, and it offers a sharp analysis of this Mastodon phenomenon too."See who else recommended this →
"I don't love all the anecdotes, but this book really nails that lesson: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Revised-Kick-Ass-Humanity/dp/1250235375/"See who else recommended this →
"Which is exactly what I was thinking about when I cited motorcycle repair 😄. Great book!"See who else recommended this →
"It's a term coined by @shellenberger and the title of his excellent book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063093626?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_5VB85J1F5NBK4EMTCNA4&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_5VB85J1F5NBK4EMTCNA4&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_5VB85J1F5NBK4EMTCNA4&bestFormat=true&csmig=1"See who else recommended this →
"I mentioned the trifecta of children books What Do You Do With An Idea/A Problem/A Chance on the Lex podcast. The author is Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Mae Besom. Wonderful books for kids (and their parents!). https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Do-Matters-Problem/dp/1946873144/"See who else recommended this →
"Loved that book."See who else recommended this →
"The book Twillight of the Elites cover this phenomenon well from the French perspective: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L14PD5D"See who else recommended this →
"Shrier's book on this is eye-opening: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Therapy-Kids-Arent-Growing/dp/0593542924"See who else recommended this →
"Great book! Finally read it recently."See who else recommended this →
"Sowell's The Quest for Cosmic Justice is an excellent book for wrestling with the real-life trade-offs required after the utopian ideals come short. Highly recommended reading! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC0T72/"See who else recommended this →
"Highly recommend this book by Thomas Sowell as an answer to the question of whether it's within the power of the Danes to "cure" people from certain nations of origin of their violent ways. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC0T72/"See who else recommended this →
"If you'd like to explore the concept further, I highly recommend McWhorter's excellent book on Woke Racism. https://www.amazon.com/Woke-Racism-Religion-Betrayed-America/dp/0593423062/"See who else recommended this →
"Haidt planted many good seeds. I read The Righteous Mind in 2015. Great book."See who else recommended this →
"My favorite read of 2025 was Lars Brownworth's Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization. Nothing gives you perspective like revisiting a thousand years of history. Much better than soaking in the present."See who else recommended this →
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