Great debates
Where the best books disagree
Each debate shows both sides, their common ground, and how to reconcile them.
Does believing it make it happen?Belief creates results vs Fantasy can backfireCan you trust your gut?Intuition misleads vs Intuition is expertiseWhat really drives success: effort or circumstance?Effort and mindset vs Context and luckCan the future be predicted?Forecasting is a skill vs The big events can't beShould a leader be feared or loved?Power and realism vs Virtue and goodwillDo more, or accept your limits?Optimise and multiply vs Accept finitudeShould you care what others think?Win people over vs Have the courage to be dislikedBurning desire, or detachment from results?Want it intensely vs Act without attachmentWillpower, or design your environment?Push through vs Design the systemShould anyone steer your choices?Smart nudges help vs Liberty and skin in the gameMake a plan, or stay adaptable?Clear strategy vs Optionality and speedAre we really free to choose?We choose ourselves vs Behaviour has causesShould you chase happiness?Build happiness deliberately vs Happiness follows meaningSave for later, or live now?Save and compound vs Life is nowEmbrace struggle, or end suffering?Use the struggle vs Release sufferingCompete harder, or escape competition?Win the competitive game vs Create a new spaceThink big, or stay humble?Think big vs Ego is the enemy