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Assertion Supported

Holiday: Elon Musk's friends staged an intervention against founding SpaceX

“When Elon Musk was planning what became SpaceX, his friends held a literal AA style intervention that said, you cannot start a rocket company. This is the worst idea. You will lose all your money.”

Ryan Holiday Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 3:09 Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself

Assertion Partly supported

Holiday: Amazon prohibits meetings without pre-edited written memos

“You're not allowed to call a meeting unless you've written a memo about what's going to be discussed at the meeting. And multiple people have to edit that memo before you could sit down and do it.”

Ryan Holiday Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 1:23:48 Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself

Assertion Supported

Holiday: Historical records show Marcus Aurelius cried but never lost his temper

“We have a couple of stories of Mark's realest crying, but we don't have any stories of him losing his temper.”

Ryan Holiday Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 53:31 Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself

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