Thursdays are all about longform links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at ‘seatless’ restaurants.
Lessons
- Five lessons from Tom Brokaw's career. (thewaiterspad.com)
- A half dozen things I’ve learned from Robert Cialdini’s book “Influence.” (25iq.com)
- Six lessons learned from William Thorndike's "The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success." (thewaiterspad.com)
Amazon
- You can get Robert Cialdini's new book "Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade." (amazon.com)
- If you've read "Thinking Fast and Slow" you will likely want to read Michael Lewis' forthcoming "The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds." (amazon.com)
Longform
- An interview with IEX's Brad Katsuyama. (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of UK star fund manager Neil Woodford. (bloomberg.com)
- Slack, Snap and the consumerization of IT. (stratechery.com)
- Is automation diminishing our skills? (theguardian.com)
- What it's like to get off of Adderall. (nytimes.com)
- Some simple rules for eating. (farnamstreetblog.com)