A look behind the curtain of what greatness requires
Greg Sankey, Caitlin Clark, Morgan Housel, Sam Harris & More
"The notoriety of the coach is directly proportional to his team’s execution under pressure." - Hubie Brown
Hey Coaches,
Here you go!
✍️ Articles
Caitlin Clark and Iowa find peace in the process: Wright Thompson wrote a must-read piece on Caitlin Clark, providing a peak inside what drives her and how she’s handled the fame.
"At 18 you feel immortal but just three years later, a crack has opened in that immortality. You feel the gap between ambitions held and realized. You're aware that wanting things badly enough won't always be enough."
The Dumber Side of Smart People: Morgan Housel writes about how extreme intelligence can sometimes hinder success due to:
The pitfalls of overconfidence
Difficulty valuing insights from less credentialed individuals
The challenge of adapting to change when one's identity is tied to specific expertise
“The biggest risk to an evolving system is that you become bogged down by experts from a world that no longer exists. The more evolution you have, the more you should expect that expertise has a shelf life.”
🎙️ Podcast
Making Sense: Getting Used to It: Sam Harris speaks with behavioral scientist Cass Sunstein about habituation and its consequences. They discuss habituation to positive and negative experiences, marriage, happiness, meaning, variety, doing good vs feeling good, midlife crises, kids, wealth and happiness, things vs experience and more. [March 19, 2024 — 31 minutes] Apple | Spotify | YouTube
💭 Miscellaneous
Great Twitter thread on the power of incentives
Evidence that working the refs…works (source)
📺 Video
An Elite, Wide-Ranging Conversation with Greg Sankey (40 minutes): This is a must-listen conversation with the SEC Commissioner. He does a great job of tying lessons to stories related to Tim Corbin, Mary Wise, Geno Auriemma, Billy Donovan, Tom Crean & more.
Other: I’ll be on a webinar panel about hosting remote podcasts on April 9. If you’re interested, register here.
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I listened to that Sam Harris episode too. Good stuff