Group culture is one of the most powerful forces on the planet. We sense its presence inside successful businesses, championship teams, and thriving families, and we sense when it’s absent or toxic.
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it,” novelist George Moore once wrote.”
― The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
― The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
“Wars and plans can’t coexist, sir. One of them kills the other.”
― Cursor's Fury
― Cursor's Fury
“IF ALIENS EVER VISIT US, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans. —Stephen Hawking”
― The 5th Wave
― The 5th Wave
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. —SCOTT ADAMS”
― The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
― The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
Mark Cohen’s 2025 Year in Books
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