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Productivity for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

Author, “Meditations for Mortals”

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AI and the Future of Civilization

Yuval Noah Harari

Historian and Philosopher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Best-Selling Author

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The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

Michael Watkins

Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, IMD Business School, and Author, “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking”

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Radical Respect at Work

Co-Founder, Radical Candor, and Author, Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better

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No-Nonsense Leadership

Founding Partner, Andreessen Horowitz and Author, The Hard Thing About Hard Things

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A Primatologist’s Guide to Human Behavior

C.H. Candler Professor Emeritus at EMORY University, Atlanta, GA

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Slow Productivity

Computer Scientist and Author, Slow Productivity

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