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Here are some things from this week...

• David Epstein talks about the power of constraints
• I was interviewed for CNBC's "Make It" about The Price of Becoming
• A beautiful video showing George Nakashima's Home and Workshop
• A review of Tim Cook's tenure as Apple CEO
• Wise words from Richard Feynman

#685: David Epstein - How Constraints Make Us Better

​David Epstein is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene. A former investigative reporter at ProPublica and senior writer at Sports Illustrated. His new book is called Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better. We discussed The Freedom Trap, Narrative Values, General Magic, The Nobel Prize Winner Who Simplified Everything, Wearing the Same Thing Every Day, Why Constraints Are the Secret to Your Best Work, and much more. You can also WATCH our conversation on YouTube.

CNBC Make It

I talked with Ashton Jackson from CNBC about The Price of Becoming, as well as some things I've learned from the past 11 years hosting The Learning Leader Show. CLICK HERE to read it.

Inside George Nakashima's Home and Workshop

I love seeing the physical workspaces where artists do their work. George Nakashima is one of the greatest furniture makers of all time. In this video, George's daughter Mira takes us to her dad's Japanese-style home and woodworking studios in New Hope, Pennsylvania. She shares the story behind her father’s iconic designs, from the Conoid chair to handcrafted live-edge tables. We get to explore the historic compound and serene natural setting that shaped his philosophy of honoring wood and traditional craftsmanship.

He Came, He Saw, He Cooked...

The numbers are extraordinary. Tim Cook became CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011, and in the intervening 15 years, revenue has increased 303%, profit 354%, and the value of Apple has gone from $297 billion to $4 trillion, a staggering 1,251% increase. CLICK HERE to read more.

Wise Words from Richard Feynman...

“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn’t stop you from doing anything at all.” - Richard Feynman​

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