A foundational collection in eleven phases
The becoming of a well rounded man
A collection of foundational works that when read and understood, allow a man to stand upon the shoulders of his army of giants from past, and look beyond the signs of a collapsing global society, to the future where he and his peers will rebuild.
PhaseI
Intellectual Operating System
Build the mental models that govern judgment, incentives and human behavior.
PhaseII
Civilization and Historical Scaffolding
Understand how states, institutions and orders rise, harden and fail.
PhaseIII
Strategic Behavior
Read conflict, bargaining, ambition and status with greater precision.
PhaseIV
Corporate and Economic Machinery
See how firms, capital, operations and infrastructure compound power.
PhaseV
Epistemic Discipline
Improve truth-seeking, uncertainty management and intellectual correction.
PhaseVI
Philosophy and Civilization
Stand inside the moral and philosophical traditions that shaped civilizations.
PhaseVII
Human Behavior and Groups
Study the forces that bind individuals into crowds, cultures and institutions.
PhaseVIII
Leaders as Case Studies
Examine leadership through lives tested by scale, conflict and consequence.
PhaseIX
Capitalism and Political Economy
Compare the systems that organize production, liberty, labor and the state.
PhaseX
Geopolitical Range
Develop range across geography, diplomacy, war and competing world orders.
PhaseXI
Science, Complexity and Technological Thinking
Reason about evolution, complexity, technology and the future.