Jordan Peterson, DADA and Games
Jordan Peterson has the #1 nonfiction book at Amazon for the fourth week in a row. As a clinical psychologist, he has insights into...
Taking Action To Generate More Data
This is one in a series of Spy's Guide book reviews. For more, see spysguide.com/blog Michael V. Hayden, Playing To The Edge As boss of...
A Spy's Career Tied To History
This is one in a series of Spy's Guide book reviews. For more, see spysguide.com/blog Jack Devine, Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's...
Simple
I’ve been part of the most powerful organization in the world. I’ve been part of startups. I’ve been a consultant to CEOs. I’ve started...
Why Negative-Sum Games Don’t Matter (Most Of The Time)
Positive-Sum Games and Zero-Sum Games are important. Positive-Sum Games are win-win games. Zero-Sum Games are win-lose games. When you...
Day Of The Endgame
When you’re figuring out the other side’s strategy, you start with their Endgame. That’s because most people follow the first rule of...
"Tips From Spies" Interview On NPR's Planet Money
When you do an edited radio interview, you give up a lot of power. You sit and talk for a while. They ask questions. You answer them....
The Framework (And Strategy) Of Left-Center-Right Politics
The framework in A Spy’s Guide To Strategy is a powerful tool. It’s useful for simplifying complex strategic situations. So you can make...
The First Step Of A Leader
In A Spy’s Guide To Strategy, we talk about three steps every strategist must take: 1. Imagine the Endgame 2. Reason Backward 3. Take...
The Conflict And "Institutions" Of Endgames
The First Rule Of Strategy is "Look forward and reason backward." Looking forward requires imagination. Looking forward means you imagine...
