<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Home on Book</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/</link><description>Recent content in Home on Book</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>A Short History of Nearly Everything</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="a-short-history-of-nearly-everything"&gt;A Short History of Nearly Everything&lt;a class="anchor" href="#a-short-history-of-nearly-everything"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Advice</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/advice/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="advice"&gt;Advice&lt;a class="anchor" href="#advice"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href="https://x.com/SahilBloom/status/2010376554199572482"&gt;https://x.com/SahilBloom/status/2010376554199572482&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I am 30 right now. In 5 years, I will be 35.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If I focus in the right way, we can achieve a lot in the next 5 years.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It is good to zoom out and see how to create a step-function change.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You&amp;rsquo;re one year of focus away from people calling you lucky
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your entire life can change in one year. One year of focused, daily effort.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One year of showing up with intention and clarity.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can reinvent yourself whenever you want
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You are mostly not late.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can just do things&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tolerance for uncertainty OR how you handle ambiguity defines a lot of outcomes.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your professional success is proportional to your ability to figure it out.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take pride in finishing things
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;By doing what you said you’d do&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Real confidence is built on resilience. Adaptability. Tolerance for uncertainty&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Emotional control is the ultimate sign of personal growth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Showing up is the key to life
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Anything above zero compounds.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ambitious people allow optimal to get in the way of beneficial.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reliability is more important than talent.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can get pretty damn far in life by just being someone people can count on to do the work.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nobody cares
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When you’re winning, nobody cares. When you’re losing, nobody cares.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn to work without validation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nobody is thinking about you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nobody is coming to save you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Always get your dopamine from action
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dopamine from information gathering is a dangerous drug.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The real goal is to have a razor-thin gap between information and action&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your entire life will change when you stop gathering information and start acting on the information you already have&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do hard things every single day&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fear comes from inexperience, not incapability
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Inexperience is the problem to be solved—and it&amp;rsquo;s only solved through having the courage to act in the face of it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Never let your head outsmart your gut
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your gut is earned intuition—a refined, elevated biological protection mechanism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My rule: If your gut says no, the answer is no.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most important things take a long time to build
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Real, durable things take a long time to build.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Careers. Businesses. Relationships. Health&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The long way is the right way&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be unapologetically yourself&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do what most people avoid
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Doing opposite.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Obsess over one thing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Have difficult conversations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your standards decide your future
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Every time you let something slide just this once, you train yourself to accept less than what you deserve&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set your standards, then hold the line&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Choose a partner you actually like being around
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;People make these long lists of values and traits they want to find in a partner, but so much of life just comes down to being kind and pleasant to be around&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;And if you’re going to make a long list of values and traits you want to find in another, make sure you’re embodying them yourself&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Don’t wait
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Just start. Take that crazy leap of faith.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Opportunities don’t wait until you’re ready. Miss them now and you miss them forever.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stress and anxiety feed on idleness
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You feel stressed and anxious because you’re not doing anything.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When you take action, you starve them of the oxygen they need to survive&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You have to know when to stop
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stop arguing with people who don’t listen.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stop chasing people who run away.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stop forcing relationships that drain you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stop grinding on things that don’t matter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stop saying yes when you mean no.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Don’t complain about anything
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If it’s within your control, go do something about it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If it’s not, you’re just wasting energy thinking about it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Albion's Seed</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/albions-seed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/albions-seed/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="albions-seed"&gt;Albion&amp;rsquo;s Seed&lt;a class="anchor" href="#albions-seed"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Art</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/art/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="leightons-cymon-and-iphigenia-1884"&gt;Leighton’s Cymon and Iphigenia (1884)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#leightons-cymon-and-iphigenia-1884"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 id="summary"&gt;Summary&lt;a class="anchor" href="#summary"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The essay discusses Lord Leighton’s Cymon and Iphigenia (1884) as a late 19th‑century Academic painting: idealized, “realistic” in style, and the opposite of modernism (e.g. Picasso).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The subject comes from Boccaccio’s Decameron: Cymon, a dull youth on Cyprus, sees Iphigenia asleep by a pond, falls in love, and is transformed into an accomplished gentleman.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leighton sets the scene in autumn (not spring) for warm, intense light and a sensuous mood.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;His style blends Academic ideals (classical, establishment) with Pre-Raphaelite and Nazarene influences (vivid color, symbolic detail, passion), but this synthesis did not last.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;After WWI, such art was seen as old-fashioned and tied to the pre-war world; artists like Wyndham Lewis (Vorticism) broke sharply with it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The essay argues that reactions to the painting—sentimental vs. intoxicating—vary because people and tastes differ, and that’s fine.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It ends by linking the story to education: real learning starts when we “fall in love” with a subject; Montaigne is cited for the idea that teaching should inspire affection and curiosity rather than rely on force or rote.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="key-points-to-remember"&gt;Key points to remember&lt;a class="anchor" href="#key-points-to-remember"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cymon and Iphigenia = Lord Leighton, 1884; subject from Boccaccio’s Decameron (Cymon’s first sight of sleeping Iphigenia and his transformation through love).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Academic Art: taught in academies, “realistic” in technique but idealized in subject (history, myth, Bible); establishment taste.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leighton’s mix: Academic classicism + Pre-Raphaelite/Nazarene intensity (color, texture, atmosphere, passion).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Setting: Autumn (not spring) for richer light and mood; similar to his Flaming June.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Historical fate: After WWI and modernism (e.g. Vorticism), this style was seen as outdated and linked to pre-war Europe.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reception: Divisive—some find it sentimental or boring, others intoxicating; both reactions are valid.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Education theme: Cymon’s change illustrates that love of a subject is the best start for learning; Montaigne: teach by “affection” and gentle engagement, not by force or cruelty.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Broad Strokes</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/w2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/w2/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="broad-strokes"&gt;Broad Strokes&lt;a class="anchor" href="#broad-strokes"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Income is not wealth. Spending capacity funded by a single employer is dependency, not freedom. The metric that matters is passive income and asset coverage of fixed costs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The math doesn&amp;rsquo;t work for most high earners. Even at $400K, HCOL + family leaves barely any surplus. The system is structurally designed to keep you on the treadmill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Career longevity is shrinking. Competitive fields peak and eject people in their 40s. Planning as if you&amp;rsquo;ll earn until 60 is a miscalculation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Late 30s is the great divergence. The gap between those who built something on the side and those who didn&amp;rsquo;t becomes unclosable.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI is compressing the middle. Execution roles are being automated. The surviving roles are revenue-facing, relationship-heavy, or involve being the AI-tools integrator.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is a floor to cutting costs but no ceiling to earning. Frugality alone can&amp;rsquo;t solve the problem. Building revenue-generating assets or skills is the escape.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Salary caps are coming. Most industries will converge around $300-350K ceilings, which has downstream effects on housing affordability and investment thesis.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interpersonal skills + AI fluency is the new moat. Pure technical skill without the ability to sell, relate, or integrate is increasingly vulnerable.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1 id="action-items"&gt;Action Items&lt;a class="anchor" href="#action-items"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Audit your burn rate today. Map every monthly expense. Calculate what percentage of your after-tax income is actually being saved/invested. Compare it to your income growth rate.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Energy and Civilization</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/energy-and-civilization/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/energy-and-civilization/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="energy-and-civilization"&gt;Energy and Civilization&lt;a class="anchor" href="#energy-and-civilization"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Foundation</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/foundation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/foundation/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="foundation"&gt;Foundation&lt;a class="anchor" href="#foundation"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>How to fix your entire life in 1 day</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/change_life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/change_life/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="how-to-fix-your-entire-life-in-1-day"&gt;How to fix your entire life in 1 day&lt;a class="anchor" href="#how-to-fix-your-entire-life-in-1-day"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href="https://x.com/thedankoe/status/2010751592346030461"&gt;https://x.com/thedankoe/status/2010751592346030461&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It’s always wise to reflect on the life you hate so you can launch yourself toward something that much better&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-you-arent-the-person-who-would-be-there"&gt;You aren’t where you want to be because you aren’t the person who would be there&lt;a class="anchor" href="#you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-you-arent-the-person-who-would-be-there"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When it comes to setting big goals, people tend to focus on one of the two requirements for success:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Changing your actions to make progress toward the goal (least important, second order)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Changing who you are so that your behavior naturally follows (most important, first order) -&amp;gt; Identity change.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They can’t see themselves living any other way.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The bodybuilder has to grind to eat unhealthily.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They simply enjoy living this way.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you want a specific outcome in life, you must have the lifestyle that creates that outcome long before you reach it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When you truly change yourself, all of your habits that don’t move the needle toward your goal become disgusting, because you have a deep and profound awareness of what kind of life those actions compound into.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-you-dont-want-to-be-there"&gt;You aren’t where you want to be because you don’t want to be there&lt;a class="anchor" href="#you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-you-dont-want-to-be-there"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The first step to understanding the mind is to understand that all behavior is goal-oriented.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;On an even more unconscious and complex level, you pursue goals that can harm you, but you justify your actions in a way that is socially acceptable and doesn’t make you seem like a loser.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you say you want to quit your dead-end job, but stay in it without any real reason, you may start to think you don’t have enough courage, or that you were never really a “risk taker”.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;But the truth is that you are pursuing the goal of safety, predictability, and an excuse to not look like a failure to everyone else in your life who sees working a dead-end job as a sign of success.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-youre-afraid-to-be-there"&gt;You aren’t where you want to be because you’re afraid to be there&lt;a class="anchor" href="#you-arent-where-you-want-to-be-because-youre-afraid-to-be-there"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is the anatomy of identity
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You want to achieve a goal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You perceive reality through the lens of that goal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You only notice “important” information and ideas that allows you to achieve that goal (learning)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You act toward that goal and receive feedback that you are progressing toward it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You repeat that behavior until it becomes automatic and unconscious (conditioning)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;That behavior becomes a part of who you think you are (”I am the type of person who&amp;hellip;”)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You defend your identity to maintain psychological consistency&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your identity shapes new goals, restarting the cycle, and if that identity is disadvantageous toward a good life, this gets bad very quick&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When your body feels threatened, you go into fight or flight.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When your identity feels threatened, the same thing happens.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="the-life-you-want-lies-within-a-specific-level-of-mind"&gt;The life you want lies within a specific level of mind&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-life-you-want-lies-within-a-specific-level-of-mind"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[] AQAL&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Impact of Agentic AI on the world</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/impact_of_ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/impact_of_ai/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="impact-of-agentic-ai-on-the-world"&gt;Impact of Agentic AI on the world&lt;a class="anchor" href="#impact-of-agentic-ai-on-the-world"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Source 1: &lt;a href="https://alapshah1.substack.com/p/the-global-intelligence-crisis"&gt;https://alapshah1.substack.com/p/the-global-intelligence-crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Source 2: &lt;a href="https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic"&gt;https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="step-by-step-logic"&gt;Step-by-step logic&lt;a class="anchor" href="#step-by-step-logic"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-0-foundation"&gt;Phase 0: Foundation&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-0-foundation"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core assumption of the economy:&lt;/strong&gt; Human intelligence is the scarce, expensive input that turns raw materials into goods and services.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agentic AI:&lt;/strong&gt; Not chatbots — systems that do &lt;strong&gt;multi-step, autonomous work&lt;/strong&gt;. METR: unaided task duration doubling every ~6–7 months (~14.5 hours now → trend to ~1 month by mid-2028).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Substitution, not complement:&lt;/strong&gt; Past tech augmented humans; agentic AI &lt;strong&gt;replaces&lt;/strong&gt; cognitive labor. So “tech destroys jobs then creates more” may not hold — new roles still need humans; AI is getting good at those too.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-1-rational-adoption"&gt;Phase 1: Rational adoption&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-1-rational-adoption"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="4"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Per-firm logic:&lt;/strong&gt; Adopt AI → cut headcount → margins and earnings up. Firms that don’t adopt lose on cost and competitiveness. So adoption is &lt;strong&gt;rational&lt;/strong&gt; for each company.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Early evidence (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; Late 2025 agentic coding step-change → “replicate mid-market SaaS in weeks.” Procurement in 2026 asks “build in-house?” → vendor pricing power collapses (e.g. 30% discount; long-tail SaaS crushed).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ServiceNow reflexivity (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; ServiceNow sells &lt;strong&gt;seats&lt;/strong&gt;. Clients cut 15% headcount → cancel 15% licenses. So the same AI-driven layoffs that help &lt;strong&gt;customer&lt;/strong&gt; margins &lt;strong&gt;mechanically&lt;/strong&gt; destroy &lt;strong&gt;vendor&lt;/strong&gt; revenue. Workflow-automation vendor is disrupted by better workflow automation → cuts headcount and invests in that same tech. &lt;strong&gt;Collective result:&lt;/strong&gt; every dollar saved on labor flows into AI that enables the next round of cuts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-2-negative-feedback-loop--no-natural-brake-both"&gt;Phase 2: Negative feedback loop — no natural brake (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-2-negative-feedback-loop--no-natural-brake-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="7"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Loop:&lt;/strong&gt; AI improves → companies need fewer workers → white-collar layoffs → displaced workers spend less → margin pressure → firms invest more in AI → AI improves. &lt;strong&gt;No self-correcting mechanism.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OpEx substitution (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; It’s not “less CapEx.” Spend shifts: e.g. $100M labor + $5M AI → $70M labor + $20M AI. &lt;strong&gt;Total spend falls, AI spend rises.&lt;/strong&gt; So demand can fall while AI buildout continues.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Ghost GDP” (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; Output and productivity rise in national accounts, but &lt;strong&gt;machines don’t spend.&lt;/strong&gt; Velocity of money and the &lt;strong&gt;human-centric consumer economy&lt;/strong&gt; (70% of GDP) weaken. Single GPU cluster replacing 10,000 Manhattan workers = “economic pandemic” more than panacea.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-3-spending-concentration-both"&gt;Phase 3: Spending concentration (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-3-spending-concentration-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="10"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who gets displaced:&lt;/strong&gt; White-collar, high earners — the same people who &lt;strong&gt;drive spending.&lt;/strong&gt; Article 1: top 20% ≈ 65% of US consumer spending; Article 2: top 10% &amp;gt;50%, top 20% ≈ 65%.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leverage of job loss on demand:&lt;/strong&gt; A &lt;strong&gt;small&lt;/strong&gt; % drop in white-collar employment → &lt;strong&gt;large&lt;/strong&gt; % drop in discretionary spending (e.g. 2% employment → ~3–4% hit to discretionary spend). Plus &lt;strong&gt;lag:&lt;/strong&gt; high earners use savings for a few quarters, then spending breaks (Article 2: initial claims 487k, then S&amp;amp;P -6%).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-4-intermediation-layer-dismantled-both"&gt;Phase 4: Intermediation layer dismantled (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-4-intermediation-layer-dismantled-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="12"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moat = human friction:&lt;/strong&gt; Decades of value built on: limited time, patience, habit, willingness to accept bad prices. &lt;strong&gt;Trillions&lt;/strong&gt; of enterprise value on that.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agents remove friction (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; Subscriptions, travel, insurance (passive renewals), financial advice, tax, routine legal, real estate (commissions 2.5–3% → &amp;lt;1%, “agent on agent”). “Human relationships” often = “friction with a friendly face.”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Habitual intermediation:&lt;/strong&gt; DoorDash-style moat (“app on home screen”) doesn’t exist for agents; they compare all options. Coding agents also &lt;strong&gt;lower entry barriers&lt;/strong&gt; → many thin-margin competitors → margins crushed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Payments (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; Agents optimize away fees → 2–3% interchange targeted → stablecoins / instant settlement, fractions of a penny. Mastercard Q1 2027: “agent-led price optimization”; card-centric banks and mono-line issuers hit (Amex, Synchrony, Cap One, Discover). &lt;strong&gt;Moat = friction; friction → zero.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-5-labor-market-and-wage-cascade-both"&gt;Phase 5: Labor market and wage cascade (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-5-labor-market-and-wage-cascade-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="16"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core white-collar jobs (Article 1):&lt;/strong&gt; Stagnant/declining since 2023; +4% vs pre-pandemic (6 years) vs +5% population, +11% real GDP. Information sector already ~8% below peak.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Displaced downshift (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; Senior PM $180k → Uber $45k. Overqualified labor floods service/gig → &lt;strong&gt;wage compression&lt;/strong&gt; there too. Then AVs and autonomous delivery hit that gig layer. Sector-specific disruption → &lt;strong&gt;economy-wide&lt;/strong&gt; wage and job pressure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-6-financial-daisy-chain-both"&gt;Phase 6: Financial daisy chain (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-6-financial-daisy-chain-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="18"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Private credit (Article 2):&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;gt;$2.5T by 2026; big share in software/tech LBOs underwritten on &lt;strong&gt;ARR that stays recurring&lt;/strong&gt;. AI makes ARR not recurring (e.g. Zendesk: support automated, no tickets). Marks 100→92→85 while public comps 50. Moody’s downgrades; Zendesk covenant breach → largest private-credit software default. “Permanent capital” = &lt;strong&gt;annuity policyholder money&lt;/strong&gt; in same paper; when that paper defaults, life insurers (Apollo/Athene, etc.) and offshore SPVs create &lt;strong&gt;opacity&lt;/strong&gt; and regulatory stress. &lt;strong&gt;Recognition&lt;/strong&gt; of losses, not just losses, turns it systemic.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mortgages (both):&lt;/strong&gt; ~$13T. Underwriting assumes &lt;strong&gt;stable employment/income for 30 years&lt;/strong&gt;. Borrowers are &lt;strong&gt;prime&lt;/strong&gt; (780 FICO, 20% down). &lt;strong&gt;2008:&lt;/strong&gt; loans bad at origination. &lt;strong&gt;Here:&lt;/strong&gt; loans good at origination; &lt;strong&gt;world changed after.&lt;/strong&gt; Income expectations structurally impaired → “are prime mortgages money good?” Delinquencies rise first in tech/finance-heavy ZIPs (SF, Seattle, Austin, Manhattan). Trajectory is the risk; full crisis still avoidable if policy and income stabilize in time.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-7-fiscal-trap-both"&gt;Phase 7: Fiscal trap (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-7-fiscal-trap-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="20"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Revenue = tax on human work.&lt;/strong&gt; As payrolls and white-collar income fall, &lt;strong&gt;receipts drop&lt;/strong&gt; (Article 2: 12% below CBO). Labor share of GDP: 64% → 56% → &lt;strong&gt;46%&lt;/strong&gt; in four years. Output no longer flows through households → not through IRS.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Outlays rise&lt;/strong&gt; (unemployment, transfers) exactly when &lt;strong&gt;receipts fall.&lt;/strong&gt; Automatic stabilizers assume &lt;strong&gt;temporary&lt;/strong&gt; job loss and reabsorption. Displacement is &lt;strong&gt;structural&lt;/strong&gt;; many won’t be reabsorbed at prior wages. Government must &lt;strong&gt;transfer more&lt;/strong&gt; at the moment it &lt;strong&gt;collects less.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 id="phase-8-policy-and-time-both"&gt;Phase 8: Policy and time (both)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#phase-8-policy-and-time-both"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol start="22"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Policy lags and is politicized:&lt;/strong&gt; “Transition Economy Act” (transfers + tax on AI compute), “Shared AI Prosperity Act” (public claim on AI returns). Splits: redistribution vs growth, taxing compute vs “handing lead to China,” regulatory capture, deficits, GFC-style austerity. &lt;strong&gt;Real constraint:&lt;/strong&gt; AI and markets move faster than institutions and ideology.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion of both:&lt;/strong&gt; This is the &lt;strong&gt;unwind of the intelligence premium.&lt;/strong&gt; Economy can find a &lt;strong&gt;new equilibrium&lt;/strong&gt;, but only if we build &lt;strong&gt;new frameworks&lt;/strong&gt; (tax, safety nets, labor, credit). Article 2’s twist: “You’re reading in February 2026” — &lt;strong&gt;canary still alive;&lt;/strong&gt; time to prepare.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="combined-key-points-concise"&gt;Combined key points (concise)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#combined-key-points-concise"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;table&gt;
 &lt;thead&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Economy is built on &lt;strong&gt;scarce human intelligence&lt;/strong&gt;; agentic AI makes intelligence &lt;strong&gt;abundant&lt;/strong&gt; and substitutable.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Negative feedback loop&lt;/strong&gt; has no natural brake: AI → fewer workers → less spending → more AI investment → more displacement.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Per-firm rationality&lt;/strong&gt; (cut labor, invest in AI) produces &lt;strong&gt;collective catastrophe&lt;/strong&gt; (systemic job loss and demand shock).&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spending is concentrated&lt;/strong&gt; in the same white-collar earners who are displaced → small employment loss, large demand loss, with a &lt;strong&gt;lag&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intermediation&lt;/strong&gt; (software, consulting, insurance, travel, real estate, payments) is a &lt;strong&gt;friction moat&lt;/strong&gt;; agents make friction → zero.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Permanent capital”&lt;/strong&gt; in private credit was partly Main Street (annuities) in PE/software paper; when that paper repriced, &lt;strong&gt;recognition&lt;/strong&gt; of losses spread through insurers and SPVs.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prime mortgages&lt;/strong&gt; ($13T) assume stable income for 30 years; loans were good at origination; &lt;strong&gt;income expectations&lt;/strong&gt; changed after.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fiscal structure&lt;/strong&gt; (tax on labor, stabilizers for temporary unemployment) is wrong for &lt;strong&gt;structural&lt;/strong&gt; displacement.&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Policy&lt;/strong&gt; is too slow and polarized; the “villain” is &lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt; — capability and markets outpace institutions.&lt;/td&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First time&lt;/strong&gt; the most productive asset (intelligence) produces &lt;strong&gt;fewer&lt;/strong&gt; jobs at scale; old frameworks don’t fit; &lt;strong&gt;new frameworks&lt;/strong&gt; are needed.&lt;/td&gt;
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 &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="combined-action-items-integrated"&gt;Combined action items (integrated)&lt;a class="anchor" href="#combined-action-items-integrated"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal / career&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Microtrends</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/microtrends/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/microtrends/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="microtrends"&gt;Microtrends&lt;a class="anchor" href="#microtrends"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Microtrends = Early, measurable shifts in behavior that can grow into much larger trends when more capital arrives.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bear ≠ hide → Use it to learn and track microtrends so you’re early in the next risk-on cycle, not buying the top of an old narrative.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Best upside later often comes from the few microtrends that kept getting attention and capital during slow, risk-off periods.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start where liquidity lived before → In past bears, DeFi infra kept building; the next cycle often extends those experiments (e.g. liquidity mining).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lifecycle: Bear start → builder consolidation → microtrend shows up in data → smart money rotates in → catalyst reprices → speculative frenzy (danger zone) → reset.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Watch behavior, not just price → In bears, low liquidity distorts price; usage, engagement, and “why” matter more than what’s being bought.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sticky community = users reporting bugs and suggesting features in a bear = strong signal for future evangelists and word of mouth.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Real vs mercenary demand → Prefer protocols that can cut incentives and still keep users; mercenary capital hops between farms.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big blowups often seed the next winners → &lt;strong&gt;Missionary builders&lt;/strong&gt; who keep building through the bear can capture a lot of value in the next cycle (e.g. Hyperliquid post-FTX).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI 2026 angle → Look for infra for private, uncensored, sovereign AI and agent wallets; “Hyperliquid of AI” is likely being built now.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wealth secret → Patience and observation; treat microtrends as the experimental stage of potential billion-dollar themes, not the casino phase.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Network school reading list</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/network-school-reading-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/network-school-reading-list/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="network-school-reading-list"&gt;Network school reading list&lt;a class="anchor" href="#network-school-reading-list"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 id="broad-ideas"&gt;Broad Ideas&lt;a class="anchor" href="#broad-ideas"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Early American history and the settling of the Wild West&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The fall and rise of modern China, India, Russia, and Eastern Europe&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The creation of modern Singapore and Dubai&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Biographies of political figures from Deng Xiaoping to Robert Moses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The decline of Argentina and South Africa&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The case-control studies of East/West Germany, North/South Korea, and Taiwan/PRC&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Edge cases like San Marino, Northern Cyprus, Transnistria&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The technology-fueled ascendance of El Salvador and Bhutan&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; National turnarounds like the Meiji Restoration and Boluan Fanzheng&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The unification of France, Italy, Germany, India, America, and China&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Ancient history from Gobekli Tepe to the collapse of Rome&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The history of tech companies on the English and Chinese Internet&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="reading"&gt;Reading&lt;a class="anchor" href="#reading"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="macrohistory"&gt;Macrohistory&lt;a class="anchor" href="#macrohistory"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/foundation"&gt;Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-lessons-of-history"&gt;The Lessons of History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/unqualified-reservations"&gt;Unqualified Reservations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything"&gt;A Short History of Nearly Everything&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-selfish-gene"&gt;The Selfish Gene&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/albions-seed"&gt;Albion&amp;rsquo;s Seed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/war-and-peace-and-war"&gt;War and Peace and War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/stalins-war"&gt;Stalin&amp;rsquo;s War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/energy-and-civilization"&gt;Energy and Civilization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/who-we-are-and-how-we-got-here"&gt;Who We Are and How We Got Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-ancient-city"&gt;The Ancient City&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-fourth-turning"&gt;The Fourth Turning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; &lt;a href="https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-grey-lady-winked"&gt;The Grey Lady Winked&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="new-countries"&gt;New Countries&lt;a class="anchor" href="#new-countries"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Imagined Communities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Invisible Countries&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Origins of Political Order&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; How to Hide an Empire&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The House of Government&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="political-case-studies"&gt;Political Case Studies&lt;a class="anchor" href="#political-case-studies"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; A New Idea of India&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; China&amp;rsquo;s Political Model&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Seeing Like a State&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Tomorrow the World&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; From Third World to First&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; When Money Dies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="regulation"&gt;Regulation&lt;a class="anchor" href="#regulation"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Where is My Flying Car?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Three Felonies a Day&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Reputation and Power&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Power Broker&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="rebuilding"&gt;Rebuilding&lt;a class="anchor" href="#rebuilding"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur&amp;rsquo;s Court&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Principles for a Changing World Order&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="self-improvement"&gt;Self-Improvement&lt;a class="anchor" href="#self-improvement"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Atomic Habits&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Tools For Titans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Almanack of Naval Ravikant&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="tech"&gt;Tech&lt;a class="anchor" href="#tech"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Zero To One&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Hard Thing about Hard Things&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; High Growth Handbook&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; AI Superpowers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="crypto"&gt;Crypto&lt;a class="anchor" href="#crypto"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Bitcoin Standard&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Broken Money&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Sovereign Individual&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Truth Machine&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Daemon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="startup-societies"&gt;Startup Societies&lt;a class="anchor" href="#startup-societies"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; Communistic Societies of the United States&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Significance of the Frontier in American History&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;input disabled="" type="checkbox"&gt; The Network State&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Options</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/options/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/options/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="options"&gt;Options&lt;a class="anchor" href="#options"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href="https://x.com/thedankoe/status/2010042119121957316"&gt;Dan Koe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Specializing in one skill is almost certain death.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Book: Range: Why generalists triumph in a sepcialized world. David Epstein.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your curiosity and love for learning are your advantages in today’s world&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tutorial Hell&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I got my dopamine from feeling smart, but my life didn’t change all that much&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="the-3-ingredients-of-individual-success--the-death-of-the-expert"&gt;The 3 ingredients of individual success &amp;amp; the death of the expert&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-3-ingredients-of-individual-success--the-death-of-the-expert"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Three ingredients: Self-education, self-interest, self-sufficiency&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Self-interest: concern with one’s own interest
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;indulging in short-lived pleasures (cheap dopamine) is usually not your interest, but the interest of corporations that benefit from your mindlessness&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;self-respecting, self-supporting human being who neither sacrifices others to himself nor sacrifices himself to others&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Self-sufficiency is the refusal to outsource your judgment, learning, and agency&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If self-education is the engine and self-interest is the compass, self-sufficiency is the foundation that prevents your life direction from being hijacked by another force.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;they understand that ideas across domains complement each other and create a unique way of viewing the world, which allows them to catch novel ideas from the aether and translate them into market value&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your edge lies more in intersection than it does in expertise&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A person who could learn anything, combine everything, and create what no specialist ever could&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-to-turn-multiple-interests-into-a-lucrative-way-of-life"&gt;How to turn multiple interests into a lucrative way of life&lt;a class="anchor" href="#how-to-turn-multiple-interests-into-a-lucrative-way-of-life"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Characteristics of the problem
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You have multiple interests but feel like you can’t keep learning forever&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You need to be able to adapt fast because we don’t know what the future of work looks like&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To make money from your interests, you need other people to become interested in them too -&amp;gt; learn to persuade -&amp;gt; Attention -&amp;gt; Distribution.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Every business is a media business now.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You need a way for them to pay you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You need to become a creator -&amp;gt; Create for yourself.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you can create for your 9-5 job, you can very well create for yourself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where is the attention?
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mostly on social media until the next attention preference platform comes around.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Easier to think of social media as a mechanism to get your interests in front of other people&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Taking notes in public -&amp;gt; Learning in public.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-to-turn-yourself-into-a-business"&gt;How to turn yourself into a business&lt;a class="anchor" href="#how-to-turn-yourself-into-a-business"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Goals -&amp;gt; Brand
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What do you want out of life?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are you helping people achieve?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge -&amp;gt; Content
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are you learning along the way?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is useful for them to know?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Process -&amp;gt; Product
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How did you reach a desirable goal?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How can you help them reach it faster?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be you. But in a place where your work can be discovered, followed, and supported.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="brand-is-an-environment"&gt;Brand is an environment&lt;a class="anchor" href="#brand-is-an-environment"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Brand is an environment where people come to transform.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Brand is the little world you are inviting others into.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You illustrate your worldview, story, and philosophy for life across every single touchpoint.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Path
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a list of 5-10 people you respect online.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Look at their profile picture, bio, and content.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start formulating what you should do for your own brand, with your own little spin.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="content-is-novel-perspectives"&gt;Content is novel perspectives&lt;a class="anchor" href="#content-is-novel-perspectives"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trust and signal are more important than ever.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In my opinion, the guiding light for your content should be to curate the best possible ideas in one place. Your brand is a collection of all the ideas you care about, in your own words, under one account on the internet.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Best speakers always have 5-10 of their best arguments or ideas top of mind.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The goal of curating ideas to include under your brand should fall at the intersection of:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Performance – the ideas have the potential to “do well.” This is the measure of how much other people will care.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excitement – the ideas give you a sense of excitement to write about them. This is the measure of how much you care.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Step 1: Build an idea museum
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep a ruthless curation of notes, ideas, and sources of inspiration.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Step 2: Curate based on idea density
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How do you start filling your idea museum?
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You need 3-5 sources of information that have high idea density.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Old or little-known books&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Curated blogs, accounts, or books
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Maxwell Daily Reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Heavy-hitting social accounts
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I have a list of maybe 5 social accounts that always post great ideas&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Step 3: Write 1 idea 1000 different ways
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The idea does a lot of the heavy lifting, but the structure is what makes it engaging, unique, and impactful.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;First, break down 3 ideas into their structure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Choose 3 posts from your idea museum that resonated with you. Then, try to break down each part of the idea and write why it works.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use AI
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;pre tabindex="0"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Do a comprehensive analysis on this social post. The overall idea, how the sentences are structured, and choice of words. Analyze why people engage with it, why it works so well, what psychological tactics are being used, and how I can replicate this style step-by-step with my own ideas.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Second, rewrite 3 ideas with different structures&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="systems-are-the-new-product"&gt;Systems are the new product&lt;a class="anchor" href="#systems-are-the-new-product"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;People don’t want a solution to their problems.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They want your solution to their problems.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Outcome independence</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/outcome_independence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/worldview/outcome_independence/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="key-logic-points"&gt;Key logic points&lt;a class="anchor" href="#key-logic-points"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Split control cleanly&lt;/strong&gt; — Outcomes, other people, timing, markets, and events are not yours. Judgments, choices, attention, and how you use what happens &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; yours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frustration = category error&lt;/strong&gt; — Most frustration comes from treating the uncontrollable as controllable, then resenting reality when it doesn’t comply.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two levers&lt;/strong&gt; — (a) Tighten what you let in (inputs). (b) Raise the quality of awareness from which you process those inputs (consciousness / interpretation).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Stalin's War</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/stalins-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/stalins-war/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="stalins-war"&gt;Stalin&amp;rsquo;s War&lt;a class="anchor" href="#stalins-war"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Ancient City</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-ancient-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-ancient-city/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-ancient-city"&gt;The Ancient City&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-ancient-city"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Fourth Turning</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-fourth-turning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-fourth-turning/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-fourth-turning"&gt;The Fourth Turning&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-fourth-turning"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Grey Lady Winked</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-grey-lady-winked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-grey-lady-winked/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-grey-lady-winked"&gt;The Grey Lady Winked&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-grey-lady-winked"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Lessons of History</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-lessons-of-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-lessons-of-history/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-lessons-of-history"&gt;The Lessons of History&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-lessons-of-history"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Selfish Gene</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-selfish-gene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/the-selfish-gene/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="the-selfish-gene"&gt;The Selfish Gene&lt;a class="anchor" href="#the-selfish-gene"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Unqualified Reservations</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/unqualified-reservations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/unqualified-reservations/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="unqualified-reservations"&gt;Unqualified Reservations&lt;a class="anchor" href="#unqualified-reservations"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>War and Peace and War</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/war-and-peace-and-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/war-and-peace-and-war/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="war-and-peace-and-war"&gt;War and Peace and War&lt;a class="anchor" href="#war-and-peace-and-war"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Who We Are and How We Got Here</title><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/who-we-are-and-how-we-got-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/booknotes/who-we-are-and-how-we-got-here/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="who-we-are-and-how-we-got-here"&gt;Who We Are and How We Got Here&lt;a class="anchor" href="#who-we-are-and-how-we-got-here"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add your notes here.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title/><link>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/hidden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://devanshu0987.github.io/docs/world/hidden/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="this-page-is-hidden-in-menu"&gt;This page is hidden in menu&lt;a class="anchor" href="#this-page-is-hidden-in-menu"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h1 id="quondam-non-pater-est-dignior-ille-eurotas"&gt;Quondam non pater est dignior ille Eurotas&lt;a class="anchor" href="#quondam-non-pater-est-dignior-ille-eurotas"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 id="latent-te-facies"&gt;Latent te facies&lt;a class="anchor" href="#latent-te-facies"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lorem markdownum arma ignoscas vocavit quoque ille texit mandata mentis ultimus,
frementes, qui in vel. Hippotades Peleus &lt;a href="http://gratia.net/tot-qua.php"&gt;pennas
conscia&lt;/a&gt; cuiquam Caeneus quas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pater demittere evincitque reddunt&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maxime adhuc pressit huc Danaas quid freta&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Soror ego&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Luctus linguam saxa ultroque prior Tatiumque inquit&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saepe liquitur subita superata dederat Anius sudor&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="cum-honorum-latona"&gt;Cum honorum Latona&lt;a class="anchor" href="#cum-honorum-latona"&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;O fallor &lt;a href="http://www.spectataharundine.org/aquas-relinquit.html"&gt;in sustinui
iussorum&lt;/a&gt; equidem.
Nymphae operi oris alii fronde parens dumque, in auro ait mox ingenti proxima
iamdudum maius?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>