Yesterday my friend Derek Magill asked the Praxis community, “What books have had the most impact on your career/education?” I love this question. Notice the use of the word impact. He isn’t asking for your favorite books, the books you recommend on a specific subject, or the books you agree with the most. He is…
It’s been over three years since we wrote our very first blog post on the Praxis blog. Since then we’ve written over 500 blog articles and we’ve got no intentions of stopping. Looking back through the archives, it’s fun to see that although parts of the hard product have changed, the vision of the program…
At Praxis, we like to read. A lot. We asked our team to submit their top book recommendations – the most enriching, enjoyable, and hard-hitting books we’ve read. If you’re a budding entrepreneur (or Christmas shopping for one) we guarantee you’ll find a great recommendation here. The Act of Creation by Arthur Koestler “The Act of…
The Praxis team has a challenge for you: read five books this summer! These books have been influential for us in how we’ve approached building the Praxis program and our own careers. They’ll challenge the way you view your job, your education, and your goals – and they may just change what you’re doing about them. 1.…
We asked some of our favorite entrepreneurs, creators, and thinkers to share the books that influenced their own educations. Want to shape your own learning experience in and out of the classroom? Here are the books you should read before going to college. Influence by Robert Cialdini Often we don’t realize that our attitude toward something has been…
“Always be reading.” These are the words of Praxis business partner and entrepreneur Adam Witty, who exhorts participants to always keep an active reading list. Keeping an active reading list can be one of the best ways to broaden one’s mind and the ways in which one thinks. Our team is constantly working through several…
In Peter Thiel’s new book Zero to One, he argues that every startup venture should strive to be a monopoly. This is counterintuitive, as Thiel notes, as we live in a culture that glorifies the fruits of competition. The reality of competition is, though, that firms seek to make their own profits greater than those of…
We ordered a box of Peter Thiel’s new book Zero to One for the Praxis participants. I pulled out a copy Wednesday night to get a flavor before I hit the pillow. Three and a half hours and the full 195 pages later I couldn’t fall asleep even though it was 2 AM, well past my usual bedtime.…
Yes, but the consideration of value, in and of itself, has never been the basis for good decision-making. Since value, at least in part, is subjectively determined, it logically follows that anything can have value given the right person and context. Getting married has value. Staying single has value. Starting your own business has value. Working…