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  William Kennedy

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  Andy Hunt

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  Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author and publisher.
  He co-authored the best-selling book "The Pragmatic Programmer",
  was one of the 17 founders of the Agile Alliance, and co-founded
  the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning and critically
  acclaimed books for software developers.
  
  Andy started writing software professionally in early 80's across
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  services, utilities, medical imaging, graphic arts, and of course,
  the now-ubiquitous web.
  
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  Epictetus

  Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals, however, are responsible for their own actions which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline. Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or

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  Isaac Asimov

  Works of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles, The Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
  
  Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
  
  Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
  
  People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire

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  Daniel Kahneman

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  Daniel Kahneman (Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן‎; born 5 March 1934 - died 27 March 2024), was an Israeli-American psychologist and winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, notable for his work on behavioral finance and hedonic psychology.
  
  With Amos Tversky and others, Kahneman established a cognitive basis for common human errors using heuristics and biases (Kahneman & Tversky, 1973, Kahneman, Slovic & Tversky, 1982), and developed Prospect theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979). He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in Prospect theory. Currently, he is professor emeritus of psychology at Princeton University's Department of Psychology.
  
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  Cal Newport

  Cal Newport is Provost’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of seven books. His ideas and writing are frequently featured in major publications and on TV and radio.
  
  From his website: "I write about the intersection of digital technology and culture. I’m particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives."

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  Chris Voss

  A 24 year veteran of the FBI, Chris Voss is one of the preeminent practitioners and professors of negotiating skills in the world. He is the founder and principal of The Black Swan Group, a consulting firm that provides training and advises Fortune 500 companies through complex negotiations. Voss has taught for many business schools, including the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, Harvard University, MIT's Sloan School of Management, and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, among others.

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  Sandi Metz

  Sandi Metz is a programmer, teacher, author, and sometime consultant. In the past 30+ years she has written innumerable applications and creates practical solutions that produce working software that is easy to change. She has spoken about object-oriented design and refactoring at international Ruby conferences since 2009.

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  Ryan Holiday

  Ryan Holiday is media strategist for notorious clients like Tucker Max and Dov Charney. After dropping out of college at 19 to apprentice under the strategist Robert Greene, he went on to advise many bestselling authors and multi-platinum musicians. He is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel, where his work in advertising was internationally known. His strategies are used as case studies by Twitter, YouTube, and Google, and have been written about in AdAge, the New York Times, Gawker, and Fast Company. He is the author is *Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator*, which is due out in July. He currently lives in New Orleans, with his rebellious puppy, Hanno.

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  Steve Klabnik

  Steve Klabnik is a prominent software developer and open-source advocate known for his contributions to the Rust programming language. Right now he works as a software engineer at Oxide Computer.
  Steve is considered one of the leading experts on Rust, and is widely respected for his knowledge and expertise. He is also a strong advocate for open-source software, believing that it has the power to transform the way we build and use technology.
  Through his work, Steve has helped shape the future of programming and technology and has inspired countless developers around the world to embrace new and innovative approaches to software development. He is a sought-after speaker, having given talks at numerous technology conferences and events around t

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  Morgan Housel

  Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids.

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