Greycourt: Fifteen on Friday # 524

Happy Friday –

Have a great weekend

– David

TheAtlantic – You Might Be a Late Bloomer The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age
WSJ – To Fight Midlife Blues, Try Mastering Something Difficult At 46, I started to compete in grueling obstacle-course races. Success didn’t come quickly—and that’s why the challenge was so rewarding.
CorpVisions – The 10% Message: A Science-Backed Way to Make Content More Memorable As someone who writes a lot, I think about this topic a bunch – how to make content memorable in a world where people either do not read or do not read for recall.
TheAtlantic – The Koala Paradox Can Australia find a way to protect its most beloved animal?
TKP – Dr. Jim Loehr: Change The Stories You Tell Yourself What if reaching the next level of success wasn’t determined by another skill, degree, or course but by something that changed on the inside? That’s what Dr. Jim Loehr believes, and in this episode, he reveals everything he knows about mental toughness and winning the mind game.

WSJ – Social-Media Influencers Aren’t Getting Rich—They’re Barely Getting By Platforms are paying less for popular posts, brands are pickier about partnerships and a possible TikTok ban looms
ILTB – Pat Grady – Relentless Application of Force Pat Grady is a longtime growth investor at Sequoia. We cover what he’s learned from Sequoia’s legendary partners, how to become a great business writer, and his criteria for separating truly legendary companies from the rest.
Capital Allocators – People-Driven Private Equity At Alpine Fascinating look at Alpine’s CEO development program
ILTB – Frank Blake – Leading By Example Frank Blake is the former chairman and CEO of Home Depot. We cover how the inverted pyramid structure gives the employee experience primacy of place, what the role of a CEO should be, and his favorite stories from his time at Home Depot.
A16Z – The State of AI with Marc & Ben Ben and Marc discuss how small AI startups can compete with Big Tech’s massive compute and data scale advantages, reveal why data is overrated as a sellable asset, and unpack all the ways the AI boom compares to the internet boom.

WSJ – How Nike Missed the Boom in Running Culture Runners say the sneaker giant has stepped back from the community, opening the door for Hoka, New Balance and others
ESPN – Panthers’ journey from NHL punch line to Stanley Cup champs
WSJ – The Bizarre Scientific Experiment That Helped Bryson DeChambeau Win the U.S. Open The 30-year-old American dunks his golf balls in saltwater to test their balance. It’s part of what makes him the sport’s mad scientist.
Wired – How to Navigate Summer Holiday Travel Like a Pro
JimmyKimmel – Jiminy Glick Interviews Bill Hader – Martin Short again shows why he is a generational comedic talent.