Notes on Work and Life

If You Win the Rat Race, You’re Still a Rat

What a $175 million dollar fraud, the world’s best stock trader, and the longest summer of my life can teach you about the game you’re playing.

Aug 27 • Colin Black

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Don't Quit

What entrepreneurship, survival TV shows, and running races in the desert can teach you about resilience.

Aug 13 • Colin Black

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July 2026

Stay Clueless

Everyone wants to be an expert. But the future belongs to the clueless.

Jul 30 • Colin Black

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You Need to Return to the Scene of the Crime

What classic literature, modern psychology, and my favorite coffee shops can teach you about confronting your past.

Jul 16 • Colin Black

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The Year I Skipped Saturday

Would you sacrifice today for a better life tomorrow?

Jul 2 • Colin Black

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June 2026

You Need to Stop Networking

Stop collecting contacts. Start building relationships.

Jun 18 • Colin Black

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All My Best Friends Owe Me Money

The hidden system that makes friendships, businesses, and communities work

Jun 4 • Colin Black

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May 2026

10 Reasons Your Son is Trash

On failure, criticism, and the words we let define us

May 21 • Colin Black

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Genuinely Weird

Why cult followings can’t be manufactured

May 7 • Colin Black

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April 2026

Start Here | Table of Contents

Lessons from business, history, and culture on doing work that actually matters.

Apr 28 • Colin Black

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Business for Humans: The Principles of Hospitality

What my parents’ meeting at Disneyland, Michelin-star restaurants, and my job cleaning toilets taught me about making business feel human

Apr 23 • Colin Black

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You Can’t Win Everyone Over

On criticism, ego, and the conversations that come too late.

Apr 9 • Colin Black

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