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  • How A True Workaholic Works

    John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Jay Gould, and JP Morgan are some of the hardest workers in history. They are the founders and leaders of the second industrial revolution. In this video I go over 7 work habits used by these men to create top tier companies. Welcome to work-maxxing 101.Subscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://www.nicmunoz.com/s/blog 📸Instagram:   / nic.munoz  📝X/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munoz🎞️Linkedin:   / nicmunoz  📻Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D4b74T...VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:47 Speed Of Execution05:51 Re-invest Aggressively09:50 Granola, the AI meeting assistant10:56 Watch Your Costs13:46 Compete Within16:45 Choose One Industry19:40 Pursue Vertical Integration21:41 Be A First Mover📜JOIN MY COMMUNITY- The Biography Societyhttps://www.skool.com/thebiographysoc...📄OUR SPONSORS• Granola is the AI notepad for professionals in back-to-back meetings. Download their notetaker here: https://www.granola.ai/ To sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/spons...

    24 min
  • How Edison Learns

    In this video we dive deep into the mind of Thomas Edison to figure out what made him a genius. We go over his learning habits, the mental models he uses, and how he formed himself into an autodidact genius. This video is for anyone who is looking to learn from the greatest geniuses who ever lived, because Thomas Edison is one of those people.Subscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://www.nicmunoz.com/s/blog 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic.munoz📝X/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munoz🎞️Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicmunoz/VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro59:02 Tinker Around03:38 Treat Learning As Play06:02 Crazy Work Hours10:15 Obsessive Sprints13:04 Learn By Osmosis15:58 Always Onto The Next19:55 Focus📜JOIN MY COMMUNITY- The Biography Societyhttps://www.skool.com/thebiographysociety📄OUR SPONSORS• Brilliant, Check out courses in science, computer science, and mathematics on Brilliant! Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/nicmunoz and get 20% off a premium subscription, which includes daily unlimited access!To sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/sponsor-the-podcast

    24 min
  • How Bezos Works.

    Jeff Bezos is an absolute customer obsessed maniac, workaholic, and work machine. He is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, and by using a few set of business principles he was able to dominate the entire consumer industry. In this video I go over 8 of those work principles so that you can apply in your business, and in your work.Subscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://www.nicmunoz.com/s/blog 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic.munoz📝X/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munoz🎞️Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicmunoz/📻Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D4b74TWxPDisewnx8aAYzVIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:48 Play The Chess Board04:46 Be Black And White07:14 High Bar For Talent10:52 Lack A Degree Of Empathy15:45 Study The Past19:45 Frugality21:21 Sharpen Ideas23:00 Regret Minimization Framework📜JOIN MY COMMUNITY- The Biography Societyhttps://www.skool.com/thebiographysociety📄OUR SPONSORS• Brilliant, Check out courses in science, computer science, and mathematics on Brilliant! Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/nicmunoz and get a 30-day free trial plus 20% off a premium subscription, which includes daily unlimited access!To sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/sponsor-the-podcast

    25 min
  • How Bezos Works.

    Jeff Bezos is an absolute customer obsessed maniac, workaholic, and work machine. He is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, and by using a few set of business principles he was able to dominate the entire consumer industry. In this video I go over 8 of those work principles so that you can apply in your business, and in your work.

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    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro00:48 Play The Chess Board04:46 Be Black And White07:14 High Bar For Talent10:52 Lack A Degree Of Empathy15:45 Study The Past19:45 Frugality21:21 Sharpen Ideas23:00 Regret Minimization Framework

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    13 min
  • How To Work Like History's Top Performers

    John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Henry Ford are some of the highest work performers in history. But these people didn't study self-improvement, they studied history. In history we find the best productivity philosophy there is. In this video I go over 8 work habits used by history's top performers. Welcome to work-maxxing 101.Subscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://nicmunoz.substack.com/📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic.munoz📝X/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munoz🎞️Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicmunoz/VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:41 Signal Vs. Noise04:13 Find The Bottlenecks07:11 Pressure As Fuel10:50 Obsession With Numbers13:07 Relentless Preparation17:25 Long Time Horizons19:26 Contempt For Busywork21:07 High Pain Tolerance📜JOIN MY COMMUNITY- The Biography Societyhttps://www.skool.com/thebiographysocietyTo sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/sponsor-the-podcast



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    25 min
  • How Feynman Learns.

    Richard Feynman was one of the greatest physicist who ever lived. And although he spent time at MIT, Princeton, Cornell, and Caltech, it's interesting that he was mostly self-taught. His genius, differed from everyone else's because of this. In this video I go over 7 principles, learning habits, and mental models that made Richard Feynman a genius.

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    24 min
  • How Rockefeller Works.

    John D. Rockefeller was one of the greatest businessmen to ever live. In his life he came from working as a bookkeeper, to running one of the most dominant monopolies in history. In this video I go over his insane productivity and work ethic that allowed him to do this, so you can apply his work philosophy in your own life.⬇️Checkout These BooksTitan by Ron Chernow: https://amzn.to/3PbJ0JO📸Instagram:   / nic.munoz  📝X/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munoz🎞️Linkedin:   / nicmunoz  📻Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D4b74T...VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:02 Clockwork Schedule03:58 Plan Relentlessly Then Execute07:23 Be Methodical11:06 Extreme Tenacity13:07 Obsessed With Metrics15:44 Fueled By Hardship18:13 Work Is Religious21:58 Pride Goeth Before The Fall23:21 Complete Focus📜JOIN MY COMMUNITY- The Biography Societyhttps://www.skool.com/thebiographysoc...⚖️COACHING- Personal 1 on 1 Coachinghttps://www.nicmunoz.com/coaching📩CONTACTFor any business inquiries, please contact me at [email protected]



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    26 min
  • How Caesar Leads.

    Julius Caesar was one of the greatest leaders to ever live. With his army he conquered Gaul, defeated Pompey, won the Great Roman Civil War, and made himself dictator. In this video I go over 8 principles that made him a great leader, so that you can apply in your work, and in your life.


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    VIDEO CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro

    01:16 Lead From The Frontlines

    05:18 Speed And Agility

    08:40 Push Your Troops Hard

    11:50 Extreme Audacity

    13:58 Incentives Are Everything

    16:35 Control The Narrative

    19:07 Master Public Speaking

    22:08 Full Self-Belief


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    26 min
  • How Napoleon Leads.

    Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest leaders to ever live. Wether it is his tactical brilliance at Austerlitz, his corps system of running his army, or his boundless energy and presence in key battles. In this video I go over his military maxims, and how you can apply his leadership principles in your company, and in your life.


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    VIDEO CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro

    01:16 Study Great Leaders

    03:23 Commit To Decisions

    07:30 Be Unreasonably Prepared

    10:23 Unity Of Command

    12:22 Create A Corps System

    14:50 Simple Communication

    17:45 Keep Moral High

    21:16 A Stoic Nature

    24:40 Extreme Boldness


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    27 min
  • How A True Genius Thinks

    Elon Musk is one of the most brilliant minds of today's age. In this video I go over Elon's genius using The Book Of Elon. I go through six principles, mental models, and learning frameworks that you can use in your work and in your life. By studying the great geniuses of the past and building off of them we can build a better and brighter future.


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    VIDEO CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro

    01:00 Think Like A Physicist

    03:53 Thinking In Limits

    09:05 First Principle Thinking

    12:26 Read Shelves Of Books

    17:37 Knowledge Tree

    19:56 Information Theory


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    24 min

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