362 Li Lu — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2024-08-26
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This page is a bounded reading of the 362 Li Lu transcript. It preserves short excerpts so the reader can inspect the source; it is not a replacement for the episode or a reproduced transcript.
What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“He was a first-rate bricklayer, an excellent house builder, and an expert in building kang.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
People
“The great leader of the Chinese people, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, the great teacher of the revolution of the…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“So he is sent to go live with his mother at the commune, at the orchard, Orchard Commune that she's at, and…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“He has no family, no money, no resources of any time, of any kind.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
Episode
“A few weeks ago, I was talking to John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods, and he told me one of the…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: episode.
A BIPU connection
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Source and attribution
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