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James P. Carse

Author, Finite and Infinite Games

“A finite game is played for the purpose of winning; an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”

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Play to keep the game going.

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Ep. 14 · 8 min

An Infinite Game

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Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger

Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

“Assemble a latticework of mental models.”

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor, Stoic

“You have power over your mind, not events.”

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Richard Feynman

Physicist, Nobel laureate

“You must not fool yourself.”

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Socrates

Socrates

Philosopher of Athens

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

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Aristotle

Aristotle

Philosopher, founder of the Lyceum

“You are what you repeatedly do.”

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Painter, engineer, polymath

“Curiosity is a discipline.”

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