From d8322cdfa23a7497ee75baad586940d2956804b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:30:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add 'greats to read' social post draft in AJ's voice Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Nriucrzm2ro8SXppZtGeHN --- posts/greats-to-read-post.md | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/greats-to-read-post.md diff --git a/posts/greats-to-read-post.md b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..151f20e --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Social post — "The greats people should read" (AJ's voice) + +**Pairs with:** the "7 greats to read" list image (repost/quote it, or reattach the screenshot) + +--- + +Saw this list going around. 7 greats everyone should read: + +1. Marcus Aurelius - for restraint +2. Miyamoto Musashi - for focus +3. Leonardo da Vinci - for curiosity +4. Friedrich Nietzsche - for depth +5. David Goggins - for pain tolerance +6. Steve Jobs - for vision +7. Bruce Lee - for discipline in motion + +Solid list. But they missed one. + +8. AJ Yawn - for the work + +I'm half joking. Half. + +Because here's the thing. You can read Aurelius every morning and Musashi every night and still never ship a single thing. At some point you have to close the book and go do the work. + +That's the only reason I write. Not to sound deep. To get people building. + +So yeah, put me at #8. I'll earn it. + +--- + +## Shorter version (X / quote-post) + +Great list. They missed one though. + +8. AJ Yawn - for the work + +Reading the greats is step one. Doing the work is the whole rest of the list. From b6d14a61df56e48a616af425c180944c09885624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:16:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Rework 'greats to read' post with three new takes Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Nriucrzm2ro8SXppZtGeHN --- posts/greats-to-read-post.md | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/greats-to-read-post.md b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md index 151f20e..9050604 100644 --- a/posts/greats-to-read-post.md +++ b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md @@ -2,36 +2,53 @@ **Pairs with:** the "7 greats to read" list image (repost/quote it, or reattach the screenshot) +Three takes — pick a lane. + --- -Saw this list going around. 7 greats everyone should read: +## Take 1 — Punchy -1. Marcus Aurelius - for restraint -2. Miyamoto Musashi - for focus -3. Leonardo da Vinci - for curiosity -4. Friedrich Nietzsche - for depth -5. David Goggins - for pain tolerance -6. Steve Jobs - for vision -7. Bruce Lee - for discipline in motion +Everybody's posting this list of the 7 greats you need to read. + +Marcus Aurelius for restraint. Musashi for focus. Goggins for pain tolerance. Bruce Lee for discipline in motion. -Solid list. But they missed one. +One problem. They stopped at 7. 8. AJ Yawn - for the work -I'm half joking. Half. +Nobody reads their way into a finished project. At some point somebody has to build the thing. + +That's my chapter. -Because here's the thing. You can read Aurelius every morning and Musashi every night and still never ship a single thing. At some point you have to close the book and go do the work. +--- -That's the only reason I write. Not to sound deep. To get people building. +## Take 2 — Funny -So yeah, put me at #8. I'll earn it. +Saw this list of the greats everyone should read. Aurelius. Musashi. Da Vinci. Goggins. ---- +Love the list. But the disrespect of stopping at 7 is crazy. + +8. AJ Yawn - for the work + +Marcus Aurelius never closed an audit finding. Musashi never automated evidence collection. Da Vinci left half his projects unfinished (look it up). -## Shorter version (X / quote-post) +Read the greats. Then go do the work. I'll be at number 8 when you get there. + +--- -Great list. They missed one though. +## Take 3 — Straight, minimal +1. Marcus Aurelius - for restraint +2. Miyamoto Musashi - for focus +3. Leonardo da Vinci - for curiosity +4. Friedrich Nietzsche - for depth +5. David Goggins - for pain tolerance +6. Steve Jobs - for vision +7. Bruce Lee - for discipline in motion 8. AJ Yawn - for the work -Reading the greats is step one. Doing the work is the whole rest of the list. +Seven of them wrote the philosophy. Somebody still has to live it out loud, every day, in public. + +I'm not comparing résumés with Marcus Aurelius. I'm just not waiting for an invite to put my name on the list either. + +Do the work. That's number 8. From 19f1ac093a9c283dcfac791b5a6a5602c25bcbd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:37:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Finalize post on Take 3, cut the philosophy line Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Nriucrzm2ro8SXppZtGeHN --- posts/greats-to-read-post.md | 47 ++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/greats-to-read-post.md b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md index 9050604..0b1a61e 100644 --- a/posts/greats-to-read-post.md +++ b/posts/greats-to-read-post.md @@ -2,41 +2,7 @@ **Pairs with:** the "7 greats to read" list image (repost/quote it, or reattach the screenshot) -Three takes — pick a lane. - ---- - -## Take 1 — Punchy - -Everybody's posting this list of the 7 greats you need to read. - -Marcus Aurelius for restraint. Musashi for focus. Goggins for pain tolerance. Bruce Lee for discipline in motion. - -One problem. They stopped at 7. - -8. AJ Yawn - for the work - -Nobody reads their way into a finished project. At some point somebody has to build the thing. - -That's my chapter. - ---- - -## Take 2 — Funny - -Saw this list of the greats everyone should read. Aurelius. Musashi. Da Vinci. Goggins. - -Love the list. But the disrespect of stopping at 7 is crazy. - -8. AJ Yawn - for the work - -Marcus Aurelius never closed an audit finding. Musashi never automated evidence collection. Da Vinci left half his projects unfinished (look it up). - -Read the greats. Then go do the work. I'll be at number 8 when you get there. - ---- - -## Take 3 — Straight, minimal +## Final 1. Marcus Aurelius - for restraint 2. Miyamoto Musashi - for focus @@ -47,8 +13,15 @@ Read the greats. Then go do the work. I'll be at number 8 when you get there. 7. Bruce Lee - for discipline in motion 8. AJ Yawn - for the work -Seven of them wrote the philosophy. Somebody still has to live it out loud, every day, in public. - I'm not comparing résumés with Marcus Aurelius. I'm just not waiting for an invite to put my name on the list either. Do the work. That's number 8. + +--- + +## Optional bridge line + +If the jump from the list into "I'm not comparing résumés" feels too abrupt, one of these can sit between them: + +- "Yeah, I added myself. Somebody had to." +- "Reading them is the easy part."