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Default to Optimism: Lessons from the Arena

Default to Optimism: Lessons from the Arena

Published on: 14/11/2024

Issue 19: Why Theodore Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" is the ultimate mindset, the return of Donald Trump, and the power of positive defaults.