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[video] Renaissance historian Ada Palmer says Machiavelli buried Petrarch's plan after watching Cesare Borgia burn half the world. For 100 years, Italy's elite had bet on one idea. Read Cicero, become Cicero. Train your princes on the same books the great Romans read, and the great

[image] They called him the smartest con artist... • Forged $2.5M before 21. • Outsmarted the FBI for 4 years. • Faked being a pilot, doctor, & lawyer. Hollywood told his story to millions, but left out the best part... These are his 3 best strategies to break any system: 🧵

[image] This is the most powerful experiment on human potential: The Pygmalion Effect. It’s the true root cause why most people stay stuck, depressed, and never reach their true potential… Here's a 4-step protocol to break the cycle today: 🧵

[image] Hedy Lamarr was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. In 1942, she filed a patent that became the foundation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The Navy seized it and told her to sell war bonds instead. Here's the full story: Allied torpedoes ran on one frequency. The Nazis jammed

[image] In 1991, the average American retired at 57. Today, 3.15 million men over 70 are still at work. 70% say money is the reason. The promise was simple: Sacrifice now. Security later. Then something went horribly wrong... 🧵