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| 37signals = Software company; later rebranded as Basecamp
| 4 Disciplines of Execution = Management framework; focus, lead measures, scoreboards, accountability
| ABC News = American television news division; broadcast network
| Amazon = American e-commerce company; online retail and cloud services
| Andrew McAfee = American researcher; technology and economy scholar
| Baratunde Thurston = American writer and entrepreneur; digital culture commentator
| Basecamp = Project management software company; formerly 37signals
| Bill Gates = American technologist and philanthropist; Microsoft cofounder
| Business Insider = Business news website; digital media outlet
| Busyness as a Proxy for Productivity = Management bias; equates visible activity with results
| Cal Newport = American computer scientist and author; productivity researcher
| Carl Jung = Swiss psychiatrist; founder of analytical psychology
| Cult of the Internet = Tech boosterism idea; assumes internet-linked tools are inherently good
| David Heinemeier Hansson = Danish programmer and entrepreneur; creator of Ruby on Rails
| Deep Work = Nonfiction book by Cal Newport; productivity and focus
| Door County Forgeworks = Wisconsin blacksmith shop; sword forging
| Edinburgh = Capital city of Scotland
| ESPN = American sports media network
| Facebook = Social media company; owner of platforms and services
| Fast Company = American business magazine; innovation and work focus
| Financial Times = British business newspaper; global finance coverage
| FiveThirtyEight = Data journalism website; statistics-driven reporting
| Frank Gehry = Canadian-American architect; known for deconstructivist design
| Georgetown University = American university; private research university
| GQ = American magazine; culture and style
| Grand Central Publishing = American book imprint; part of Hachette Book Group
| Great Restructuring = Technology-driven economic shift; rewards high-skill and owners
| Harvard = American university; private research institution
| Harry Potter = Fantasy book series; created by J.K. Rowling
| J.K. Rowling = British novelist; author of Harry Potter
| John Doerr = American venture capitalist; technology investor
| Knowledge@Wharton = Wharton’s online business publication
| Law of the Vital Few = Pareto principle; small share drives majority of results
| Mark Zuckerberg = American technology executive; Facebook cofounder
| Monte Carlo = Computational simulation method; probability modeling
| Nate Silver = American statistician and writer; FiveThirtyEight founder
| NOVA = American science television series; PBS
| PBS = American public broadcaster; television and digital
| Principle of Least Resistance = Organizational heuristic; favors easiest immediate path
| Publishers Weekly = American trade magazine; book industry coverage
| Ric Furrer = American blacksmith; master swordmaker
| Roosevelt dash = Short, intense study sprint; deadline-driven focus drill
| Ruby on Rails = Open-source web framework; written in Ruby
| Secrets of the Viking Sword = NOVA episode; Viking-age swordmaking
| Signal v. Noise = Basecamp company blog; product updates and essays
| Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin = City in Wisconsin; location of Door County Forgeworks
| Study Hacks = Cal Newport’s blog; productivity and study strategies
| The Balmoral Hotel = Luxury hotel in Edinburgh; J.K. Rowling writing site
| The Guardian = British newspaper; national daily
| The New York Times = American newspaper; national daily
| The Wall Street Journal = American newspaper; business-focused daily
| Think Weeks = Personal retreat practice; Bill Gates reading and reflection
| Tyler Cowen = American economist; public intellectual
| Wharton = American business school; University of Pennsylvania
| Wired = American magazine; technology and culture
| #default = Hi reader, have a great day! 😎
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