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The Greats · September 22 · 52 min

How Napoleon Works

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest workaholics in history. John D. Rockefeller himself said that if Napoleon had applied himself to commerce and industry he would have been the greatest businessman the world has ever known. This episode extracts the 15 work habits that let him conquer Europe and maps them onto modern founders, CEOs, and operators. Especially in the age of AI where you need skills like dictation and speed in order to win, this video is especially worth watching.Check out Fitnexa's SomniPods 3 here and get $10 off: https://go.fitnexa.com/x8jEadSubscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://www.nicmunoz.com/s/blog Join My Book Club: https://www.skool.com/thegreatsbookclubVIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:39 Compartmentalization05:56 Sleep Around The Work08:50 Dictation At All Hours13:16 The Correspondence Machine18:51 Eat Little Food21:42 Complete Concentration25:06 Create Systems29:16 Speed, Speed, Speed32:16 Constantly Asking For More35:12 Boundless, Boundless Energy39:46 Never Leave The Scene Of Action42:39 Be In The Weeds45:18 Remedy By Extreme47:50 Allow For Flexibility49:59 Study The GreatsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic.munozX/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munozOUR SPONSORS•A big thank you to @FitnexaAI and the Somnipods3 for making this video possible! Use PROMO CODE: NICMUNOZ10 for 10$ off your purchase.To sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/sponsor-the-podcast

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Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest workaholics in history. John D. Rockefeller himself said that if Napoleon had applied himself to commerce and industry he would have been the greatest businessman the world has ever known. This episode extracts the 15 work habits that let him conquer Europe and maps them onto modern founders, CEOs, and operators. Especially in the age of AI where you need skills like dictation and speed in order to win, this video is especially worth watching.Check out Fitnexa's SomniPods 3 here and get $10 off: https://go.fitnexa.com/x8jEadSubscribe for a weekly newsletter: https://www.nicmunoz.com/s/blog Join My Book Club: https://www.skool.com/thegreatsbookclubVIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:39 Compartmentalization05:56 Sleep Around The Work08:50 Dictation At All Hours13:16 The Correspondence Machine18:51 Eat Little Food21:42 Complete Concentration25:06 Create Systems29:16 Speed, Speed, Speed32:16 Constantly Asking For More35:12 Boundless, Boundless Energy39:46 Never Leave The Scene Of Action42:39 Be In The Weeds45:18 Remedy By Extreme47:50 Allow For Flexibility49:59 Study The GreatsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic.munozX/Twitter: https://x.com/nic_munozOUR SPONSORS•A big thank you to @FitnexaAI and the Somnipods3 for making this video possible! Use PROMO CODE: NICMUNOZ10 for 10$ off your purchase.To sponsor a future episode, visit https://nicmunoz.substack.com/p/sponsor-the-podcast

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