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heroes
people whose work changed how i see the world.
sorted by era because good ideas are timeless.
🌺 chamorro legends
speed b. gumataotao
his signature is on the US dollar bill. chamorro from guam who served as acting comptroller of the currency. proof that island kids can reach the highest levels.
leo babauta
created zen habits, one of the most-read blogs on earth. chamorro from guam. showed the world that simplicity is power. a huge inspiration for this site.
pia mia
singer-songwriter from guam who went from island girl to working with chris brown, tyga, and will.i.am. proof that talent finds a way off the island.
ancient wisdom
~600 BClao tzu
~470 BCsocrates
~4 BCjesus christ
renaissance & enlightenment
1452leonardo da vinci
1706ben franklin
builders & visionaries
1905ayn rand
1909edwin land
1915frank sinatra
1918sam walton
1923lee kuan yew
~1924emahoy tsege mariam gebru
1932ed thorpe
music
1942paul mccartney
1943george harrison
~1950smackie feary
1962anthony kiedis
1963rick rubin
1968damon albarn
1971aphex twin
1977kanye west
1991ed sheeran
technology & entrepreneurs
1953frank guzman — my grandfather
1957brad jacobs
1964jeff bezos
1964paul graham
1965michael dell
1967peter thiel
1971elon musk
1972todd graves
1974naval ravikant
1976jack dorsey
1980balaji srinivasan
1982daniel ek
1983brian armstrong
1983jared isaacman
1984pavel durov
1987aravind srinivas
1990will ahmed
thinkers
1953david deutsch
1960nassim taleb
1961john vervaeke
1962jordan peterson
1969derek sivers
1975brandon sanderson
1976tim ferriss
1977andrew huberman
1977bryan johnson
~1980sdavid senra
~1980scasey handmer
~1986pieter levels
~1987visakan veerasamy
new generation
1987lionel messi
~1990slulie tanett
~1990sblake anderson
~1990slogan chipkin
~1990sarjun khemani
~1990sorion taraban
~1960sjames sexton
~1980srafe kelley
~1930spaul van doran
~2000szach yadegari
personal
2002adam tomas — that's me. work in progress.
timelessson goku — because why not