Solitude and Leadership: If you want others to follow, learn to be alone (theamericanscholar.org)
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samdk Jan 17, 2011 | on: Solitude and Leadership | context

This has been posted before, but is worth reading if you haven't.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1195641 -> a few comments

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1476425 -> lots of comments

nickolai Nov 2, 2011 | on: Solitude and Leadership | context

Great piece. was already discussed here : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1476425 .

rehack Oct 26, 2013 | on: Why being a thinker takes quiet time | context

Wow! truly great to see so much love between HNers.

As a long time lurker (occasional commenter etc.) I immediately was reminded of this great essay as soon as I saw this current story.

Just in case you folks had not seen, the old discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1476425

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2110779

gyardley Feb 7, 2011 | on: Solitude & Leadership | context

This is good enough to come up multiple times.

Previous discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1476425

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