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Constantly Curious - Edition #15

Constantly Curious - Edition #15

The Best Oppenheimer Content, Tim Ferriss's 37 Favorite Documentaries, and More

Nick Wolf
July 27, 2023

Welcome to Constantly Curious, Edition #15!

This week at a glance:

Greetings from the Oppenheimer Rabbit Hole
3 Quotes/Ideas of the Week
A Definitive Documentary List
“What’s the Worst They Can Say?” - My Favorite Decision-Making Tool

If this is your first time reading - welcome! Let your curiosity run wild with us every Thursday at 12pm EST.

With that said, let’s get into it -

Oppenheimer: A Rabbit Hole

This past weekend, I went and saw Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s (The Dark Knight, Interstellar, etc) biopic of the Manhattan Project and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Here’s the trailer if you haven’t seen it yet:

I really, really enjoyed Oppenheimer. Afterwards, I dove deep into the Rabbit Hole to find out everything I could on the Manhattan Project. I scoured YouTube and Twitter to find the best content to get all the background.

Honestly, I wish I watched these videos before seeing the film - it would have made understanding the plot, characters, and story arc much simpler! And there’s no risk of spoilers.

Here are the best videos/podcasts/tweets I found:

#215 The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb

David Senra of Founders dives deep into the lessons and traits that made General Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer a formidable duo

Spotfiy

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds”
J. Robert Oppenheimer, in tears, describing the feeling of watching the first atomic bomb detonation…
There may be no better example of The Duality of Men than this 45 second clip
— Nick Wolf (@wolfnick10)
1:57 AM • Jul 21, 2023

Side Bar: I went somewhat viral with the above tweet. It was awesome 😂

Three Quotes/Ideas of the Week

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I’ll try again tomorrow".

Mary Anne Radmacher

Reminder:
Our lives are 80-year blinks of consciousness in a vast Universe of infinite time, depth, and space.
You’ll be dead in 3 generations and no one will remember you in 5.
Do what you want.
— Jack Moses (@jackmoses0)
4:02 PM • Jul 26, 2023

Last year, Jamie Dimon offered three ideas worth thinking about:
— FS (@farnamstreet)
2:01 PM • Jul 25, 2023

A Definitive Documentary List to Find your Next Must Watch

These 37 documentaries have shaped my thinking and changed my behavior over the last several years. I revisit them often.
They were all featured in 5-Bullet Friday, my free weekly newsletter, which I send out each Friday to ~1.5–2M subscribers. Each edition describes the coolest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Tim Ferriss (@tferriss)
12:09 PM • Jul 25, 2023

Tim dropped this list yesterday and, given that I just featured Free Solo (which is included!) in last week’s edition, it felt apropos to include. Some highlights…

Docs included that I’ve seen (written in the order I’d recommend them): The Alpinist, Sour Grapes, The Last Dance, The River Runner
Docs included that I haven’t seen but will be watching: Searching for Sugar Man, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, Trip of Compassion

What’s your favorite documentary(s)? Leave a reply in the comments, send me a reply email, or DM me on socials!

“What’s the Worst They Can Say?” - A Decision Making Framework

I originally wrote this post in 2019 for my first blog - then, re-posted it as a LinkedIn article.

It’s one of my favorite pieces of writing I’ve ever done - it was the first time I really felt like I had “something” to share that others can learn from.

So, its about time I shared it with y’all!

What's The Worst They Can Say?

What’s the worst that they can say? This is a question I have asked myself repeatedly over the last few months.

2 Min Read

Stay Curious, Friends!

-Nick

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