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"I am someone who is curious about the world, here are my notes about what I find."

Austin Armstrong
The thesis

Traditional does not get exceptional.

Every piece I write exists to dismantle a blueprint that no longer works and replace it with something you built yourself.

$650M+
IT budgets managed
2
Fortune 500 health systems
8
essays published
50+
books read or reading
Austin Armstrong
Austin Armstrong
About

I'm a generalist who refuses to stay in a single lane. My thinking moves across disciplines — from the mechanics of cognition and how ideas become immune to criticism, to the mathematics of risk in barbell strategies, to what it means to build a company worth building.

I read obsessively. I think out loud here. If you're drawn to ideas that don't fit neatly into a single domain, you'll find something worth your time.

The generalist sees connections the specialist never will.
Areas of interest
Artificial IntelligencePersonal DevelopmentFinanceEconomicsNon-FictionManchester CitySoccerEntrepreneurshipStartupsGeneralistsCognitionIndividual ThinkingMental ImmunityBarbell StrategyHealthFamily
Austin Armstrong

Traditional does not get exceptional.

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Mental immunity as a trainable skill
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