They could outmaneuver and out-strategize the best minds of their time. People often picture pirates as drunken thugs, but they were actually highly skilled sailors who had a well-coordinated network of collaborators. Pirates arose from this time period with their own code of conduct that helped them survive in an unfair world. This caused a lot of injustice and suffering for the working class. Throughout Europe, there was constant warfare. Many people were anxious about what the future held for them and fed up with corrupt government officials who only cared about their own interests. It was characterized by an influx of new technology and political unrest. In fact, there was a period called the Golden Age of Piracy that lasted from 1690 to 1725. Much has been made of the turbulent times we live in, but our situation is not unprecedented. J.1-Page Summary of Be More Pirate Overview Managing Your Mental… on Managing Your Mental Health on… Pirates weaponize stories then tell the hell out of them.

Pirates fight for fairness and make enemies of exploitation. Pirates collaborate to achieve scale rather than growth. Pirates bend, break, and ultimately rewrite the rules. Pirates draw strength from standing up to the status quo. I will end here with the 5 rules of How to Be More Pirate to encourage you to buy the book: One person who is able to change the lives of only 1,000 individuals or 100 or even only 10 is making a veritable difference in the scheme of things. The fact is not all of us will have 1Million Instagram followers willing to do our bidding and buy the products we’re selling or the propaganda we’re peddling. Whether predictably or not the NAACP castigated the Black musician for breaking bread with the enemy. Interacting with the Black man they realized the folly of their hate and no longer wanted to be a part of the Klan. The three men gave the musician their white robes. Toward the end of Be More Pirate the author told the story of a Black musician circa 1982 who started to have dinner with Klansmen. Each article contains one or two sentences that reinforce the ethic of that article.

There’s no other book like it.Īt the end of the book, I created my own Pirate’s Code using three of the author’s articles first and four of my own at the end. Though I have a photographic memory so remembered the key integral points the author talked about.īe More Pirate is the guide for taking on the world and winning. I recommend buying a copy and marking it up. It’s shelved in the business section at the library. The book below was a game-changer for me:

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