#61 Corruptible Part II - Book Summary

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Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Corruptible’ by the esteemed Brian Klaas, unraveling the profound essence of its central theme.
Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• How Power Corrupts
• How Power Changes Your Body
• Attracting the incorruptible
• 10 Lessons for Preventing Corruption
• The Weight of Responsibility
• How Being Watched Changes Our Behaviour
• Actionable Ideas

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As a sneak peek into what's on the horizon, next week we shall unravel the pages of ‘Antifragile’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, so remember to stay tuned for that enlightening experience.

We that you enjoy it!
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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:00:16-Recap of Part 1

00:01:15-Part 8 - Power Corrupts

00:07:47-Power and Risk Taking

00:12:29-Part 9 - How Power Changes Your Body

00:14:43-The difference between stress and high intensity

00:21:30-Part 10 - Attracting the incorruptible

00:21:55-Lesson 1: Actively Recruit Incorruptible People and Screen Out Corruptible Ones

00:24:08-Lesson 2: Use Sortition and Shadow Governance for Oversight

00:25:02-Oversight by sortition has several virtues.

00:27:44-Lesson 3: Rotate to Reduce Abuse

00:33:09-Lesson 4: Audit Decision-Making Processes, Not Just Results

00:39:57-Part 11: The Weight of Responsibility

00:40:05-Lesson 5: Create Frequent, Potent Reminders of Responsibility

00:44:57-Lesson 6: Don't Let Those in Power See People as Abstractions

00:57:12-Part 12: Watched

00:57:35-Lesson 7: Watched People Are Nice People

00:57:56-The oversight of God

01:03:54-Lesson 8: Focus Oversight on the Controllers, Not the Controlled

01:07:11-Lesson 9: Exploit Randomness to Maximise Deterrence While Minimising Invasions of Privacy

01:07:57-Part 13: Waiting for Cincinnatus

01:08:04-Lesson 10: Stop Waiting for Principled Saviours. Make Them Instead

01:09:54-Summary of Lessons

01:12:23-Actionable Ideas

01:18:31-Debrief

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