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Competition
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The neighbourhood: competition and the ideas it travels with. Drag to roam, click a star for the episode, click a neighbour to travel.
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What the corpus says
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China's economy is decentralized, with local mayors driving reforms and innovation, despite political centralization.
Keyu Jin argues China's economic model is more capitalist than perceived, with intense competition and consumer ambition.
US tariffs have not closed trade deficits with China, highlighting their ineffectiveness in addressing trade imbalances.
The one-child policy has led to demographic shifts impacting China's labor market and economic dynamics.
US export controls have inadvertently accelerated China's technological innovation, contrary to their intended effect.
Neil Adams attributes his 1980 Olympic loss partly to poor nutrition and weight cutting decisions.
Adams describes the mindset difference between competitors aiming to win versus those trying not to lose, impacting performance.
Teddy Riner is considered the greatest judo winner, but Adams believes Yamashita would win in a direct match.
Adams critiques conventional judo training methods as a 'technical mess' when drills are mixed incorrectly.
Craig Jones and Nicky Rod are two-time ADCC silver medalists, highlighting their high-level competition experience.
Craig Jones · B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan
Nicky Ryan left high school at 15 to pursue jiu-jitsu full-time, showing early dedication to the sport.
Craig Jones · B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan
Voices on competition
12 standout quotes from across the corpus.
Go read
13 books and papers cited across these episodes.
For the specialist
What experts find new
11 expert-level takeaways for a specialist reader.
At the frontier
Still unresolved
5 open questions flagged across these conversations.
The thinkers
Who takes this idea on, by how often they return to it.
