1. Odysseus, the OG Strategist & Opportunity Costs StoryBall

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Today, the original (fictional?) strategist, Odysseus and opportunity costs!

Recommended: Emily Wilson’s translation and Twitter feed where she’s been performing the Odyssey during lockdown: @EmilyRCWilson

https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/0393356256


Also recommended: Eddie Izzard on the Trojan War: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2o7227

And Daniel Mendelsohn’s An Odyssey: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Father-Son-Epic/dp/0385350597

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