# Works in Progress, The End of Decisions, and The Book of Kells

*By Recommended Reading from Tech Founders • July 2, 2026*

Patrick Collison delivered the clearest signal with an emphatic endorsement of Works in Progress as a repeatable reading source. The rest of the batch added one concrete AI thesis piece and one historically focused book recommendation.

## Highest-signal pick

The clearest recommendation today was not a single article or book, but a publication Patrick Collison described as a repeat source of exceptional reading [^1].

### *Works in Progress*
- **Content type:** Blog / publication
- **Author/creator:** Not specified in the source notes
- **Link/URL:** Not provided in the source notes
- **Recommendation context:** [X post](https://x.com/patrickc/status/2072306151845441971)
- **Who recommended it:** Patrick Collison [^1]
- **Key takeaway:** Collison said a very high portion of the links in Richard Hanania's post came from *Works in Progress*, and called it "in essence the most must-read thing on the internet" [^1]
- **Why it matters:** It stood out as a recommendation for a recurring source of essays rather than a one-off read, and the endorsement was unusually emphatic [^1]

> "A very high portion of the links comes from Works in Progress, which I think has become in essence the most must-read thing on the internet." [^1]

## Two focused reads

### *The End of Decisions*
- **Content type:** Article / Substack post
- **Author/creator:** Maurice Rosen [^2]
- **Link/URL:** Not provided in the source notes
- **Recommendation context:** [VC Roundtable on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q3Pis-tPvQ)
- **Who recommended it:** Ben, during a VC roundtable discussion [^2]
- **Key takeaway:** He called the piece "interesting" and "well written," then summarized its thesis as AI enabling higher-level decisions in domains that were previously qualitative, similar to what computation did in chess and poker [^2]
- **Why it matters:** This recommendation came with a specific framework for how AI may change decision-heavy work, not just a bare title mention [^2]


[![Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4q3Pis-tPvQ/hqdefault.jpg)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4q3Pis-tPvQ&t=3398)
*Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 (56:38)*


### *The Book of Kells: Unlocking the Enigma*
- **Content type:** Book
- **Author/creator:** Victoria Whitworth [^3]
- **Link/URL:** Not provided in the source notes
- **Recommendation context:** [X post](https://x.com/patrickc/status/2072431833699267047)
- **Who recommended it:** Patrick Collison [^3]
- **Key takeaway:** Collison said he has been reading about the origins of Christianity, wanted to understand the Book of Kells, and has been enjoying Whitworth's book [^3]
- **Why it matters:** It came attached to a concrete learning project rather than a generic bookshelf nod, and Collison explicitly said the book is "very good" [^3]

## Pattern

Today's authentic recommendations split between a *source of sources* and two targeted deep dives. Collison highlighted one publication as an ongoing input for strong reading [^1], while Ben and Collison separately pointed to specific works that framed AI-era decision-making and historical study [^2][^3].

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### Sources

[^1]: [𝕏 post by @patrickc](https://x.com/patrickc/status/2072306151845441971)
[^2]: [Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q3Pis-tPvQ)
[^3]: [𝕏 post by @patrickc](https://x.com/patrickc/status/2072431833699267047)