The citation chain

The conversation between any two books

Pick two books. We’ll trace the shortest chain of citations connecting them — every link is a real passage where one author picked up another’s book.

4 steps between these books

Each step is a real passage from one book referencing another.

  1. Zero to One

    Start

    Zero to One

    by Peter Thiel

  2. 1

    Zero to One references The Innovator's Dilemma

    Thiel critiques Christensen's incremental disruption framework.

    The Innovator's Dilemma

    Step 1

    The Innovator's Dilemma

    by Clayton Christensen

  3. 2

    Disrupt Yourself references The Innovator's Dilemma

    Johnson worked with Christensen and directly applies the Innovator's Dilemma's S-curve disruption model to individual careers

    Disrupt Yourself

    Step 2

    Disrupt Yourself

    by Whitney Johnson

  4. 3

    Disrupt Yourself references Mindset

    References Dweck's Mindset research on growth mindset as essential for embracing personal disruption

    Mindset

    Step 3

    Mindset

    by Carol Dweck

  5. 4

    Atomic Habits references Mindset

    Clear references Dweck's growth mindset research as foundational to identity-based habit change. Believing you can change is the first step to actually changing.

    Atomic Habits

    End

    Atomic Habits

    by James Clear