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#41 Tobi Lütke: The Trust Battery
18 september 2018 · 1 uur 47 min
Today, I interview fellow Ottawan and the founder and CEO of Shopify, Tobi Lütke. In case you’re still new to the internet, Shopify is the largest ecommerce platform that allows people to easily set up online storefronts to sell everything from jewelry to surfing lessons.
Shopify began as a simple two man operation selling snowboards online, but it became clear rather quickly that it had the potential to grow into much more. Now Shopify employs more than 4,000 people and supports more than 600,000 businesses online. It’s a remarkable story, with a remarkable leader at the helm.
There was so much I wanted to talk to Tobi about that we hop around quite a bit. Here are a few of the topics we discuss:
Tobi’s thoughts on how video games helped him prepare to run a company
How selling snowboards online slowly transitioned to the creation of one of the biggest tech companies in the world
Why Tobi intentionally headquartered Shopify outside of Silicon Valley and how that fits into his overall growth strategy
One of the most underrated resources Tobi leans on to mine nuggets of wisdom when trying to get insight or solve a problem
The hard and valuable lessons Tobi learned as they scaled from a 2 employee company to a 4,000 employee company
What the “Tobi test” is, and how it helps Shopify team members become more adaptable, unified and prepared when things go haywire
How employees use the “trust battery” and how it fosters better teamwork, communication, and productivity throughout the company
The benefits of hiring employees in a “secondary market” as opposed to a “primary market” and how that contributes to the unique culture at Shopify
Tobi’s decision-making process and his philosophy on making quick vs analytic decisions
Tobi’s unusual morning routine that gets him in the right mindset to tackle the day
His optimistic view of AI and machine learning and how they will impact the way we do things in the future
And more…
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#40 Ben Thompson: Thriving in a Digital World
5 september 2018 · 1 uur 41 min
Today’s guest is Stratechery author and founder Ben Thompson. If you’re an investor in Silicon Valley, work at a tech start-up, or just love to geek out on technology and business analysis, odds are good that Stratechery is on your short list of must-read blogs.
What started as a side project, quickly ballooned into one of the most influential tech blogs on the web. The New York Times called Stratechery, “one of the most interesting sources of analysis on any subject.”
I agree.
In this interview, Ben and I cover a lot of ground. Here are a few of the things we discuss:
Learn once and for all how to pronounce Stratechery. :)
How Ben’s business model was developed and how he massaged it over the years to become what it is today
The one metric Ben looks at each day to gauge the health of his business
How Ben deals with people who rip off his work and pass it off as their own
Ben’s thoughts on pricing, free trials, content and other important aspects of online membership sites
How Ben structures his day to churn out such incredible content so consistently
How Ben handles being wrong on his site, and his process for screening his work for confirmation bias
How the internet has changed the traditional view of supply and demand, and what companies should do about it
What Ben would teach an MBA class about internet strategy (if you do any business online, you need to hear this)
What it would take for a start-up to overtake Google or Apple, and the vulnerabilities that all companies share, no matter how big or profitable
The new era of technology and how companies like Netflix, Airbnb, and Amazon are doing it right (and what you can do in your own business to take full advantage)
This is one of the most jam-packed interviews I’ve done on the Knowledge Project. Ben’s answers are so thoughtful and informative that you’re going to want to have a notebook handy. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only…
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#39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
21 augustus 2018 · 58 min
There are only a handful of websites that I read religiously. One of those is MarginalRevolution.com, started by my next guest, Tyler Cowen.
Other than hosting one of the most popular economic blogs in the world, Tyler is also an economics professor at George Mason University, a regular New York Times columnist, and the author of over a dozen books, including Average is Over, and The Complacent Class.
With such a prolific guest, it’s no wonder that we cover a lot of ground. In this episode, we discuss:
How the future of labor will look drastically different than it does today, and what we can do to future-proof our livelihood
The pros and cons of virtual reality and the impact it could have on society
The fate of newspapers and how information will be more and more “bundled” according to our tastes and preferences
Race relations in the world, and how in many ways we’ve taken discouraging steps backwards
How we’re losing touch with the physical world, and some of the symptoms that indicate that we could be in for a rough ride
What Tyler suggests doing to improve decision making and how important (and rare) that skill will be in the coming years
Tyler’s advice to parents about how to foster resilience, tenacity and internal drive in their children
Tyler’s “quake books” and the reading process he’s developed over the years that keeps him sharp
Why giving books as gifts can be dangerous
The one skill every person should possess before Googling anything
What playing competitive chess as a child taught Tyler about how he thinks and views the world today
And much more, including Tyler’s thoughts on minimum wage, bitcoin, and his favorite television programs.
If you want to upgrade your thinking so you’re prepared for the brave new world that’s rapidly developing before our eyes, you won’t want to miss this fascinating episode. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up a…
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#38 Ali Almossawi: Thinking in Algorithms
8 augustus 2018 · 21 min
My guest for this short episode of The Knowledge Project is a man who wears many hats.
Ali Almossawi is a San Francisco-based author of books on critical thinking and computer science education, and the creator of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. He is also a principal engineer at Apple and was formerly employed as a data visualization engineer by Mozilla.
His books have been read by 3 million readers, translated into 20 languages, and have sold over a quarter million copies in print.
This interview is only 20 minutes along, but there was a lot I wanted to cover, so we move pretty fast. Specifically, we cover:
The unique format Ali chooses when writing a book to help people understand the concepts more deeply
The place for empathy in algorithmic thinking and how we can be more empathetic in our daily interactions with each other
Ali’s note taking process and how he tracks the ideas and topics he’d like to explore
Ali’s daily routine and the “algorithms” he uses to make the most of his day
The single habit that has the most profound impact on Ali’s day to day
The cost/benefit of sharing on social media and the impact it has on society as a whole
And more.
If you’ve ever wanted to improve the way you process information, think more clearly and make better decisions, you won’t want to miss this interview. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/
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#37 Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being Wrong
25 juli 2018 · 1 uur 59 min
I have wanted to do this interview for a long time. On this episode, I am thrilled to have Annie Duke, former professional poker player and author of the new book, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts.
Annie has a very interesting background that makes her uniquely qualified to speak about high-level decision making. As an author, speaker, world-class poker player, and academic in the fields of psychology and cognitive theory, Annie understands the intersection of luck, skill, and making decisions in uncertain, chaotic environments better than most people on the planet.
This is a whirlwind of an episode, and we cover all kinds of fascinating topics, including:
The strange circumstances that shifted Annie’s path from finishing a Ph.D. in linguistics to becoming a professional poker player
What it was like to be a female poker player in a predominantly male sport (especially before poker had become socially acceptable)
What drew Annie into such a high stakes, time-pressured environment and why she felt like poker was the perfect fit for her
How her graduate work in psychology informed the way she approached the game of poker — and helped her rack up wins
How she finds the signal in a very noisy stream of feedback
The big mistakes Annie noticed other players making that were stalling their progress in the game but allowed her to make giant leaps forward
The role that mental models played in her learning process (and which models Annie liked to lean on the most in a high stakes game)
The power of surrounding yourself with people that can help you expand your circle of competence — and how that made all the difference in Annie’s development as a player
Confirmatory and exploratory thought, and how one helps us to be “accurate” and one helps us to be “right.”
The secret pact you should be making with the people who are closest to you
And so much more.
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#36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good
11 juli 2018 · 1 uur 6 min
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, I’m happy to have William MacAskill.
William is the co-founder and President of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) and an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Oxford University. He is also the founder and president of 80,000 Hours, the co-founder and vice-president of Giving What We Can, and the author of Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference.
William’s work is primarily focused on encouraging people to use reason and evidence to find the best possible ways they can use their resources to make the biggest possible impact in the world.
We cover a lot of ground in this interview, including:
Why good intentions aren’t enough when giving to charity and how we can do better
How William's giving philosophy was formed and how it developed into The Centre for Effective Altruism
The best metrics to assess how good a charity is before donating a dime
How letting our emotions guide our charitable giving can lead to ineffective, and sometimes harmful outcomes.
How many charities today unknowingly reward low dollar donors and sell themselves short millions of dollars in potential donations
A powerful thought exercise to help you gain a different but valuable perspective about helping the poor and suffering in the world
The one cognitive bias William believes is the most damaging to any business, organization or individual
William’s foundational values that guide his day to day decisions and actions
William’s take on “radical honesty” and when honesty can be taken too far and is no longer constructive
William’s definition of success and the imaginary conversation he has with himself on his deathbed to make sure he’s on the right track (this is awesome)
The most common mistake William sees people make over and over (and the embarrassingly simple way to avoid making it)
And then to wrap up, I gave him a softball question: What is the purpose and meaning of life?
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#35 Robert Greene: Alive Time vs. Dead Time
27 juni 2018 · 1 uur 19 min
In this episode of The Knowledge Project, I have the brilliant Robert Greene. Robert is the
author of 5 New York Times bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power and The 33 Strategies of War. He's also written on mastery and seduction.
Robert’s books have been somewhat controversial over the years and have been called amoral, cunning, and even ruthless for what they reveal. Yet millions of readers, from mid-level managers to hip-hop royalty and corporate executives have revered his work as a sort of canonized scripture for the ambitious.
In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground, including:
Why Robert believes his first book, 48 Laws of Power has continued to sell steadily for over two decades.
What Robert calls “alive time” and “dead time” and how we can optimize each day to be filled with “alive time” and live the life we’re proud of
The one skill that determines how far you’ll get in life, no matter how talented you are in anything else
Robert’s research method and how he finds such unique and interesting examples
What Robert looks for when he reads, and what qualities separate good books from excellent books
How Robert developed his famous note card system to extract the meat out of anything he reads
Why Robert insists on writing all his notes longhand even though it’s less convenient and less accessible than taking notes digitally
What Robert’s daily routine looks like, particularly when he’s writing and researching for a new book
What Robert considers to be the single greatest power any human has, and what we can do to strengthen it
How having unfettered access to information is actually making us dumber in very important ways and what we can do about it
How to fine tune your “bullshit detector” so you’re able to tell the difference between pretenders and performers. (As a bonus, Robert shares a few ways you can improve your bullshitting skills when it becomes necessary)
And a lot more.
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#34 Amelia Boone: Learning How to Suffer
13 juni 2018 · 1 uur 10 min
Since the popularity of Obstacle Course Racing, or OCR, has exploded onto the scene, there has been one woman who has dominated the sport: Amelia Boone.
Amelia ran her first race in 2011 after some prodding from a co-worker, and though she says she stumbled her way to an unimpressive finish, she was smitten. She has since amassed over 50 podiums and two dozen victories, including the Spartan Race World Championship in 2013, and the World's Toughest Mudder (three times!) in 2012, 2014 and 2015.
Oh, and her 2014 victory came just eight weeks after major knee surgery.
Though she vehemently denies it, Amelia is superhuman.
This interview is a little different than others you may have heard on The Knowledge Project but no less fascinating.
We cover a wide variety of topics including habits, reading, self-reliance, and training.
Specifically, you’ll learn:
Why Amelia was drawn to obstacle racing even though running was something she despised
The complementary connection between her sport and her professional work and how racing has made her a more effective attorney
How Amelia fights physical and mental fatigue when most people quit (she even shares a story of how she dealt with a vacant support station halfway through a 100 mile race)
What she does to develop grit and resilience so she knows she can rely on herself when things get rough
Amelia’s “to-do list” trick that makes sure she’s productive — you’ll want to steal this
How a serious injury taught Amelia some of her most powerful lessons about who she is and what’s important to her
What Amelia’s parents did to teach her to be self-sufficient from a very young age
How she learned to deal with setbacks, and how careful she is with the language she uses when she speaks to herself when things go wrong
Why Amelia runs with a Sharpie and the same playlist she’s listened to for the past 5 years
How Amelia transformed herself from a casual weekend warrior to one of the most finely tuned athletes in the world
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#33 Dan Ariely: The Truth About Lies
25 mei 2018 · 58 min
On this episode of the Knowledge Project, I’m joined by the fascinating Dan Ariely. Dan just about does it all. He has delivered 6 TED talks with a combined 20 million views, he’s a multiple New York Times best-selling author, a widely published researcher, and the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.
For the better part of three decades, Dan has been immersed in researching why humans do some of the silly, irrational things we do. And yes, as much as we’d all like to be exempt, that includes you too.
In this captivating interview, we tackle a lot of interesting topics, including:
The three types of decisions that control our life and how understanding our biases can help us make smarter decisions
How our environment plays a big role in our decision making and the small changes we can make to automatically improve our outcomes
The “behavioural driven” bathroom scale Dan has been working on to revolutionize weight loss
Which of our irrational behaviors transfer across cultures and which ones are unique to certain parts of the world (for example, find out which country is the most honest)
The dishonesty spectrum and why we as humans insist on flirting with the line between “honest” and “dishonest”
3 sneaky mental tricks Dan uses to avoid making ego-driven decisions
“Pluralistic ignorance” and how it dangerously affects our actions and inactions (As a bonus, Dan shares the hilarious way he demonstrates this concept to his students on their first day of class)
The rule Dan created specifically for people with spinach in their teeth
The difference between habits, rules, and rituals, and why they are critical to shaping us into who we want to be
This was a riveting discussion and one that easily could have gone for hours. If you’ve ever wondered how you’d respond in any of these eye-opening experiments, you have to listen to this interview. If you’re anything like me, you’ll learn something new about yourself, whether you want… Lees meer -
#32 Patrick Collison: Earning Your Stripes
2 mei 2018 · 1 uur 51 min
On this episode of the Knowledge Project Podcast, I chat with Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of the leading online payment processing company, Stripe. If you’ve purchased anything online recently, there’s a good chance that Stripe facilitated the transaction.
What is now an organization with over a thousand employees and handling tens of billions of dollars of online purchases every year, began as a small side experiment while Patrick and his brother John were going to college.
During our conversation, Patrick shares the details of their unlikely journey and some of the hard-earned wisdom he picked up along the way. I hope you have something handy to write with because the nuggets per minute in this episode are off the charts. Patrick was so open and generous with his responses that I’m really excited for you to hear what he has to say.
Here are just a few of the things we cover:
The biggest (and most valuable) mistakes Patrick made in the early days of Stripe and how they helped him get better
The characteristics that Patrick looks for in a new hire to fit and contribute to the Stripe company culture
What compelled he and his brother to move forward with the early concept of Stripe, even though on paper it was doomed to fail from the start
The gaps Patrick saw in the market that dozens of other processing companies were missing — and how he capitalized on them
The lessons Patrick learned from scaling Stripe from two employees (he and his brother) to nearly 1,000 today
How he evaluates the upsides and potential dangers of speculative positions within the company
How his Irish upbringing influenced his ability to argue and disagree without taking offense (and how we can all be a little more “Irish”)
The power of finding the right peer group in your social and professional circles and how impactful and influential it can be in determining where you end up.
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#31 Barbara Oakley: Learning How to Learn
10 april 2018 · 1 uur 35 min
Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley.
Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, university professor, researcher and the author of 8 books.
Oh, and she is also the creator and instructor of Learning to Learn, the most popular Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ever(!), with over one million enrolled students.
In this fascinating interview, we cover many aspects of learning, including how to make it stick so we remember more and forget less, how to be more efficient so we learn more quickly, and how to remove that barriers that get in the way of effective learning.
Specifically, Barbara covers:
How she changed her brain from hating math and science to loving it so much she now teaches engineering to college students
What neuroscience can tell us about how to learn more effectively
The two modes of your brain and how that impacts what and how you learn
Why backing off can sometimes be the best thing you can do when learning something new
How to “chunk” your learning so new knowledge is woven into prior knowledge making it easily accessible
The best ways to develop new patterns of learning in our brains
How to practice a skill so you can blast through plateaus and improve more quickly
Her favorite tactic for dealing with procrastination so you can spend more time learning
The activities she recommends that rapidly increase neural connections like fertilizer on the brain
Whether memorization has a place in learning anymore, or simply a barrier to true understanding
The truth about “learning types” and how identifying as a visual or auditory learner might be setting yourself up for failure.
...and a whole lot more.
If you want to be the most efficient learner you can be, and have more fun doing it, you won’t want to miss this discussion.
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#30 Margaret Heffernan: Collaboration and Competition
13 maart 2018 · 1 uur 18 min
Today, I’m joined by speaker, international executive and five-time author Margaret Heffernan. We discuss how to get the most out of our people, creating a thriving culture of trust and collaboration, and how to prevent potentially devastating “willful blindness.” Lees meer
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#29 Dacher Keltner: Survival of the Kindest
21 februari 2018 · 1 uur 21 min
When Pixar was dreaming up the idea for Inside Out, a film that would explore the roiling emotions inside the head of a young girl, they needed guidance from an expert. So they called Dacher Keltner.
Dacher is a psychologist at UC Berkeley who has dedicated his career to understanding how human emotion shapes the way we interact with the world, how we properly manage difficult or stressful situations, and ultimately, how we treat one another.
In fact, he refers to emotions as the “language of social living.” The more fluent we are in this language, the happier and more meaningful our lives can be.
We tackle a wide variety of topics in this conversation that I think you’ll really enjoy.
You’ll learn:
The three main drivers that determine your personal happiness and life satisfaction
Simple things you can do everyday to jumpstart the “feel good” reward center of your brain
The principle of “jen” and how we can use “high-jen behaviors” to bootstrap our own happiness
How to have more positive influence in our homes, at work and in our communities.
How to teach your kids to be more kind and empathetic in an increasingly self-centered world
What you can do to stay grounded and humble if you are in a position of power or authority
How to catch our own biases when we’re overly critical of another’s ideas (or overconfident in our own)
And much more. We could have spent an hour discussing any one of these points alone, but there was so much I wanted to cover. I’m certain you’ll find this episode well worth your time.
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#28 Michael Mauboussin: A Decision Making Jedi
23 januari 2018 · 1 uur 18 min
Michael Mauboussin returns for a fascinating encore interview on the Knowledge Project. We geek out on decision making, luck vs. skill, work life balance, and so much more.
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Michael Mauboussin is back as a returning guest on the Knowledge Project!
He was actually the very first guest on the podcast when it was still very much an experiment. I enjoyed it so much, I decided to continue with the show. (If you missed his last interview, you can listen to it here, or if you’re a member of The Learning Community, you can download a transcript.)
Michael is one of my very favorite people to talk to, and I couldn’t wait to pick up right where we left off.
In this interview, Michael and I dive deep into some of the topics we care most about here at Farnam Street, including:
The concept of “base rates” and how they can help us make far better decisions and avoid the pain and consequences of making poor choices.
How to know where you land on the luck/skill continuum and why it matters
Michael’s advice on creating a systematic decision-making process in your organization to improve outcomes.
The two most important elements of any decision-making process
How to train your intuition to be one of your most powerful assets instead of a dangerous liability
The three tests Michael uses in his company to determine the health and financial stability of his environment
Why “algorithm aversion” is creating such headaches in many organizations and how to help your teams overcome it, so you can make more rapid progress
The most impactful books that he’s read since we last spoke, is reading habits, and the strategies he uses to get the most of every book
The importance of sleep in Michael's’ life to make sure his body and mind are running at peak efficiency
His greatest failures and what he learned from them
How Michael and his wife raised their kids and the unique parenting style they adopted
How Michael defines happiness and the decisions he makes to maximize the joy in his life
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#27 Chris Voss: The Art of Letting Other People Have Your Way
3 januari 2018 · 1 uur 23 min
Negotiation expert Chris Voss teaches a masterclass on the art of negotiation. Chris is the former lead international kidnapping negotiator at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lees meer
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#26 Warren Berger: Improving The Questions You Ask
14 december 2017 · 1 uur 24 min
The quality of your outcome depends on the quality of your questions. Through asking the right questions we can spark innovation and creativity, gain deeper knowledge in the topics that are most important to us, and propel us forward in our personal and professional pursuits.
Yet very few of us do it well — if we do it at all.
My guest on the podcast today is Warren Berger — journalist, speaker, best selling author, and self-proclaimed questionologist.
His insightful book A More Beautiful Question shows how the world’s leading innovators, education leaders, creative thinkers, and red-hot start-ups ask game-changing questions to nurture creativity, solve problems, and create new possibilities.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of asking the right questions, why they’re critical to your success, and how you may be one great question away from a major breakthrough.
You’ll also learn:
How Warren manages the constant input and stimulation from online consumption when it’s time to create.
The small habits that pack the biggest punch and make the most difference in Warren’s life
What makes a question more or less effective
How to create a culture where questions are welcome and encouraged
Why answering all your kids’ questions may be doing them a disservice — and what to do instead
What “collaborative inquiry” is and how to use it to get the most out of your teams in the workplace
How Warren transformed one of his most painful failures into one of his most proud achievements
Why Warren insists that everyone is creative, and what we can do to fan the flames of our own creativity
If you think you could improve the quality (and frequency) of your questions to enhance key areas of your life, this is not a conversation you’ll want to miss. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/
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#25 Gary Taubes: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us
30 november 2017 · 1 uur 45 min
It seems that nowadays, aside from religion and politics, one of the most hotly debated topics is that of nutrition.
Should we eat high carb diets? Low carb? High fat? High protein? What about wheat or gluten? Should we eat meat or adopt a vegan diet?
There are as many opinions as there are people — and books, magazines and websites are overflowing with information showing you the “right” way to eat and exercise to lose weight.
But if “eating less and moving more” is all it takes to lose weight and enjoy a healthy lifestyle, why are so many of us fat and getting fatter?
In this episode, I chat with Gary Taubes, bestselling author of three books, The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007).
We talk about the sharp rise of obesity and diabetes in America, the structural hurdles to effective nutrition research, and explore the common myth that a calorie is just a calorie.
Here are a few other things you’ll learn in this interview:
How diets shifted in the last century, and what impact it’s having on our bodies today.
Why a carb isn’t just a carb — and why you should know the difference
Is the sugar industry the new Big Tobacco?
What role genetics play in our health, and how much is under our control
Why humans are so attracted to sugar and how to break the habit
Gary’s suggestions to improve your health, drop body fat and feel terrific
The benefits of fasting and how you can try it out yourself
And a bunch more.
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#24 Susan Cain: Leading the Quiet Revolution
1 november 2017 · 58 min
For decades, introversion was looked at as something to overcome, almost like an illness. The way to win in life was through charisma, outspokenness, and self-promotion.
Even now, in an increasingly noisy world, introverts may feel added pressure to take one of two paths: force themselves into more extroverted behavior, or become even more reserved and shrink back to themselves.
My guest Susan Cain says both paths are wrong and in fact, rob the world of the unique contributions introverts make when they choose to be true to themselves.
Susan knows what she’s talking about. A self-proclaimed introvert, she wrote the New York Times bestselling book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking and delivered one of the most popular TED talks ever delivered, with nearly 18 million views to date.
Whether you consider yourself an extrovert, an introvert, or an ambivert (those lucky bastards in the middle) you’ll find a ton of value in this interview. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/
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#23 Ray Dalio: Life Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire
11 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 32 min
Are you in love with your own ideas regardless of how good they are Would you like to make better decisions and fewer mistakes? Would you like to improve the most important relationships in your life?
These are just some of the topics I discuss with my guest, Ray Dalio.
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, and is the author of the new book Principles: Life and Work. He is also a leading figure in the world of philanthropy, is an avid supporter of transcendental meditation, and has appeared on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Ray gave me over an hour and a half of his time, and I didn’t waste a minute of it. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/
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#22 Adam Grant: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind
21 september 2017 · 1 uur 29 min
Are you a giver or a taker? Have you ever struggled to find work/life balance? How do you build resilience in yourself, your team, or your children?
I tackle these topics and many more in this interview with my special guest, Adam Grant.
In this interview, we cover a lot, including:
How to tell if you are a giver or a taker (Spoiler: if you just told yourself you’re a giver, you might be in for a rude awakening)
How Adam filters down hundreds of ideas and opportunities to the select few he focuses on
How to tell if your business idea is a winner or a huge waste of time
Why “quick to start and slow to finish” is great advice for budding entrepreneurs
How to nurture creativity and resilience in your children (or team culture)
How to create positive competitive environments that bring out the best in people
Adam’s two core family values and how he instills them in his children
“Mental time travel” and how it can make you resilient to any challenge or obstacle
Why “how can I be more productive” is the wrong question to ask (and what to ask instead)
How Adam and I each address the topic of work/life balance
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#21 Ed Latimore: The Warrior Poet
9 augustus 2017 · 1 uur 3 min
Ed Latimore might be the most interesting person you'll ever meet.
Ed is a professional heavyweight boxer, physics major, and philosopher. He's also the author of the cult-hit Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower. If there's anything Ed feels like doing, he simply does it.
This interview explores the physics of boxing, the value of a coach, and much of Ed’s hard-fought wisdom. You’ll discover:
How the painful end to a relationship lit a fire under Ed that hasn’t stopped burning
How Ed knows when he’s bitten off more than he can chew and needs to ease up on the accelerator
Why motivation is a terrible way to achieve great things (and what to do instead)
The unlikely way that Ed’s runaway best selling book came about
Why Ed thinks every person should step into the boxing ring at least once in their life
How people get stuck on the “dopamine treadmill” which feels productive but actually gets you nowhere (this is the kiss of death if you want to accomplish any important goal)
Ed’s brilliant philosophy on pain and suffering that will change the way you view hardships in your life
Ed’s somewhat controversial approach to coaching children and getting the very best out of them
The most important element of creating a positive habit (most people get this wrong)
And more.
After listening to this warrior poet, you won’t look at life the same again. Lees meerGo Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/
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#20 Marc Garneau: The Future of Transportation
2 juli 2017 · 1 uur 1 min
Marc Garneau is a Canadian politician, Engineer, and the Minister of Transport. This interview was recorded live in front of an audience in Montreal. As a bilingual country, you'll hear bits of French from the audience questions here and there but the interview is predominately in English.
In this interview, we discuss the future of transportation (including self-driving cars), infrastructure investments, space, what it means to be a liberal in 2017, how we — as citizens — can judge an elected politician, how he ensures he's getting accurate information in a political system and so much more.
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Rory Sutherland: The Psychology of Advertising
30 mei 2017 · 1 uur 59 min
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, reveals how human psychology shapes everything from marketing to monarchy. Through stories about airport security, tribal politics, and the paradox of choice, he explains why rational solutions often fail and psychological insights succeed. A masterclass in understanding what drives human behavior and why the most effective answers aren't always the most logical. Lees meer
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#18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher
12 april 2017 · 2 uur 4 min
Naval Ravikant is the CEO and co-founder of AngelList. He’s invested in more than 100 companies, including Uber, Twitter, Yammer, and many others.
It’s difficult to nail down exactly what we discuss in our conversation because I had so many questions to ask him. Naval is an incredibly deep thinker who challenges the status quo on so many things. This is an interview you’ll want to listen to, think a bit, and then listen to again.
Here are just a few of the many things we cover in this episode:
What a “typical day” looks like (not the answer I expected, and not one you’ve likely heard before)
How Naval developed his legendary reading habits and how he finds time to read no matter how busy life gets
How the internet has impacted book reading (both good and bad) and how to make sure you’re getting the best information from the most reliable sources
What popular habit advice Naval thinks is BS and why
Naval’s habit stacking technique that helped him overcome a desire for alcohol and other potentially destructive habits
How Naval’s core values give direction to his life and how those values developed over time
Naval’s thoughts on the current education system and what we can do to facilitate better learning for our children
Naval’s favorite mental models for making critical high-stakes decisions
His brilliant two-factor calendar authentication concept to keep him focused on only the most important projects
Naval’s definition for the meaning of life (buckle up for this one)
His amazing response to the investor who wanted to be just like Steve Jobs
And so, so much more.
Just a heads up, this is the longest podcast I’ve ever done. While it felt like only thirty minutes, our conversation lasted over two hours!
And although it is the longest, it’s also our most downloaded episode on the Knowledge Project, so make sure you have a pen and paper handy. There’s a lot of wisdom up for grabs here.
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Aristotle Koskinas on Greek History
5 januari 2017 · 1 uur 5 min
This is one of 2 interviews that I conducted while visiting Greece this summer. Greek history is deep routed in many things as philosophy, democracy and culture and has laid the foundation of so much of what we know and how we live today. Today I speak with Aristotle Koskinas (@aristotlekoskin), a guide with Athens walking tours. He's one of the best guides you can find in Athens. In order to be a guide in Greece, an individual must complete a 2½ year program at the School of Tourist Guides in Greece - which is a state school under the Ministry of Development. Some of the courses in the curriculum include Ancient Greek history, Byzantine history, Prehistoric Archaeology, Mythology, Geology, history of Theater –and psychology of the tourist. Listen in for details on the history of Athens over the past 3000 years, the influence Greek culture has had across the world, and some insight on what surprises him meeting visitors from different countries. Lees meer
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Santorini Wine with Panayiota Kalogeropoulou
5 januari 2017 · 31 min
The island of Santorini has not only has breathtaking views but also a fascinating history. Traces of its first inhabitants have been linked back to 4500 BC. In 1613 BC the most powerful volcanic event in the last 10,000 years took place – completely destroying all the islands within a 60 km radius. It has been estimated that 90 billion tons of molten rock was injected into the air, the sea swallowed the volcano, and a massive tsunami swept across the Aegean Sea. Along with the obvious devastation of nature, it is believed that the eruption also sealed the deal for the most civilized nation on the island at the time, the Minoans. Thanks to the thick layer of ash cause by the event, the Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri was so well preserved that we are able to see how prosperous the area had once been with an elaborate drainage systems, multi-storied buildings, incredible wall paintings, furniture and vessels. The site has as much of a significant importance as does Pompeii. The island’s main volcanic rock, its mineral rich soil, and the amazing climate, has produced some incredibly unique wines. Santorini is known for some of the oldest vineyards in the world. And we know that wine is one of my favourite topics. On today’s podcast I speak with Panayiota Kalogeropoulou about Santorini’s wines. Panayiota is the Director at the Domaine Sigalas vineyard. Paris Sigalas, a mathematician with a goal to make his Santorini vineyard a world heritage site, focuses on grapes that thrive in Santorini (these include the Aidani, Athiri, Plantana – and the prime Greek grape Assyrtiko).
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#15 Samuel Arbesman: Future-Proof Your Knowledge
28 november 2016 · 48 min
Samuel Arbesman is a complexity scientist focusing on the changing nature of science and technology. We discuss learning, reading, and how to optimize both to get the best outcome. Lees meer
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#14 Morgan Housel: Reading, Writing, and Lifelong Learning
24 oktober 2016 · 1 uur
Financial writer Morgan Housel and I discuss reading, writing, filtering information, admitting error, important qualities to have in friends and so much more. Lees meer
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#13 Pedro Domingos: The Rise of The Machines
30 augustus 2016 · 1 uur 4 min
In this interview with AI expert Pedro Domingos, you’ll learn about self-driving cars, where knowledge comes from, and the 5 schools of machine learning. Lees meer
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#12 Véronique Rivest: Wine Lessons
24 juli 2016 · 1 uur 4 min
Véronique Rivest and I explore the fascinating world of wine, including an on-air tasting, tips and tricks for serving wine that will impress your friends and so much more. Lees meer
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#11 Ryan Holiday: The Stoic Whisperer
16 mei 2016 · 47 min
In this episode, I talk with multiple best selling author Ryan Holiday about how he reads, what it means to be a stoic, and how to gracefully deal with freeloaders.
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Are we too busy to pay attention to life?
30 maart 2016 · 45 min
An inbetweenisode of sorts where Jeff Annello and I discuss whether we're too busy to pay attention to life - on whether we're too busy to live. If you want more of these let me know #tkp on twitter. Lees meer
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#9 Maestro Alexander Shelley: The Architecture of Music
18 maart 2016 · 58 min
In this incredible episode, I’m joined by Maestro Alexander Shelley. We dive deep into the architecture of music, the necessity of arts, and what makes Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so popular. Lees meer
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#8 Julia Galef: The Art of Changing Minds
20 februari 2016 · 55 min
On this episode of the Knowledge Project, I discuss rationality, changing minds (our own and others), filtering information, and a lot more with Julia Galef. Lees meer
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#7 Venkatesh Rao: The Three Types of Decision Makers
28 januari 2016 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode, Venkatesh Rao, founder of Ribbonfarm and author of the book Tempo discusses the 3 types of decision-makers and shares how to adopt useful mental models
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#6 Philip Tetlock: How to See the Future
8 december 2015 · 48 min
In this episode of the Knowledge Project, I chat with professor and New York Times best-selling author Philip Tetlock about how we can get better at the art and science of predicting the future. Lees meer
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#5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
13 november 2015 · 58 min
In this episode, a16z partner Chris Dixon and I discuss the history of venture capital, artificial intelligence, what makes a great entrepreneur, and why companies fail.
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#4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ
19 oktober 2015 · 1 uur 2 min
WSJ columnist Jason Zweig and I tackle important topics like how to be a smarter investor, filtering out noise, why philosophy and history matters, and his new book, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary. Lees meer
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#3 Sanjay Bakshi: Why Mental Models
18 september 2015 · 55 min
In this episode, I chat with professor and value investing genius Sanjay Bakshi about the power of mental models, multidisciplinary thinking, reading, and acquiring worldly wisdom. Lees meer
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#2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field
29 mei 2015 · 35 min
New England Patriots Coach Michael Lombardi and I discuss the four aspects of leadership, high stakes decision making, creating a winning culture at work and at home and much more. Lees meer
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#1 Michael Mauboussin: When To Trust Your Gut
28 april 2015 · 40 min
Multiple best selling author and financial strategist Michael Mauboussin shares his wisdom on parenting, daily routines, reading, and how to make better decisions. Lees meer
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