12: Clearing Up Mindspace (with Jake Thomsen)

Guest host Jake Thomsen explains the real meaning of great operations / processes. John tries (and fails) to apply economic ideas to his personal life. Daniel blows everyone's mind with some mysticism. And then Jake settles a long-standing debate about the Protestant Work Ethic!

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Daniel - @dcoulbourne

John - @johnrudolphdrex

Special Guest: Jake Thomsen.

Links:

- [Jake Thomsen | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethomsen/ "Jake Thomsen | LinkedIn")

- [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/ "Overcast")

- [Fits and Starts: 5: Closing the Gap](http://fitsandstarts.fm/closing-the-gap "Fits and Starts: 5: Closing the Gap")

- [Music | Twice Adapted](https://twiceadapted.bandcamp.com/ "Music | Twice Adapted")

- [Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com](https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action/transcript?language=en "Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com")

- [and that's why you always leave a note - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNZsWIzEhP4 "and that's why you always leave a note - YouTube")

- [Marginal Benefit and Marginal Cost](http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/cfa-level-1/microeconomics/marginal-benefit-cost.asp "Marginal Benefit and Marginal Cost")

- [Opportunity cost - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost "Opportunity cost - Wikipedia")

- [The Denial of Death - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death "The Denial of Death - Wikipedia")

- [Phallic architecture - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallic_architecture "Phallic architecture - Wikipedia")

- [Donald Trump’s Math Takes His Towers to Greater Heights - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/nyregion/donald-trump-tower-heights.html "Donald Trump’s Math Takes His Towers to Greater Heights - The New York Times")

- [Pascal on Our Addiction to Distraction | TGC](https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2010/07/08/pascal-on-our-addiction-to-distraction/ "Pascal on Our Addiction to Distraction | TGC")

- [Telos (philosophy) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telos_(philosophy) "Telos (philosophy) - Wikipedia")

- [Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal "Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia")

- [James K. A. Smith - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._A._Smith "James K. A. Smith - Wikipedia")

- [Martin Luther - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther "Martin Luther - Wikipedia")

- [Protestant work ethic - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic "Protestant work ethic - Wikipedia")

- [Fits and Starts: 0: Episode Zero](http://fitsandstarts.fm/episode-zero "Fits and Starts: 0: Episode Zero")

- [Stakeholder theory - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_theory "Stakeholder theory - Wikipedia")

- [Work–life balance - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work%E2%80%93life_balance "Work–life balance - Wikipedia")

- [Sabbath - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath "Sabbath - Wikipedia")

- [John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories "John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories - Wikipedia")

- [Revealed preference - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealed_preference "Revealed preference - Wikipedia")

- [Open-source software - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software "Open-source software - Wikipedia")

- [Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis "Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia")

- [Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0KHiiTtt4w "Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation - YouTube")