Learning With Lowell

This episode we separate the wheat from chaff in the crypto space by looking at the technology and side stepping the hype or "gold in them hills" talk that typically sounds this space. Kiara Bickers and I go over a dozen and more different topics from the gold standard, the FED, centralization, federation, mental models, learning, china vs US competition, economic policy, 1984 and more.

BOOKS! BOOKS! and more Books! Read these in this order below to improve mastery of yourself and improve your ability to build/do great things. Tried something different today. Let me know if you like it.

Master List. Read in this order and let me know what you think!

Franklin and then Washington

Never split the difference, how to win friends and people, and then Hamilton and losing my virginity

Then mastery, mans search for meaning, habits, and extreme ownership

Books covered in this talk

https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X

Washington and Hamilton by Chernow

https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Life-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143119966

https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758

https://www.amazon.com/Losing-My-Virginity-Survived-Business/dp/0307720748

“It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.”

https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-Jocko-Willink/dp/1250270960/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631647819&sr=1-1

“Implementing Extreme Ownership requires checking your ego and operating with a high degree of humility. Admitting mistakes, taking ownership, and developing a plan to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team.”

https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mans+search+for+meaning&qid=1631647850&s=books&sr=1-1

 “Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”

https://www.amazon.com/How-win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/8189297813/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=How+to+win+friends+and+influence+others&qid=1631647867&s=books&sr=1-7

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/1847941494/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631647893&sr=1-1

“Great negotiators are able to question the assumptions that the rest of the involved players accept on faith or in arrogance, and thus remain more emotionally open to all possibilities, and more intellectually agile to a fluid situation.”

― Chris Voss,

https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631647917&sr=1-2

“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.”

― Robert Greene, Mastery

https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere/dp/0091929113/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631647985&sr=1-2

“But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.”

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/081298160X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631648070&sr=1-2

The Power of Habit:  “The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” – Charles Duhigg

Centered on defi and learning. Defi is an emerging parallel monetary system of open financial services such as savings/checking accounts, loans, asset trading, insurance, you name it being built primarily on the Ethereum blockchain. we get into the potential, applications, and the many exciting developments in open finance and defi.

Bill is internationally recognized as a leader in emergency planning, training and disaster management. In this episode we get into the California fires, space, and aliens!

Links

https://www.arsispace.com/kramer.htm

Discuss building a sleep care company, Web 3.0, crypto, books and more. Listen and see how you can earn $20 worth of crypto!

4th+ dimension aliens, UFOs/UAPs, space, and everything that has been coming out the last few years. Rai knows this topic inside and out and this episode is great for expanding your thought process on this controversial subject. Linkshttps://www.arsispace.com/menges.htm

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpmenges/

bio

"Rai earned her doctorate in aerospace engineering and nuclear physics beganning her career at Los Alamos National Laboratory where she was responsible for analysis of weapons and national infrastructures as well as reverse engineering foreign production and improvised weapons. She served as lead systems and flight test engineer for several satellite and flight testing projects in the Space Sciences and Engineering Group. Dr. Menges was awarded the Los Alamos Award for a major intelligence product. After leaving Los Alamos, she became an advisor and consultant to numerous defense contractors, high-tech start-ups and financial groups.

Dr. Menges has over twenty years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering, R&D and business development building experimental and engineering operations, advanced manufacturing and TD&E. Dr. Menges is founder of six companies including Aerospace Research Systems, LLC., Star Sailor Energy, Inc., Sometimes it Takes a Rocket Scientist, Inc., Ars Verde, Inc. and recognized as an innovator in product development creating sustainable products brand Home Planet Solutions®, Sometimes it Takes a Rocket Scientist ®, Rocket Times™ Media and high-tech products such as performance adaptive built environment safe wind turbines, energy harvesting power storage, motorless motion and multifunctional smart structures including nine issued patents.

She is a fellow NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts for her work in neuromorphic functional structures and morphing aircraft wings. Dr. Menges has an FAA commercial license and more than a decade of experience as an engineering pilot and flight test engineer."

Previous episodes

https://www.learningwithlowell.com/20-years-in-space-with-female-founder-ceo-and-doctor-rai-menges-nasa-fellow-solar-sail-etc-part-1/

https://www.learningwithlowell.com/20-years-in-space-with-female-founder-ceo-and-doctor-rai-menges-part-2/

https://www.learningwithlowell.com/dr-rai-menges-renewable-tech-space-plane-serial-founder-and-more-123/

Creative director and UX strategist, and principal of the digital studio ActiveColor that focuses on digital brand experiences and solutions. With 15 years in the field, Damjan is comfortable wearing numerous hats ranging from creative to technology, designing complex user interfaces and intricate website experiences as well as developing dynamic e-commerce systems and backend applications.

https://youtu.be/WK2e_1jJW3o

Damjan’s eclectic education with a masters degree in music keeps feeding an obsession with music and anything music-related, while his BA degree in psychology and interest in user perceptions and patterns proves extremely useful in UX strategy and architecture of complex brand experiences.

links

https://www.activecolor.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/damjankrajacic/

UI/Ux courseshttps://damjanmusic.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/damjankrajacic

In this episode we are joined again by Jim who is one of the greatest leaders in the Space space. We discuss rockets, engines, cofounding a company, building a team, life at SpaceX, hiring, and of course, Aliens! Book recommendations at the end. Jim is also close to starting a raise for his company. so any VC / investors out there should reach out to him.

Links

https://www.phantomspace.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cantrell

http://www.jimcantrell.com/book

https://twitter.com/jamesncantrell?lang=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-cantrell/

linkedin

bio: "Entreprenuer, strategist, subject matter expert in satellite systems, space system markets and road racer. Founder of StratSpace, Founder of Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering, early partner and VP at SpaceX."

Competition Engineering, Phantom Space, space sector, rockets, satellite, podcast, interview, engines, aliens, space

https://www.learningwithlowell.com/racing-space-entrepreneurship-vector-launch-and-more-with-jim-co-founder-and-ceo-of-vector-launch/

This episodes breaks those clichés a part and shows the truth that grit and perseverance can get you. It is a great update on Murat and how ML/AI in biotech can change the world. Additionally, Murat has been on the show before as well so it's exciting to see what he has been up to for the last few years.

20+ years in aerospace and serial founder with several critical patents, space plane in the works, new renewable energy technology, and more. Rai is also looking for a new HQ. so if you know of one, let her know.