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The philosophy of Knowing by doing brought to you by my good friend and professional triathlete, Nate Cohen. I get peer mentored through prodding at Nate's world view.

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[Know from experience]

Literally me yapping for 13 minutes the title is the main idea I swear.

Countdown 18 minutes with me (time before I have to go to work) while I discuss my fascination and review of the life of physicist Richard P. Feynman.

You only lose in gambling when you stop playing. We've all heard this and if you're able to separate decision quality from results you'll understand the fault with this postulate. But when does a numerously repeated behavior diverge into absurdity with the only "success" being an improbable convergence to 0? While I don't cover the exact answer to that question I know Casey Neistat tried to break 3-hrs in the marathon 25 times over 17 years before he finally did so I don't think four attempts to summit Whitney via the mountaineers route is too bad. If you don't quit you'll never lose. Right?

We're taught to think outside the box -- to pave our own trail in life but how often are we told to question the box itself? This is the essence of zeroth principle thinking and the basis for our brand tag line: Based in Reality.

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The theory of social selves is defined as how we perceive ourselves in relation to others. I use this concept to talk about signaling and counter-signaling personality traits and why faking courage is also courageous.

Do you feel overwhelmed when making decisions? Are you constantly switching between what you want knowing you won't be happy with whatever you decide anyways? Today's episode we cover such topics from some ideas and tools in Professor Barry Schwartz book "The Paradox of Choice".

We might as well be looking into a mirror because the roles are reversed today. Join us as I’m interviewed as a guest by Matt. We shoot the shit, reflect about our life, and where I’ve been.

What does being a visionary mean in the current day? It can be hard to say when you take a linear path from an academic career into a full time job. But to me it means being a little childish and believing. We all have those wild dreams. What if I could solo backpack in the alps? What if I could study at a prominent school in your field? What if I could be lectured on hard work by an old farmer in the south of France? I did. The only thing more important than being a visionary is being someone who acts. In this episode, I recap what happens when following those visions. When you believe foolheartedly and make it work.

Having your global perspective change is a natural reflection that comes from traveling. After meeting Kartik in London for school I was fortunate enough to interview him about some of the cultural differences between his home country of India and the US/UK.