Pit Village Podcast

Today we speak about choices...

We start by asking how much you believe you are (0:20) in control of your daily routine and the external influences on your behaviour. 

Cognitive bias... how does it effect us? We explore idea such as the law of small numbers, anchoring, availability heuristic (and the larger threat of an "availability cascade" within public sphere).

We move on to speak on (2:49) alongside other biases such as frequent exposure bias, sunk-cost fallacy, loss aversion and the endowment effect.

Ultimately we make (04:49) choices but are faced with companies fighting for our attention at all costs, which makes 'Deep Work' more invaluable.

 'Deep Work' (6:20) is explored in more depth. A book by Cal Newport, who believes Deep Work is the "Superpower of the 21st Century." We look at how employers value deep work and how it is becoming increasingly rare, which makes us more valuable to the work place when we decide (10:40) to learn how to utilise 'Deep Work'.

We end with some (16:00) plans for  the Podcast as we move into April and the end of our one-podcast-per-day under "Marathon March."

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Struggling to come up with an idea... was the reason for this idea. We explore ideas for four books to bring us back to basics.

We start with questioning what you can do, to find new direction, exploring (2:20) the four disciplines of execution. We explore on areas within the book such as, the concept of the "wildly important goal", measuring your lead behaviours, keeping score and being held accountable.

We move on to the next concept, working towards mastery and the 10,000 hour principle, explored in (7:08) Peak by Anders Ericsson. We focus on how to effectively study and one example from the  book, to showcase the power of your mind, as we force ourselves out of our comfort zone and create new mental representations. 

This takes us to (11:55) The Compound Effect, with an example a 10% increase on £10.00 per week wage compared to a £5000 per month wage - and how our daily habits lead to extraordinary results, if they are focused on our core values and long-term vision.

The last idea we look at is from book we look at is by Cal Newport, called (16:50) So Good They Can't Ignore You, where we look at how passion is developed over time, and the best bet we have is to create a 'craftsman mindset' and focus on improving ourselves to provide more value to the world.

The episode is about... (21:20) going back to basics.

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The original idea was to record an episode on being a loser... let's talk about ways to escape that, instead.

We start with an overview of the original idea (loser mentality) and move quickly on to (3:10) virtues.

Moving on (4:00) with a brief summary of Aristotle's way of summarising virtues, as a middle-ground between excessiveness and deficiency.

We then briefly look at (9:00) the four cardinal values and Christianity's view of the seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues.

The point is... (13:00) virtues are skills that we can develop, if we choose.
 

Today... the age-old discussion. Talent vs hard-work.

We start with discussing both talent and hard work, and what those phrases bring to mind, and how (4:30) those who mix both talent and hard work, reap most of the rewards in society.

We move on to discuss (6:40) talent and (8:40) how we discover our talents, including trying many different things, ignoring others and following your instincts. 

We move on to discuss how hard work (11:40) cannot be replaced. Talent is the 'abstract', hard work is the 'concrete'. The day-to-day action it will take to get to where we want to be. 

Hard work is hard (13:40) so you need a reason to work and commit yourself every day. Ultimately we cannot be (16:20) a tyrant - but we must move forward with hard work, to discover our talents.

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Self-esteem... what is it and how does it impact your life?

We start with discussing the discovery of the 'self' and the value recognising systems used to evaluate ourselves.

We move on to (1:40) exploring the theories of the self-concept, self-esteem, self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-schemas.

Exploring why (4:46) self-esteem is important, what high and low self-esteem look like in the way people present themselves to the world, (8:24) with some classifications for your self-esteem and (10:00) the difference between conditional and unconditional self-esteem.

The end message... (10:50) get to know yourself and don't self-sabotage.

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Why would you scale your business... when you are comfortable?

We start by talking about the comfortability of becoming established in business and (3:50) the need for reassess your current position and goals.

It may be time to (6:45) go back to the basics, (9:00) assess your customer base and customer expectations and (12:30) build systems that assist you in scaling the business.

We look at the importance of your (14:00) five year plan, reinvesting in new systems and hiring people to assist in the growth of your company, as the next step for your business and some real world examples with Prospect27.

Setting a (16:00) long-term 20 year plan and escaping cognitive dissonance, accepting that we are in a new world and (19:10) assessing how you can adapt to the changing business environment.

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Gratitude. How can it help you?

We start with gratitude as a force of happiness, with some basics about the feelings of gratitude in your life, and (3:00) how a shift in perspective may be all you need, and the separate types of gratitude (4:20).

First off we have prepositional gratitude, including (5:30) the conditions of gratitude and (7:30) elements of the grateful response and gratitude as a dynamic between people.

Shifting the topic on how gratitude can assist us in our daily lives as 'propositional gratitude', including (9:49) gratitude as an emotion, reactive attitude and a virtue.

We explore more of 'gratitude as a virtue' (11:13) and how (13:30) gratitude is a way of being and tool that when utilised effectively, can improve your life.

Thank you for listening.

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When should you quit?

The podcast start with the idea of 'quitting' vs 'failing' and some thoughts on a recent chapter from Jordan Peterson's new book, including (2:00) failing as a learning process.

We move on to (3:10) fixed vs growth mindsets and the effect on young people in their lives and employment, and (5:50)  how learning how and when to quit will separate from others. 

"The Dip" (6:50) by Seth Godin provides us with a good insight into what, when and how to quit. He says, in the book, (8:50) everything is controlled by the dip, (9:40) how the dip creates scarcity in business and (11:40) how to get exceptional results by knowing what to quit, and when.

We end with a question (13:30) - what should you quit, and how would that make your life better?

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I wanted to speak about building a long-term vision and focus... but ultimately it comes down to one thing. Sacrifice.

We start with delayed gratification and building a vision for yourself that is worth the sacrifice, (3:30) along with the 2nd 3rd and 4th order consequence of your decisions and habits.

Knowing 'why' (5:35) you want to achieve your vision and (6:30) building the skill of achieving goals, with the importance of (8:30) 'why' explored more.

Remember... (9:50) you will get what you desire the most.

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The Attention Economy. What is it, what does it matter and how can you adapt?

We start (0:20) with the 1997 article "Attention Shoppers!", which details the 'attention economy' and how cyberspace has a natural economy of attention. 

We discuss how (3:00) the attention economy is fully-fledged in 2021 and (5:30) how in 1997 it was predicted that "the attention economy would prevail."

We discuss (7:00) The Social Dilemma and our personal responsibility, including some details on how your (10:00) data is used in the "fight for your attention" and how the use massive-scale testing to keep your addicted (11:20).

We end with a recap (12:40) of the Attention Economy and some details on how you can utilise this knowledge in life and in business.

View more at:
www.pitvillagepodcast.co.uk

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Interview requests:
[email protected]

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