Modern Wisdom

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• How to decide if you should outsource a task:
  • “If it involves judgment, creativity or is the number one priority, have 100% obsessive ownership over that” George McGill
  • If it’s a repetitive task or you can train someone for it, outsource it
• How to take advantage of the Power Law
  • Find something that’s unique to you and double down on that
  • If you become the top 1% at something, the returns will be astronomical
• In today’s chaotic world, it’s essential to have a simple guiding principle for all our decisions
  • If you don’t, you’ll be pulled in various different directions and won’t achieve much
• One of Charlie Munger’s principles is to avoid envy at all costs
  • Work hard to prove that your success is earned and make your product so good so that people can’t stop using it

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George Mack is a writer and a growth marketer.

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Tinkered Thinking

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Just as we adapt to pleasure, we can also adapt to boredom
  • “The more boredom that is endured, willingly and with effort, the easier it becomes to handle that boredom” Tinkered Thinker
  • Eventually, we can thrive in boredom and get access to the flow state more often

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Is it good to adapt to boredom? Does it have utility or is boredom jsut something to avoid?

Ryan speaks with entrepreneur and investor Joe Lonsdale about the intersections of business and philosophy, what Cicero means to him, why so many people are relocating to Texas, and more.Joe Lonsdale is a major Silicon Valley tech sector investor. A...

My guest today is Nir Eyal, the author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Eyal is a bestselling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert. In Indistractable, Nir explains the hidden psychology...

Found My Fitness - Rhonda Patrick

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Bacterial myrosinases found in the human gut convert unhydrolyzed glucoraphanin to sulforaphane
• Clinical studies have linked the benefits of sulforaphane to a variety of chronic diseases such as autism, aflatoxin toxicity, cancer, air pollution toxicity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes – and much more
• Supplementing with sulforaphane helps restore glutathione (body’s potent, endogenous detoxifier) levels in the brain
• All cruciferous vegetables are isothiocyanates but not all contain sulforaphane
• Broccoli sprouts are the most efficient way to consume sulforaphane
• Moringa leaf powder is a great alternative to broccoli sprouts – use in smoothies, iced tea, hot tea

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In this special two-hour Q&A episode with Dr. Jed Fahey, a world-leading expert on the science of chemoprotection and, in particular, sulforaphane, we discuss many of the listener-submitted questions from the hundreds of live event participants.

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Listen to learn Dr. Fahey's thoughts on…

• 00:07:19 - The minimum daily dose of sulforaphane that elicits beneficial health effects
• 00:12:04 - Why gauging the amount of sulforaphane in foods presents challenges
• 00:17:37 - Workarounds to enhance the sulforaphane in cooked foods
• 00:23:38 - How often to consume broccoli sprouts and how long their effects last
• 00:39:28 - The effects of sulforaphane on glutathione production in the brain
• 00:43:12 - The effects of sulforaphane on cancer
• 01:17:26 - Alternatives to sprouts, such as supplements (and which ones Dr. Fahey recommends)
• 01:33:08 - Safety concerns regarding sulforaphane

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Waking Up with Sam Harris

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “We are constantly fragmenting our limited attentional focus with both external and internal distractions and multiple tasks, and there’s cost to this” Adam Gazzaley
  • We are usually not aware of the switching costs of diverting our attention away and then bringing it back
• The abundance of available information creates a strong fear of missing out, which causes us to continuously switch to new websites, articles, etc.
  • Easily available information also severely decreased our tolerance for boredom
    • When in line at the grocery, even for a minute, we feel the need to intake more information
• Ways to improve focus
  • Limit accessibility of distractions in your environment
  • Consciously practicing single-tasking and sustained attention
  • Take healthy “breaks” before going back to your task
  • As an attention-training practice, meditation is a great way to improve our ability to focus
• The brain has the capacity to modify itself at every level in response to experiences
  • “You’re making yourself based on what you’re doing with your attention” Sam Harris
• Technology is harming our attention, but it can also help us improve it
  • The idea of “Digital Medicine” – Technologies that help us improve the functions of our brains

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In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Adam Gazzaley about the way our technology is changing us. They discuss our limited ability to process information, our failures of multitasking, "top-down" vs "bottom-up" attention, self-interruptions and switching costs, anxiety, boredom, "digital medicine," neuroplasticity, video games for training the mind, the future of brain-machine interface, and other topics.

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What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

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• Writers need to break away from the tendency of writing books that are similar and indistinguishable from each other
• Realize what makes you different and create a niche
• Steps to finding your niche:
  • 1.  Discover your uniqueness
  •  2. Be fearless and believe in yourself
  •  3. Develop skills
  •  4. Bounce back from adversity 
• Think of your audience when you’re writing and connect to them
• “The most important lesson is, if you’re starting a business, keep in mind that you are the one creating the culture. It all starts from you, your spirit, your mentality, your attitude”- Robert Greene
• Just because you are more successful than others in a certain area, doesn’t mean you’re better than others
• Humans are social animals but our culture is becoming more self-absorbed which increases narcissism and diminishes empathy

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Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Laws of Human Nature, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery. Robert was originally a guest on Episode #123.

This episode dives deep on many of the key lessons Robert learned throughout all of his writings and what he’s focusing on now.

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Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath), CEO of Social Capital, and Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman), partner at Greylock, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha at a special Village Global event.

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Infinite Loops

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “The trouble with market research is that people don’t think what they feel, they don’t say what they think and they don’t do what they say” David Ogilvy
• The role of Marketing in Innovation
  • You need the marketing function along the product function to spread innovations
    • A huge part in spreading the use of vaccines was convincing people to change their behaviors and get vaccinated
    • The technology of Nespresso did not take off until it was popularized as a lifestyle brand by George Clooney
    • Steve Jobs was a great marketer
• In corporations, people often make decisions with the aim of avoiding blame
  • Quality of reasoning becomes more important than the outcome
• “Math can give us a lot of confidence in our own wrongness” – Rory Sutherland
• The way you frame a product totally changes consumers perception and behavior
• Great marketers know that tiny improvements can achieve tremendous results

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In this episode of Infinite Loops we spoke with Rory Sutherland, Author of Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life, and Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK. We discuss:

• The relationship between marketing and innovation.
• Human psychology and behavioral economics.
• The importance of framing.
• “Stated” preferences and “Revealed” preferences

Follow Rory on Twitter (https://twitter.com/rorysutherland) and check out his books here (https://www.amazon.com/Rory-Sutherland/e/B07L3WRSWM?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000)