Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• As you browse the web, there are hidden trackers on every page you visit
  • For example – If you were to go to the New York Times website, there are about 30 other companies “sitting” on the page for a variety of purposes, like:
    • Analytics
    • Advertising
    • To help run the site
  • (Google is on ~80% of the top million websites while Facebook is on ~25% of them)
• Why does this matter?
  • Those companies can use your data for whatever they want (they tend to aggregate it into a profile of you which they can sell)
• What are the consequences?
  • More effective advertising towards you online
  • Things like your Google search results, your Facebook news feed, and even Netflix will show you more things you’re likely to click on
• “I think the government NEEDS to play a role here. If the data can be collected and used to make profits, it’s going to be used for exactly that unless the government stops it.”
• How does DuckDuckGo make money?
  • Contextual advertising (rather than behavioral advertising)
    • This is advertising shown based on the content of the webpage (not based on your online history)
• What can people do to reduce their digital footprint and increase privacy online?
  • Use DuckDuckGo
  • Check out the device tips at spreadprivacy.com
    • For every one of your devices, there’s a few settings you should change which will increase your privacy
  • For all the services you use, like Gmail, there are generally more private alternatives
    • Like ProtonMail or FastMail
    • (You want to separate your data as best you can, and not use the same company – Google – for both email and search)

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DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg talks data privacy, protecting yourself online and shares his favorite mental models for clearer thinking.

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This episode originally aired in 2015. You can find the show notes of the episode here.

“To me, ‘busy’ implies that the person is out of control of their life.” – Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers (@sivers) is one of my favorite humans, and I call him often for advice. Think of him as a philosopher-king programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster.

Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians.

In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with more than 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011, he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want,” which I’ve personally read 10+ times.

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• If you’re in the apparel business, aim to get Instagram influencers to wear your product
• Work hard, work smart, and believe in the law of attraction but know that nothing worthwhile happens without hard work
• Figure out what you’re good at and double down on it
• As people grow and change, so do their values and goals
• To grow your social media following – Stay true to your voice and spend time interacting with your followers

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Recently, I had the chance to sit down at Onnit, with my friend and the host of the Human Optimization Hour podcast: Kyle Kingsbury. During our discussion, we delve into a host of topics that including the latest and greatest on smart drugs, nootropics, and psychedelic micro-dosing, deep sleep enhancement, rites of passage and much more!

Show notes: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/humanoptimization

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Two fundamental rules people have trouble accepting:
  • Life is suffering
  • People have the capacity to be malevolent
• Take EXTREME OWNERSHIP of your life
• A good question to ponder:
  • “How many things am I doing that I know are wrong, that I could fix, that I’m not fixing?”
• Whatever job you’re working, try to make yourself indispensable
• Meaning is found through responsibility – the more responsibilities you take on, the more meaning you’ll find in life
• Discipline Equals Freedom
  • The more discipline you have in life to get the hard things done, the more freedom you’ll have as a result

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0:00:00 - Opening

0:21:27 - Who becomes evil?  And Why?

0:31:59 - Taking ultimate responsibility.  

0:41:43 - Dangerous but disciplined.

0:59:40 - Discipline and kids psychology.

1:05:08 - How to be successful.  Breaking the loop.

2:04:42 - Self Authoring.

2:34:36 - Determining personality traits.

2:53:35 - The rise of Jordan Peterson.

3:00:29 - Using praise and rewards carefully.  Participation trophies?

3:13:25 - Support JockoStore stuff, Super Krill Oil and Joint Warfare, Origin Brand Apparel, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), The Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual. 

3:41:39 - Closing Gratitude. 

 

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Every organization, whether small or big, early or late stage -- and every individual, whether for themselves or others -- makes countless decisions every day, under conditions of uncertainty. The question is, are we allowing that uncertainty to bubble to the surface, and if so, how much and when? Where does consensus, transparency, forecasting, backcasting, pre-mortems, and heck, even regret, usefully come in?Going beyond the typical discussion of focusing on process vs. outcomes and probabilistic thinking, this episode of the a16z Podcast features Thinking in Bets author Annie Duke -- one of the top poker players in the world (and World Series of Poker champ), former psychology PhD, and founder of national decision education movement How I Decide -- in conversation with Marc Andreessen and Sonal Chokshi. The episode covers everything from the role of narrative -- hagiography or takedown? -- to fighting (or embracing) evolution. How do we go from the bottom of the summit to the top of the summit to the entire landscape... and up, down, and opposite?The first step to understanding what really slows innovation down is understanding good decision-making -- because we have conflicting interests, and are sometimes even competing against future versions of ourselves (or of our organizations). And there's a set of possible futures that result from not making a decision as well. So why feel both pessimistic AND optimistic about all this??

You should be too busy to “do coffee”, while still keeping an uncluttered calendar.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Recommended books and resources for learning about mental models and how to think better
  • Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger
  • Poor Charlie’s Almanac
  • “For learning about mental models, you won’t find a better resource than the Farnam Street blog
    • Shane Parish’s (creator of Farnam Street) new book – The Great Mental Models– is also a good resource
  • Check out Naval Ravikant’s How to Get Rich tweet storm and his new podcast
• “Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading, cultivate curiosity, and strive to become a little wiser every day” – Charlie Munger
• The Feynman Technique For Learning
  • Teach it to a child
    • This forces you to simplify the concepts
  • Review the material over and over until you can explain it to a child
  • Organize and simplify
    • Turn your notes into a simple story that flows
  • Transmit it 
    • Try conveying the knowledge to someone who understand the subject fairly well
• 5 Mental Models Sean Uses on a Consistent Basis
  • Asymmetries
    • Look for opportunities in life where the upside is incredible large and the downside is near negligible (or vice versa)
    • Positive examples – starting a podcast, hosting meetups, DMing people on Twitter, writing online
    • Negative examples – drunk driving, texting while driving, cheating on your taxe
  • Direction Over Speed
    • If you’re pointed in the wrong direction, it doesn’t matter how fast you’re traveling
    • If you’re locked into your desired destination, all progress is positive, no matter how small – you’ll reach your goal eventually
  • Contrast Bias
    • How we value things depends on what we compare them with
  • Second-Order Thinking
    • This is thinking which considers the second- and third-order consequences of your actions
    • For example – Eating a chocolate bar might satisfy you in the moment, but will over time create the problem of poor health
  • Inversion
    • Turning a problem on it’s head
    • If you’re trying to figure out how to live a better life, first consider what might lead to a horrible life – then avoid those things
    • “Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance”
• Parting Advice
  • Read broadly and think deeply about your own frameworks

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Books 

Poor Charlie's Almanack 

Seeking Wisdom From Darwin to Munger 

The Great Mental Models 

Additional Resources 

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Learning Technique- Feynman Technique 

Mental Models & Frameworks 

1. Asymmetry 

2. Direction Over Speed

3. Contrast Bias

4. Second Order Thinking 

5. Inversion 

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