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Scott Galloway hosts 1k: The 1,000 Second Interview Podcast, cohosts Pivot with Kara Swisher, publishes the No Mercy/No Malice newsletter, is a professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and is the author of The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• The Problem-Solving Framework:
  • Define your objective
  • Put a strategy in place
  • Develop tactics
• If you understand the principles of nutrition (how and why we store fat, what excess amounts of seed oils/sugar do, etc.), your food choices take care of themselves
• The most important characteristic for a leader? – Humility
• It is CRUCIAL that you speak up when you know your leader is making a mistake
• “When you have problems and you’re caught up in something psychologically, one of the best things you can do is take some kind of action that moves you forward. What you don’t want to do is stay stagnant and dwell on what’s happening.”
• We need protocols in life for dealing with things like death, being fired from a job, and being dumped
• Jocko’s advice for getting over a breakup:
  • “When you get dumped, you have to recognize that the person who dumped you is NOT the person you thought they were”
  • Your idea of who that person is needs to change completely
• Stop worrying about things that won’t matter a year from now
  • We as humans have a tendency to assign importance in the present moment to things that actually don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things
• Cultivate the ability to detach from what’s going on and look at things from an outside perspective
  • “The better you get at life, the more you’re able to detach from inside your own emotion-filled storm of ego. The more you can get out of your head and take a step back and look at what’s actually occurring, the better decisions you’re going to be able to make.”

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In part 1 of this 2 part series, Jocko Willink, retired Navy SEAL, discusses some of his most important lessons learned from his time commanding some of the world’s most expert special forces operators including the importance of understanding the objective and strategy (and then tactics) of a mission, why humility is the greatest trait a leader can have (and certain times when it’s not), as well as the necessity of having proper protocols in place to deal with whatever comes your way. We also talk about how Jocko prioritizes his military and family obligations with his love for jiu-jitsu, as well as how to decipher what really matters in life. Finally, we go through the US history with respect to various wars from World War I, all the way forward, and much much more. 

 

We discuss:

• Objective, strategy, and tactics [6:00];
• Training compared to actual combat [20:30];
• The importance of humility in leadership, business, and life [33:00];
• The dichotomy of human traits: Can you be too humble? [49:00];
• Why many leaders lack humility [52:30];
• Why Jocko wanted to be a Navy SEAL [55:00];
• Jocko’s attitude toward death, and dealing with the death of a soldier [58:45];
• The vital importance of protocols [1:03:45];
• Protocol for losing a child (or anyone close to you) [1:15:00];
• Protocol for getting dumped, and some relationship advice [1:18:00];
• How to differentiate between things that matter and things that don’t [1:24:30];
• Jocko shares his experience during BUD/S [1:35:45];
• How Jocko prioritizes his family and SEALs obligations: Would Jocko come out of retirement and go back to war? [1:48:30];
• America’s lost sense of connectedness and purpose since WWII [1:59:00];
• How warfare has evolved over the decades since WWI [2:05:40];
• Obeying orders and the obligation to dissent [2:09:00];
• WWI and WWII, the beginnings of “decentralized command” [2:15:00];
• The American warrior mentality, and the impact of freedom on a society [2:20:45];
• What impact can an individual president really have? [2:25:00];
• The Korean war [2:29:15];
• Lessons learned from Vietnam [2:31:10];
• First Gulf War, Iraq War, and The War in Afghanistan [2:35:45]; and
• More.

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In part 1 of this 2 part series, Jocko Willink, retired Navy SEAL, discusses some of his most important lessons learned from his time commanding some of the world’s most expert special forces operators including the importance of understanding the objective and strategy (and then tactics) of a mission, why humility is the greatest trait a leader can have (and certain times when it’s not), as well as the necessity of having proper protocols in place to deal with whatever comes your way. We also talk about how Jocko prioritizes his military and family obligations with his love for jiu-jitsu, as well as how to decipher what really matters in life. Finally, we go through the US history with respect to various wars from World War I, all the way forward, and much much more.

Erik is joined on this episode by Scott Page (@Scott_E_Page), professor at the University of Michigan and author of The Model Thinker.

They talk about:

* The idea of the wisdom of crowds.

* Why cognitive diversity is important for a wise crowd.

* Whether individual experts or groups of ordinary people make better predictions.

* Which mental models VCs should be using.

* Why Scott says “mastery is knowing when to use the right mental model at the right time.”

* Why, if you’re watching basketball, you may as well be watching people roll a die.

... and much more.

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Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Be as brutally intellectually honest about your own makeup as you can be (your skill sets, what you enjoy, what motivates you, etc.)
  • If you try to fit a profile you’re ultimately not, you’ll just end up frustrated and not as productive as you ought to be
• You NEED to be able to examine situations and differentiate between:
  • Things that happened which were out of your control
  • Things that happened because you didn’t put yourself in an optimal position
• Be careful of momentum and inertia in life – take advantage of them, don’t let them take advantage of you
• Every movie you make is like its own startup company
• Great company culture will trump a great business plan any day of the week
• If at the end of the day you know you did the best you could and you’re living towards what you truly believe in – that’s all you can ask for

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Thomas Tull, founder of Tulco and former CEO of Legendary Entertainment shares valuable lessons on learning from our own mistakes, asking difficult questions, and protecting our intellectual curiosity.

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with Nick Quah (@nwquah), Connie Chan (@conniechan), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90)

It's a podcast about podcasting! About the state of the industry, that is. Because a lot has changed since we recorded "a podcast about podcasts" about four years ago: podcasts, and interest in podcasting -- listening, making, building -- is growing. But by how much, exactly? (since various stats are constantly floating around and often out of context); and what do we even know (given that no one really knows what a download is)?And in fact, how do we define "podcasts": Should the definition include audio books... why not music, too, then? So much of the podcasting ecosystem -- from editing tools to the notion of a "CD phase" to music companies like Spotify doing more audio deals -- stems from the legacy of the music industry. But other analogies -- like that of the web and of blogging! -- may be more useful for understanding the podcasting ecosystem, too. Heck, we even throw in an analogy of container ships (yes, the ocean kind!) to help out there.If we really think medium-native -- and borrow from other mediums and entertainment models, like TV and streaming and even terrestrial radio -- what may or may not apply to podcasting as experiments evolve? In this hallway-style jam of an episode, Nick Quah (writer and publisher of Hot Pod) joins a16z general partner Connie Chan (who covers consumer startups among other things) in conversation with Sonal Chokshi (who is also showrunner of the a16z Podcast) to talk about all this and more. We also discuss the obvious and the not-so-obvious aspects of monetization, discovery, search, platforms... and where are we in the cycles of industry fragmentation vs. consolidation, bundling vs. unbundling, more? And where might opportunities for entrepreneurs, toolmakers, and creators lie?

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “Every gathering is an opportunity to create a temporary world”
• Every gathering should have a specific purpose and identity of who should/shouldn’t be there
  • A bad purpose: Let’s have a family reunion
  • A good purpose: Family is important and we are worried our bonds are starting to weaken so let’s get everyone together to strengthen our family relationships
• A good moderator helps get as many people as possible to participate in the conversation
  • Ex. – A moderator might say to the audience, “Raise your hand if you’re here because of XYZ”
• If you let people come to a gathering that aren’t supposed to be there, you’re diluting the gathering’s purpose
  • If you have a wedding and only invite your close friends and family, you’ll have plenty of time to spend with them. However, if you invite all your former high school and college friends, the time you can spend with your close friends will drop dramatically.
  • “If everybody is family, nobody is family”

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This week I’m hosting an investor retreat and so thought it fitting to release this conversation with Priya Parker on the art of gathering.

I’ve been interested in the topic of community and gathering for some time and along with the book The Art of Community, Priya’s book on the art of gathering is by far the best I’ve read. It is both conceptually interesting and extremely practical. In the book there is literally a table for how big a gathering space should be per person, sorted by the type of vibe you are after.

We had a time constraint but I could have talked to Priya for much longer. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did, and that it inspires you to do something new and different with friends, family, or colleagues.

For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.

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Show Notes

1:23 - (First Question) – Overview on what she does as a conflict resolution facilitator

            1:38 – The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

4:45 – Lessons about structuring a gathering from her early very difficult work and the idea of sustained dialogue

7:43 – First event she facilitated

9:38 – Importance of a good opening for any gathering

12:30 – Identifying a good purpose for a gathering

15:06 – Why being specific on rules/code of conduct leads to more success

18:54 – Do rules help facilitate more creativity in groups

21:22 – Segregating a good from bad purpose

24:34 – Identity and good/bad gatherings

26:50 – Purpose and the guest list for a gathering

31:03 – Community building is line drawing

            32:27 – Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

34:29 – Importance of well crafted invitations

35:17 – Making the middle of gatherings interesting

39:21 – Exploring risk at gatherings

            41:28 – Patterns of Transformation

41:43 – The hero’s journey

46:54 – Making a meaningful transition out of these gatherings

52:39 – Kindest thing anyone has done for Priya

 

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Many more people have PTSD from non-military causes than military causes
• Suicide attempts are carried out by 28% of PTSD sufferers
• Roughly $20 billion per yer is paid out in disability payments to PTSD sufferers in the U.S.
• Results of a recent Phase II clinical trial examining the effectiveness of using MDMA in conjunction with talk therapy to treat PTSD:
  • Of the people who had therapy + no MDMA, 23% no longer had PTSD at the 2-month follow up
  • Of the people who had therapy + MDMA, 56% no longer had PTSD at the 2 month follow up
    • At the 1-year follow up, this number jumped to 68%
  • The treatment worked regardless of the cause of the PTSD (even complex PTSD caused by things like childhood sexual abuse)
• Phase III clinical trials examining MDMA’s effectiveness at treating PTSD are currently underway
• It is estimated that by the end of 2021, MDMA will be approved for the treatment of PTSD
  • It’s estimated that the treatment will cost between $10-15k
• MAPS is planning some studies with MDMA for eating disorder patients (because of its ability to facilitate self-acceptance)

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The drug known as Molly, Ecstasy and MDMA may soon get regulatory approved for therapeutic use, thanks to a 34-year campaign waged by Rick Doblin. Rick and I discuss all of this, plus his own unique story.

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