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Amazon and Hulu veteran Eugene Wei has a really smart take on how status determines our use - and the success - of social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. He talks to Peter Kafka about why we’re all status monkeys on social media, how young influencers use it differently than the rest of us, and how our mental models of these networks are changing. Also: his thoughts on working in the Amazon bubble, and the failed HQ2 in New York. 

Ramit Sethi is the author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, now in its second edition with over 80 pages of new material, new insights, and new tools for mastering money and living your rich life.

Competition can lead you to playing the wrong game. No one can compete with you on being you.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• It’s a better time than ever to write online
  • There is SO MUCH demand from people who want high-level, interesting ideas
• The 3-Step Process For Changing Your Career
  • Pick a small, emerging industry
  • Learn as much as you can about it
  • Share what you learn by writing online about the industry online
• Your online writing is your new resume
• “If you can write well, communicate your ideas effectively,  and share your unique perspective on the world in a way that’s both engaging and entertaining, you have a MASSIVE, massive advantage in this world”
• Consume more of the content that has stood the test of time and less of what was produced in the last 24 hours

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David Perell is a podcaster, blogger and writing coach.

Why is the ability to write effectively the biggest opportunity which individuals can capitalise on? How can an improved grasp of language actually improve the quality of your thoughts? And why should you focus on content which is longer than 24 hours old?

Expect to find out all this and much more, huge thanks to David for coming on and dropping some fantastic insights, Round #2 will be coming soon.

Extra Stuff:

Follow David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/david_perell

Check out David's Podcast - https://www.perell.com/podcast

David's Course Write Of Passage - https://www.writeofpassage.school/

The Browser Subscription Newsletter - https://thebrowser.com

Eric Weinstein on the Embedded Growth Obligation - https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/eric-weinstein-intellectual-dark-web

Check out everything I recommend - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom

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I sit down with Annie Duke who is an author of the book Thinking in Bets which is about randomness and uncertainty and how to work intelligently with these things while also trying to live a good life.

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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Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.

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.

Enjoy!

You can find the transcript of this episode here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

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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Not only are these clips the top viewed #AskGaryVee questions of all time, they're also clips that 100% embody everything that I'm about - Hope you love these <3

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