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This episode is packed with wisdom from previous guests on the art of making better decisions.
We discuss the three types of decision-makers, how to control your emotions when making decisions, why it’s crucial to look at every decision differently, the processes for coming to the right decision, and how to learn from your mistakes when you get it wrong.
The guests on this episode are author Ventakesh Rao (Episode 7), psychologist, author and professional poker player Maria Konnikova (Episode 89), Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison (Episode 32), cognitive-behavioral decision science author and professional poker player Annie Duke (Episode 37), and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lutke (Episode 41). Transcript: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast-transcripts/tkp-insights-decision-making/--
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DEEP DIVE: The Two Types of Ambition [4:36]
- LIVE CALL: Escaping the “Second Control Tap” [28:10]
- Can journaling make me a better writer? [53:26]
- What’s an example of a keystone habit for building community? [56:03]
- Can Cal give an example of a quarterly plan? [1:00:00]
- How does Cal choose what books to read? [1:06:16]
- What’s is Cal’s philosophy on caffeine? [1:15:12]
- How can a teenager prepare to live deeply? [1:20:59]
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.
Nik Sharma is a brand builder. He's the creator of Sharma Brands (a marketing agency that's worked with MrBeast and Emma Chamberlain). In this conversation, we spoke about not going to college, how he's used Twitter effectively, the two skills everyone should learn if they're about to graduate college, and how he got in contact with Mark Cuban via cold email.
(0:00) Bob The Builder
(2:16) Nik’s Childhood Teacher
(6:39) Skills To Learn
(9:49) Mark Cuban Email
(13:45) Vibes
(14:40) David Perell Friendship
(16:08) Saving Cousin’s Life
(18:49) Death
(21:11) Building A Brand
(26:55) Working With MrBeast
(33:30) Working With Emma Chamberlain
(37:04) Small Inflection Points
(40:45) Not Going To College
(47:00) Gary Vaynerchuk
(49:55) Scaling Sharma Brands
(53:39) Twitter
(59:20) Challenge
Nik's Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsharma
Cold Email Thread: https://twitter.com/mrsharma/status/1463205121979002890
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In 1948, Salvador Dali wrote a notorious treatise with the intention to "save modern art from chaos and laziness". On this feature length episode, we explore Salvador Dali's 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship.
We focus on ten essential secrets from this bizarre treatise including: the secret of the painter's pointed mustache, the sleep technique known as the 'slumber with a key', rules for lovemaking, the secret of having a spider as a pet, pigments to rely on and those to banish from your palette, and many more! So did he succeed in saving modern art with Dalinian magic? Let’s find out!
Learn more about Salvador Dali's artwork and life in episode 7 of Creative Codex. To listen: scroll down in the podcast feed to '7: Salvador Dali (Saint of Delusion)'.
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All music in this show is written and produced by MJDorian.
Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian
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