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Sometimes the best real estate books aren’t about real estate at all. Or at least, that’s what Brandon and David found out. After rummaging through their bookshelves, Brandon and David decided to give listeners their top ten books that allowed them to reach financial, spiritual, and personal success. Some of these books include classics you’ve heard mentioned on the show before, while others are centered more on human happiness, problem solving, or relationships.

What’s important to know is that these books can help anyone, no matter what stage of the investing journey they’re in. Whether you’re a veteran or rookie, reading a simple concept, sentence, or quote can fundamentally shift how you think about life and investing. Brandon also runs through a dozen more book recommendations at the end of this episode, so if you’ve already read through the top ten, hang around for that!

In This Episode We Cover:

Brandon and David’s top ten book list (for any type of investor!)

Understanding the different parts of the brain and using it to build better arguments and strengthen relationships 

Tweaking the “rules of the game” you’re playing in relation to wealth and happiness

Taking on extreme ownership and using it to become a better leader

Developing confidence and how to do so when you’re feeling lost

Communicating more effectively and allowing others to see through your perspective

And So Much More!

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What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• When you feel obstructed, you’re trying to fit into a mold that isn’t right for you
  • Unobstructed self-expression: high performance and personal satisfaction comes at the harmonious intersection of pursuit and unique disposition
• “The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic long-term learning process and not to live in a shell of static mediocrity, usually growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety”– Sean DeLaney quoting Josh Waitzkin
  • Live on the other side of pain – crave mental resistance, our greatest insights are found in our disappointments
• Go all-in on chaos
  • Take every opportunity in your daily life to test the boundaries of your current comfort zone
    • “Reps hidden in plain sight”– Sean DeLaney quoting Josh Waitzkin
    • “It’s learning to completely love chaos till the tension isn’t grinding on you”– Sean DeLaney quoting Josh Waitzkin
• The best performers understand the necessary, cyclical, and symbiotic relationship between stress and recovery
  • Life works in oscillation – In order to switch on intensely, you must also learn how to switch-off intensely
    • Many people live their whole lives at a ‘simmering 6’ rather than at 0 or 10
• Depth over breadth helps you explore quality
  • If you fail to learn how to learn before exploring a subject, your knowledge is built on suspected (superficies) foundations
    • Once you understand the micro-factors of the subject that define quality you will be able to identify quality quicker at a macro level
    • This is the idea of thematic learning, transferring lessons across experiences. Once you know the principles of mastery, you can apply them quicker in the next pursuit.

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Josh Waitzkin, author of The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance, is an eight-time national chess champion, a two-time world champion in Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands, and the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under nine-time world champion Marcelo Garcia. This distillation of Josh Waitzkin is the discussion of the learning process and performance psychology, drawing from Josh's experiences in both chess and martial arts. It covers the key themes of Josh's learning process: Unobstructed Self Expression Thematic Learning, Depth over Breadth, Go towards Stress, Tension & Weaknesses, Lifeworks in Oscillation, and the 20 Principles of learning. In addition to Josh's intense competitive life, he is a renowned writer and teacher in the fields of learning and performance psychology.

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Modern Wisdom

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

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To celebrate 400 episodes on Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last 3 and a half years.

Expect to learn why perfectionism is procrastination masquerading as quality control, Seth Godin's best advice for beating imposter syndrome, the biggest lessons I took from Jordan Peterson, how Ryan Long can predict the future of the internet, why framing is everything, Morgan Housel's best investment advice, why I'm adamant that Jonny Wilkinson has taken ayahuasca, how to keep promises to yourself and much more...

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Huberman Lab

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• The brain responds similarly to joy and gratitude
• Gratitude is not about “fake it till you make it” – giving and receiving thanks and gratitude must be genuine to get the benefits
• Most gratitude practices of writing or thinking about things you are grateful for will not actually lead to any positive benefits or changes in brain circuitry
• True gratitude practice is really about associating or experiencing empathy or sympathy for someone who received help – whether it’s help you gave or help you heard about given to someone you connect with
• A regular (and correct) gratitude practice can shift connectivity of emotions to reduce anxiety and fear pathways, increase motivation and pursuit pathways, and decrease inflammatory cytokines – amongst other physiological benefits  
• Unlike other practices (such as mediation or breathwork), the positive effects of gratitude practice are felt almost instantly (60-90 seconds) making it sustainable to incorporate regularly
• Steps for a scientifically grounded gratitude practice: (1) Think about (or find from podcast, movie, etc.) a story in which someone received help or you received thanks; (2) Write a few notes about the story such as what the struggle was, what the help was, and how it made you feel; (3) Repeatedly reflect on the story, really connecting with it for a few minutes   
• Components of ideal gratitude practice: you must genuinely and emotionally associate with the story, reflect on the story 1-5 minutes, practice 3x per week

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In this episode, I discuss the science of gratitude, which has been shown in peer-reviewed studies to have tremendous positive effects on mental and physical health. I explain, however, that most commonly used gratitude practices are ineffective (such as gratitude lists). The key elements of highly effective gratitude practices are described, including the essential need for story (narrative), receiving or perceiving gratitude rather than giving it, and the role that theory of mind plays in this context. I also discuss why we can't simply make up feelings of gratitude and how reluctance undermines the process. I also explain the neural circuit mechanisms that underlie the reductions in fear and increases in motivation and lowering of inflammatory chemicals that effective narrative-based gratitude can trigger. Throughout the episode, I use the science of gratitude to design a brief but highly effective protocol. 

 

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Gratitude Science & Surprises
• 00:01:50 Controlling Heart Rate with Story
• 00:04:33 Sponsors: ROKA, InsideTracker, Magic Spoon
• 00:09:11 Major, Long-Lasting Benefits of Gratitude Practice
• 00:12:20 Prosocial vs. Defensive Thinking, Behaviors, & Neural Circuits 
• 00:17:50 Why We All Need an Effective Gratitude Practice
• 00:21:22 Neurochemistry & Neural Circuits of Gratitude
• 00:25:10 Prefrontal Cortex Set Context
• 00:30:10 Ineffective Gratitude Practices; Autonomic Variables
• 00:34:55 Key Features of Effective Gratitude Practices: Receiving Thanks & Story
• 00:42:30 Theory of Mind Is Key
• 00:45:50 Building Effective Gratitude Practices: Adopting Narratives, Duration
• 00:52:28 Narratives That Shift Brain-Body Circuits 
• 00:56:15 You Can’t Lie About Liking Something; Reluctance In Giving
• 00:59:55 How Gratitude Changes Your Brain: Reduces Anxiety, Increases Motivation
• 01:03:00 5 Minutes (Is More Than Enough), 3X Weekly, Timing Each Day 
• 01:05:44 Empathy & Anterior Cingulate Cortex
• 01:07:35 Reducing Inflammation & Fear with Gratitude
• 01:10:56 Serotonin, Kanna/Zembrin 
• 01:16:00 Neuroplasticity, Pharmacology, Brain Machine Interfaces
• 01:18:50 The Best Gratitude Practices: & How To, My Protocol
• 01:24:25 Subscribe & Feedback, Supporting Sponsors, Supplements (Thorne)

 

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There's a quote always attributed to Winston Churchill - falsely, I think? - that goes something like, "If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by 30, you have no brain." I've got a different version that I like a lot better, and it goes, "If you're not reading Nietzsche at 20, you have no heart. But if you haven't transitioned to Dostoevsky by 30..." In this episode, I look through the lives and work of the two 19th century existentialist authors, who have a great deal in common, but who, in the end, couldn't be more different.

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MInd Pump

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Economists and technologists have ignored the qualitative metrics that influence our psychological motivations involved in transportation
  • “These reductionist metrics effectively treat humans as though they were freight, they turned transport into a logistics problem which free of psychology” – Rory Sutherland
  • Google maps only provide route options for speed and price, why not ease and beauty?
  • We are hitting the law of diminishing returns in the correlation between punctuality and passenger happiness
• Reasoning can be wrong even when it leads to the correct conclusion
  • People commonly obey without knowing why they obey
• People don’t revert back from technology once they are persuaded to accept it
  • “There is a certain category of technology which isn’t self-explanatory but is self-revelatory” – Rory Sutherland
• “One reason political polarization tends to be confined to the young and(/or) stupid is this: anyone over 35 possessed of any observational nous has noticed that there is no correlation between political allegiance and basic decency as a human being”– Rory Sutherlandrecent tweet

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In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover eight ways to successfully avoid packing on fat over the holidays.

• Eight Holiday Objective Strategies to Prevent Fat Gain. (3:12)
• #1 – You bring a healthy dish. (4:05)
• #2 – Organize family physical activity. (6:28)
• #3 – Fast before the holiday meal and after. (11:37)
• #4 – Prioritize essential macronutrients. (16:07)
• #5 – Be present. (21:53)
• #6 – Wait 15 minutes before you get seconds. (27:22)
• #7 – Invite your family for a nice walk after dinner. (29:29)
• #8 – Politely decline unnecessary leftovers. (32:08)
• Bonus: Manage your alcohol consumption. (35:30)

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Justin Mares (@jwmares) joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) on this episode. Justin breaks down his most popular blog post, the 4 types of side hustles, and brings all kinds of ideas for how you can start your own. They also talk about Justin's DTC businesses - Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, and Surely Wines. They end the episode with a few ideas around camping, a new dating app, and how to leverage VAs & no code tools.

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Show notes:

* (1:23) How Sam & Justin know each other

* (5:17) Justin's DTC bone broth company

* (10:00) Frameworks for side hustles

* (13:22) Side Hustle 1: Buying an asset

* (17:51) Side Hustle 2: Launching on top of a marketplace with demand

* (22:08) Side Hustle 3: Unique product that grows through paid acquisition

* (25:31) How Justin balances all his projects

* (30:38) The $30K/year CGM experiment

* (39:09) The skinny on Duck Duck Go

* (42:32) Ideas: Airbnb camping

* (45:27) Idea: Non alcoholic wine

* (51:10) How to naturally boost your T levels

* (1:01:04) Idea: Dating app based on your credit card usage

* (1:03:49) Idea: The no code automation officer

* (1:07:28) How to follow Justin

In this episode Sam (@theSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) discuss alternatives to a 40 Hour Workweek. They start off with Tim Ferriss & his ideas around mini retirements followed by the work ethic & career drive of people outside the US. They then dive into Naval Ravikant and his origin story, his thoughts on work, and his vision for the future of work. They end the episode with a few stories about rattlesnakes and bees.

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Show notes:

* (1:04) The 40 Hour Workweek

* (3:56) The Science of Fear

* (7:57) What Shaan learned from The Four Hour Workweek

* (11:23) Mini retirements

* (13:35) What it's like in other countries

* (17:35) Living like a lion or cow

* (20:04) Shaan on Naval

* (27:05) How to get rich without getting lucky

* (29:27) The future of work

* (36:51) The history of writing

* (41:17) Beware of the rattle snack

* (48:05) Bert behind Bert's Bees

Huberman Lab

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• We are driven by timers controlled by dopamine and serotonin which cause us to perceive experience differently depending on whether we’re excited or bored
• The more dopamine and epinephrine are released in the brain, the more we overestimate how much time has passed – conversely – the more serotonin released, the more we underestimate how much time has passed
• Our perception of time will differ in the first half of the day versus the latter half of the day because of variations in amounts of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in the bloodstream
• If you are doing work that involves adhering to rigid rules like math or something where there’s a right or wrong answer – do it in the early part of the day because of how dopamine and norepinephrine impact time perception
• Dopamine and the release of dopamine govern our perception of time, drive our day, and can be leveraged to build habits or segment day into blocks of productive time
• Tackle brainstorming and creative work in the afternoon when serotonin is higher and offers flexibility in batching time
• Impact of time on relationships and social interactions: the more novel experiences we have in a place or with a person, the more we feel we know the place or person even though the actual amount of time might be short

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In this episode, I discuss how our brain and body track time and the role that neurochemicals, in particular dopamine and serotonin, but also hormones such as melatonin, allow us to orient ourselves in time. I review the three types of time perception: of the past, of the present, and the future, and how dopamine and serotonin adjust both our perception of the speed of the passage of time and our memory of how long previous experiences lasted. I also discuss circannual entrainment, which is the process by which our brain and body are matched to the seasons, and circadian (24 hours) entrainment, both of which subconsciously adjust our perceived measurement of time. I explain the mechanisms of that subconscious control. And I cover the ultradian (90 minutes) rhythms that govern our ability to focus, including how to track when these 90-minute rhythms begin and end for the sake of work and productivity. I include ten tools based on the science of time perception that you can apply to enhance productivity, creativity, and relationships in various contexts. 

 

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 Introducing Time Perception, Note on Fasting & Supplements
• 00:05:12 Sponsors: ROKA, Athletic Greens, InsideTracker
• 00:09:25 Entrainment, Circannual Entrainment, Melatonin
• 00:13:20 Seasonal Oscillations in Testosterone & Estrogen, Tool 1
• 00:16:06 Circadian Timing, Tools 1, 2, 3 (for Circadian Entrainment)
• 00:21:13 Tool 4: Timing Physical Activity; Tool 5: Timing Eating Window
• 00:23:00 When Circadian Entrainment is Disrupted, Time Perception Suffers
• 00:25:00 Tool 6: Ultradian (90min) Cycles & Focus
• 00:31:42 Our Sense of the Passage of Time: Present, Prospective, Retrospective
• 00:34:40 Dopamine (& Nor/epinephrine) Lead to Time Overestimation; Frame Rate 
• 00:37:18 Serotonin & Time Underestimation; Decreased Frame Rate
• 00:39:10 Dopamine vs. Serotonin Across the Day; Tool 7: When to Do Rigid vs. Creative Work
• 00:42:38 Example of Tool 7
• 00:43:38 How Sleep Deprivation Degrades Performance
• 00:44:38 Trauma, “Over-clocking” & Memories; Adjusting Rates of Experience
• 00:50:04 Why Trauma Involves Dopamine & Epinephrine, Arousal
• 00:51:03 Dopamine, Spontaneous Blinking & Time Perception; Tool 8
• 00:53:38 Deliberate Cold Exposure, Dopamine, Tool 9: Adjusting Frame Rate in Discomfort
• 00:56:30 Fun “Feels Fast” BUT Is Remembered as Slow; Boring Stuff “Feels Slow,” Recall As Fast
• 01:00:54 Retrospective Time, Context Variation & Enhanced Bonding with Places & People
• 01:03:00 Dopamine Release Resets the Start of Each Time Bin on Our Experience
• 01:07:40 Habits & Time Perception; Tool 10 (Setting Functional Units of Each Day)
• 01:11:58 Synthesis & Book Suggestion (Your Brain Is a Time Machine by D. Buonomano)
• 01:12:27 Supporting the HLP: Subscribe, Instagram, Patreon, Thorne Supplements
  
  

Please note that The Huberman Lab Podcast is distinct from Dr. Huberman's teaching and research roles at Stanford University School of Medicine. The information provided in this show is not medical advice, nor should it be taken or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The Huberman Lab Podcast, its employees, guests and affiliates assume no liability for the application of the information discussed.

 

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