The Actualized Self

John Storrs “Josh” Hall PhD is an award-winning Futurist, Scientist, and Author.  Josh founded the sci.nanotech Usenet newsgroup and and served as the founding chief scientist of Nanorex Inc. Josh also served as president of the foresight institute and was awarded the Feynman Communication prize in 2006. 

In his incredible work Where Is My Flying Car?, “Hall sets out to answer the deceptively simple question posed in the book’s title. What starts as an exploration of the technical limitations of building flying cars evolves into an examination of the global economic stagnation that started in the 1970s…Hall then outlines a framework for a future powered by exponential progress—one in which we build as much in the world of atoms as we do in the world of bits, one rich in abundance and wonder.”

In this episode, “Josh” and I discuss: 

- Why, and how, he came out of retirement to write “Where is my flying car” 
- How the convergence of Nuclear Power, Nanotechnology, and  Artificial Intelligence interact and mutually accelerate advancement 
- Why we're going to see a second Industrial Revolution
- How these trends effect everything from space colonization to agriculture and cities 

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In this "Solocast", I take share three practices I've adopted from my podcast guests and other high-performers to increase my productivity, impact, and mental well-being. 

Those specific practices include: 

• Triage To Do list meets Y Combinator Time Prioritization Framework 
•  The 3 Part Journal Technique
•  Performance "Stack Hack" (used by Athletes, CEO's, and high performers)

Complementary links for the episode: 

• Y Combinator - Task, Impact, Complexity Framework (fast forward to minute 10 if short on time): https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6o-how-to-prioritize-your-time 
• 3 Part Journal: Brain Dump, Gratitude, "Get to Do" List. Complementary downloadable here: https://landing-page.the-actualized-self.com/)
• High Performance Stack. Also downloadable here: https://landing-page.the-actualized-self.com/

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Eric Jorgenson is an Author, Investor, and Podcaster.  His first book, "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness", has quickly became a Cult Classic -  amassing over 12k Amazon reviews as of the posting.  Currently, Eric splits his time between finishing his second book, "The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future", investing in high-growth startups through his venture "Rollin Fun", and his (newly rebranded) Podcast, "Smart Friends".  

In this wide ranging conversation, Eric and I discuss: 

• Why he decided to undertake "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant", and how he went about tackling it 
• The concept of "Leverage" - and how Eric thinks about building/stacking influential productivity levers and systems into his own life 
• The reason he says "no" to consulting gigs and speaking engagements - but yes to podcast interviews 
• Tech trends that get him excited (and why we're all likely to see a better, more abundant future) 

I can't say enough good things about Eric's work. To learn more, check out his website: https://www.ejorgenson.com. 

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Jason Schulist is a Vice President at Boldt, a forward-thinking, tech-centric construction company based in Appleton, WI, and a deeply, passionate and accomplished Community leader with deep expertise in generative community building and design. 

In this conversation, Jason dives deep into: 

• How he went from a low-income community in Milwaukee to a Vice President of a company with over 600M in annual revenue 
• How his interests in system-thinking, complexity theory, and lean design helped him approach Community building and design from new vantage points 
• Why he's passionate about Community/individual "flourishing - and how he designs for it 

Learn more about Jason and his work via the links below

• https://genlocal.org/about/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-a-schulist-pmp-4692a41/

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This episode is unique in that it is essentially a "highlight reel" from one my conversation with the incredible Hari Kalsi - an upcoming polymath entrepreneur, who is one of the most inspiring young people I've met. 

Hari is a medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, a Lieutenant General James Abrahamson Fellow at the International Space Station National Lab, and the Co-founder & CEO of an NSF I-Corps supported deeptech startup company called Otto Sciences. 

At Otto, Hari spearheads multiple initiatives aimed at accelerating scientific discovery with a strong focus on translational R&D pipelines and the commercialization of space/LEO. Hari graduated a year early from Lawrence University with a double major in biology and biochemistry in 2020. His research background spans multiple fields including protein crystallography, x-ray diffraction, cardiovascular regenerative engineering, biomedical nanotechnology, and others. Hari is passionate about leveraging collaboration across the private sector, academia, and government to develop solutions to some of the largest issues facing humanity today; with particular interest in longevity, neuroprotection, and biostasis.

For more on Hari, check-out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsimran-kalsi-90928a195/ & https://ottosciences.com/

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Jimmy is the co-founder Content Snare - a software platform that helps professionals collect content & files from clients. Once an automation engineer, his new priority is helping business owners regain their lives, be more productive, and get more done in less time.  

In this episode we discuss... 

- Jimmy's favorite hacks/work-arounds in the land of Automation 
- Common Automation use-cases using Zapier and Make - and others that are just plain cool 
- Jimmy's Toolkit - including/especially Make, Zapier, Calendly, Text Expander, Super Human, Obsidian, Loom, and More... 
- Why "Saying No" might be the best Productivity hack 

For more on Jimmy, check-out: https://jimmyrose.me/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfG0GuJW2KMQOyAtlx1Xgg, and https://contentsnare.com/. 

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I had the great pleasure of speaking with my good friend, Colin Jacobsen, CEO/Founder of Arlene - who is working to revolutionize and democratize the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality spaces, and make the Metaverse more accessible.  Colin dives deep into: 

- His background and introduction to Tech 
- The origin story for company 
- The (many) use cases for AR/VR 
- What he's learned about leadership 
- Tech trends to pay attention too 

For more on Colin, check out his Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecaburrito and his company webpages: https://webxr.tools/ & https://arlene.io/. 

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I had the great pleasure of speaking with James Sampson, CEO of File Invite - an award-winning, high-growth start-up revolutionizing the document collection space.  

James is a highly person-centric leader, equally impressive and affable - with an impressive ability to talk shop on everything from management strategy to tech trends to daily routines to time allocation to New Zealand culture and everything in between. 

A few takeaways from my conversation, include:  

• Leaders need to develop/grow faster than their companies 
• Startup leaders need to lead very differently - depending on the stage of their company (e.g., founding vs growth vs exit stages) 
• The importance of leveraging an OKR (Objective & Key Results) framework to set/track goals 
• Setting boundaries between business and familial priorities 
• The importance of being person-centric - especially as a Tech Leader 

For more on James, check out his company: https://www.fileinvite.com. 

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