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  • 108: Not Being Too Serious, And Basic Forms Of Signaling
    • this is NBA All-Star Weekend and there are a lot of festivities
    • don’t be too serious in life, as heaviness is usually compensation
    • there are light forms of signaling that work on many people
    • if your perspective is shared by many, voicing it helps them
    • if your perspective is shared by few, voicing it represents for you
    • 18 min
    • 107: The Most Visited Cities Around The World In 2017
      • went over a list of the most visited cities around the world
      • included my thoughts on each region, including ones in the US
      • Europe and Asia are high on the list of visited continents
      • most popular areas are areas near a river by a big central hub
      • some of the most visited cities were news to me
      • 13 min
      • 104: Going Over My Interview With Kevin Simler And Robin Hanson
        • authors of The Elephant in the Brain
        • questions and concepts from their book and my interview with them
        • hidden motives and manipulation that happens everywhere
        • looking at alternatives to what we have in the world
        • keeping a rational view of discourse and criticism
        • glad to have had these two authors take part in the text interview~
        • 19 min
        • 102: Using Evernote Notebooks, And How Mine Are Organized
          • interesting information notebook and its value
          • books notebook that has my notes for the books I’ve read
          • previous iterations of content I have made in different notebooks
          • my comedy notebook where I wrote material for sets I did
          • using Evernote to organize the parts of your life that matter to you
          • 10 min
          • 101: Discussing People’s Quotes From Tribe Of Mentors
            • “Be polite, on time, and work really hard until you are talented enough to be blunt, a little late, and take vacations and even then… be polite”
            • “Celebrate the childlike mind”
            • “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”
            • “Think for yourself. Everyone has a unique picture of how things work and function, and yours is as valuable as anyone’s”
            • “If it’s already common knowledge, it’s probably too late to make a major contribution. If you’re the only one excited, you may be deluding yourself”
            • “Be present”
            • “We can’t control the fact that bad things are going to happen but it’s how we react to them that really matters.”
            • “Macro patience. Micro speed.”
            • “When you stop caring about being right in the eyes of everyone, it’s amazing how little you care to waste energy trying to convince people of your view”
            • 16 min

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