Life is more like poker than chess. At least according to the book we've been reading: Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke. Do you know what you don't know?

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/Inforium — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/thinking-in-bets/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thinking In Bets: How to Become Comfortable With Uncertainty (Ep. 18)

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme discuss productivity, personal finance, their weird llama obsession, and other interesting things. New episodes every other week.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

Business

Investing

Careers

Management & Marketing

Business News

Shopping

Here we are: the end of time (for this podcast). We mark this historic moment, after so many years of podcasting, with one last batch of listener questions.

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/Inforium — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.

Skillshare: With thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. You can also get started with a free trial with unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Productivity for Creatives course!) at https://www.skillshare.com/inforium.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/the-end/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Final 5 Questions (Ep. 25)

Sometimes, quitting is the best strategy for moving forward. We talk about Seth Godin's "The Dip".

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/Inforium — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.

Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it starts with your domain name. Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to https://www.hover.com/inforium.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/the-dip/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 24)

Having both entered our third decade this year, we're taking a look back at some of our biggest regrets from the last one.

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

CuriosityStream (+ Nebula!): CuriosityStream is the best place on the internet for high-quality documentaries, and it now comes with access to this podcast and a ton of other great content, ad-free, on Nebula. If you use the link https://curiositystream.com/inforiumpod/ you'll also get 26% off your first annual subscription.

Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it starts with your domain name. Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to https://www.hover.com/inforium.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/regrets-from-our-20s/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Regrets From Our 20's (Ep. 23)

Life doesn't have to be a never-ending sea of task lists and overwhelm. We talk about different ways to make one's life a bit less stressful.

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

CuriosityStream (+ Nebula!): CuriosityStream is the best place on the internet for high-quality documentaries, and it now comes with access to this podcast and a ton of other great content, ad-free, on Nebula. If you use the link https://curiositystream.com/inforiumpod/ you'll also get 26% off your first annual subscription.

Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/Inforium — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/make-life-less-overwhelming/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Make Your Life Less Overwhelming (Ep. 22)

We talk about some of the ways we've been reading and listening to more books lately, even while keeping up with busy schedules.

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

CuriosityStream (+ Nebula!): CuriosityStream is the best place on the internet for high-quality documentaries, and it now comes with access to this podcast and a ton of other great content, ad-free, on Nebula. If you use the link https://curiositystream.com/inforiumpod/ you'll also get 26% off your first annual subscription.

Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it starts with your domain name. Get 10% off your first domain name purchase by going to https://www.hover.com/inforium.

Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/how-to-read-more/

Find us elsewhere:

Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomfrankly

Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomartholomew/

Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yomartholomew

You can get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter: http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thinking In Bets: How to Become Comfortable With Uncertainty (Ep. 18)

Download our free app to listen on your phone