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RWH055: The Inner Scorecard w/ Pico Iyer
Episode 1009
In this episode, William Green welcomes back Pico Iyer, one of his all-time favorite guests. Pico is a famed author & speaker whose TED talks have been viewed about 12 million times. Here, he discusses his new book, “Aflame,” which explores how to find peace of mind, happiness & clarity amid extreme uncertainty & accelerating change. This episode is a masterclass on creating a richer, wiser, happier life while living by what Warren Buffett calls an inner scorecard.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
04:31 - How to find calm & clarity in the midst of uncertainty & change.
14:39 - How silence helps to “cleanse” our agitated, cluttered minds.
19:09 - Why Pico Iyer has stayed at a monastery more than 100 times.
28:02 - Why the greatest luxury comes from craving less, not more.
31:53 - How he designs his life to maximize freedom & fulfillment.
35:50 - Why he loves Warren Buffett’s idea of living by an inner scorecard.
52:41 - How the greatest investors remind Pico of monks.
01:10:28 - How to create more spaciousness in your own busy life.
01:18:25 - How to achieve more by doing less & taking time to reflect.
01:23:05 - Why it’s helpful to view investing as a game.
01:51:27 - How Leonard Cohen rebounded after losing almost all his money.
01:51:27 - How to maintain hope—& gratitude—in the face of adversity.
01:57:55 - What Pico has learned from his long friendship with the Dalai Lama.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
- Pico Iyer’s website.
- Pico Iyer's book: Aflame: Learning from Silence.
- Pico Iyer's books: The Open Road: The Global Journey of the 14th Dalai Lama.
- Henry David Thoreau's book: Walden.
- Pico Iyer’s TED talk on Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago