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#143 The Art of Living - Kyle Kowalski on how to have an existential crisis, synthesizing the art of living, curiosity as fuel, his relationship with money, "killing himself to work" and "purpose washing" in big companies
Episode 143
Kyle was a marketing executive who believed in the "hard work" ethic. After an existential crisis, he decided to carve his own path as a solopreneur …
3 years, 4 months ago
#142 Goofing Off On Purpose - Kevin Kelly on why we should subsidize travel for young people, owning his time, a rest ethic, riding his bike across US, his love of YouTube, staying optimistic about the future, raising children and his new book
Episode 142
Kevin is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, a writer and a photographer. When he was young he dropped out of college and travelled to T…
3 years, 5 months ago
#141 Ryan Holiday's Secret Weapon - Billy Oppenheimer on growing in Philadelphia, almost going to law school, role models, working with Ryan Holiday, his research process, the notecard system, skiing, and the downsides to fame
Episode 141
Billy used to be an avid skier, working odd jobs and traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres trying to catch the best skiing. In 2018…
3 years, 5 months ago
#140 Tom Peters - Fired from McKinsey to Top Business Thought Leader
Episode 140
I'm sharing this conversation I had a couple of months ago with Tom Peters. Our convo got cut a bit short but it was a fun conversation reflecting on…
3 years, 5 months ago
#139 Compounding Memes - Trung Phan on his great grandfather, living abroad, the expat community in Asia, writing, working at The Hustle, children and work, balancing his various activities, going solo, and playing the long game
Episode 139
Trung is a writer at Workweek, cofounder of bearly.ai, and co-host of the Not Investment Advice podcast. He is passionate about playing the long game…
3 years, 5 months ago
#138 Money & The Creator Economy - Steph Smith on our lack of wisdom about money, reaching "ice cream freedom", The Hustle, balancing employment and side gigs, unconventional paths, opportunities in the creator economy and how not to get disappointed at your wedding
Episode 138
Steph Smith is the host of the a16z podcast and is an online creator, former consultant, former digital nomad and all-around badass. We talk about …
3 years, 6 months ago
#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's
Episode 137
Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of …
3 years, 6 months ago
#136 Complexity & Complicatedness - Sam Spurlin on playing hockey, why he quit teaching, studying at Claremont, leaving a PhD program, working pro bono too start his career, complicated vs complex systems, how to deal with ego in organizations, remote work failures, podcasting with his brother, and the importance of a retrospective meeting
Episode 136
Sam is a partner at The Ready - an organizational design consultancy operating fully remotely. He is also a prolific writer, passionate about persona…
3 years, 6 months ago
#135 Beyond Comfort - Derek Sivers on why great musicians shake things up, ambition, and moving to a new country as a superpower, lessons from Singapore, and the scripts around having children
Episode 135
Derek Sivers has been a musician, producer, circus performer, successful entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He has lived all around the w…
3 years, 6 months ago
#134 The Office-Based Reality is Over - Dror Poleg on entrepreneurship in Israel, studying in Australia, working in China, Future of Remote Work and The Real Estate Business, How To Write A Top 5 Book in Almost Any Category, The Disappearance of The Middle-Skilled Job, Inequality and The End of The Offices
Episode 134
Dror worked as a real estate private equity exec, startup founder, front-end developer, parliamentary advisor, and soldier. Having lived all around t…
3 years, 7 months ago