Navy Seal To CIA Contractor - Shawn Ryan - #530

Modern Wisdom

09/24/22

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Shawn Ryan is a former US Navy SEAL, former contractor for the CIA and a podcaster.

The world's special operations are done in the darkness. If Navy SEALs are a spectre then CIA Contractors are their shadows. Shawn spent decades working behind enemy lines all over the world and has some crazy insights into that life, plus how it feels to re-integrate back into normal society.

Expect to learn what it's like to train Keanu Reeves for John Wick, why physical abuse from your fellow SEALs might be just what you need, the crazy breadth of tasks CIA contractors are asked to complete, why the establishment elite are losing touch with every day people, Shawn's reflections on sobriety after drinking to deal with his anger and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:41) Why Keanu Reeves was a Great Student (03:57) Agenda-Driven Hollywood (13:48) The Weight of Important Work (20:29) Being Refined by the Military (31:38) Why Shawn Changed his Career (44:44) Strong Rivalries within the CIA (49:02) How the CIA is Different to the SEALs (58:15) The Future of Warfare (1:07:39) Advice for Personal Security (1:17:55) How to Deal with Threatening People (1:25:23) Moving into Fatherhood (1:35:23) Impact of Psychedelics on Shawn’s Life (1:47:59) Where to Find Shawn

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Life Hacks 209 - #529

September 22, 2022

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An Economist’s Guide To Life’s Big Decisions - Russ Roberts - #531

September 26, 2022

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Russ Roberts is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University, an author and a podcaster.

Economics promised us a model which works for all of life's decisions. From what to buy for lunch to investing in a company. But when you're faced with decisions like where to live, how many children to have, whether to get married or what sort of person you want to be, it falls short. Thankfully Russ has a new toolkit.

Expect to learn why Charles Darwin made a checklist before marriage which said his wife was slightly better than a dog, why the decision about whether to have children is so difficult to predict, whether rationality is totally incompatible with the decisions that define us, why happiness is overrated as an optimising function, whether tradition is any use and much more...

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