The Secrets Behind A Crumbling British Government - Dominic Cummings - #819
Modern Wisdom
08/01/24
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Dominic Cummings is a political strategist who served as Chief Adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Dominic has masterminded some of the biggest events in recent history. From leading the Vote Leave campaign during Brexit to quarterbacking Boris Johnson's Covid response, he has seen the inside of UK and US government at their most chaotic. And what he knows is wild.
Expect to learn just how inefficient the inside of government is, how the Conservatives lost so badly in the General Election, why immigration has gotten worse even after Brexit, what Dominic thinks about America's potential future under Kamala Harris, how it felt to have Benedict Cumberbatch play him in a movie and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Multiculturalism Working? (05:01) How the Tories Broke Immigration (10:23) Dissecting the General Election (16:49) Building a Strong Opposition to Labour (23:30) Predicting the Next Few Years (26:59) How to Attract Young Talent to Politics (35:53) What Was Being in Government Like? (44:50) The Covid Inquiry Report (53:19) Why the News is Faker Than WWE (01:00:16) The Current State of America (01:09:04) What if Trump Had Been Killed? (01:23:25) 5 Rules of How Government Really Workd (01:31:44) Being Portrayed as the Bad Guy (01:35:07) Benedict Cumberbatch Playing Dominic (01:39:15) Lack of Patriotism in the UK (01:51:07) What Dominic Does Now (01:55:28) How Much of a Failure Was Boris? (01:57:40) Where to Find Dominic
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Andrew Wilkinson is an entrepreneur, co-founder of Tiny, and an investor.
"I'll be happy when..." is the beginning of many people's mindsets about life and happiness. We assume that happiness sits on the other side of the next set of goals, even though right now we're on the other side of our last set of goals. So the question is, what if you're a billionaire? Does this pattern ever stop?
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(00:00) Andrew’s Experience With Anxiety (07:27) Are Most Successful People Driven By Anxiety? (13:21) The Downside of Taking Advice (17:54) Stop Doing What You Hate (27:24) Moving From Operator to Executive (34:04) Books That Helped Andrew (37:56) What Does ‘Never Enough’ Mean? (48:23) The Perils of Being Rich & Famous (59:28) People At the Top Still Don’t Feel Enough (01:06:17) How Childhood Impacts Views on Wealth (01:12:19) The People Andrew Admires (01:21:37) Can People Actually Change? (01:28:50) How to Hire the Right Candidates (01:37:54) Making Gut Decisions (01:41:42) Andrew’s Future After Writing the Book (01:50:18) Where to Find Andrew
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Bridget Phetasy is a writer, comedian and a podcast host.
We all have moments in life we wish we could undo. But when an entire generation has been told that all life paths are acceptable and there is no judgement no matter how you spend your time, what happens when they grow up?
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