The Tension Between Success And Happiness - Paul Millerd - #460
Modern Wisdom
04/14/22
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Paul Millerd is a strategy consultant, author and a podcaster.
The old stories we were told about success and happiness no longer apply. We don't have to wear a suit or go to an office or have job for life. But do we even need success? Is there a simpler route to being happy? Paul has spent the last 5 years trying to find out.
Expect to learn why the road between success and happiness might have a shortcut, how optimising for freedom gave Paul everything he wanted from his life, what the ancient Greek word for leisure tells us about the modern world, why following a "default path" is dangerous, why unplanning your work day might make you happier and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (01:40) Happiness vs Success (09:17) Happiness via Financial Independence (13:47) The Anti-work Movement (28:43) Exposing the Pathless Path (34:52) The Limits of Ambition (41:55) Meaningful Work (51:55) Growth in Incremental Changes (1:00:00) The Price of Success (1:08:46) Where to Find Paul
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Life Hacks 208 - #459
April 11, 2022
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Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode.
Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life.
Expect to learn Jonny's favourite new meditation app, how to stop yourself from sneezing, Yusef's new mobile game addiction, how to bypass any article paywall, how to get free book summaries, how to do Morning Pages in a frictionless way, why paying invoices early will benefit your life and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (01:18) Supplement Sweeties, Optimize.me & Add to Home Screen (13:17) Readwise, Otter & Paying Invoices Early (26:05) One is the New Zero, iPhone App Switching & Trip Fragrances (36:45) Morning Pages, Potatoes or Rice & 12ft.io (51:51) Brightmind, Learn to Roll & Explore Airports (1:04:00) The Ready State’s App, Water Sorter & Blocking a Sneeze (1:15:24) The Dropout, Succession & Bad Vegan (1:22:51) The Alpinist & Boiling Point (1:28:38) Where to Find Jonny & Yusef
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Have a gummy multivitamin as a treat
Turn any website into an app by using the Share and Add To Homescreen
Otter on iOS
Always pay invoices early
Have a buffer level of products you use.
Swipe across the bottom to move between apps
Buy a fragrance for a trip
Potatoes for cutting, rice for bulking
Learn to roll
Walk around the airport while waiting for your flight
Water Sort Puzzle
Push your tongue against the roof of your mouth to stop you from sneezing
Watch The Dropout
Watch Bad Vegan
Listen to Sweet Bobby
Watch The Alpinist
Watch Boiling Point
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Learning From Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover - Julien Smith - #461
April 16, 2022
•56m
Julien Smith is the CEO of Breathe, a startup founder, investor, and an author.
Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter so I wanted to ask someone with experience of the startup world to explain what this tells us about Silicon Valley's modern approach to business and their obsession with growth.
Expect to learn what is unique about the startup mindset, why Elon might be poison pilled by Twitter's legislative documents, the difference between founders in startups and regular businesses, how not getting discouraged and just keeping going can count for a lot, why being first is a disadvantage as well as an opportunity and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:19) Elon Musk Buying Twitter (17:41) What is a Hostile Takeover? (21:55) Free Speech Alternatives (26:21) Advice for Startups (38:31) Angel Investing (44:48) The Skill of Innovating (56:15) Where to Find Julien
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
Get in touch.
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