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10/01/19
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Monster producer, musician and label-owner Steve Aoki has not only achieved incredible success in the music industry, but has managed to constantly reinvent himself to stay just ahead of global trends. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Steve Aoki shares the secrets to lasting success, his own family story, and his advice for anyone who finds themselves feeling stuck, jaded or cynical. This episode is brought to you by: Butcherbox. Use the discount code: "TOM" at butcherbox.com to get 20$ off and FREE BACON Fearless Motivation. Search Fearless Motivation on pretty much every music platform: Apple Music, Spotify, Google Music, Deezer, iTunes...you name it, and find the perfect soundtrack for your own journey to greatness. Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at https://skillshare.com/impacttheory29 ProperCloth. Enter gift code IMPACT to save $20 off your first shirt. Go to Propercloth.com Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Steve shares what keeps him going at age 40 [3:06] Steve and Tom discuss the need to connect and make an impact [6:48] Steve describes the compulsion to achieve greatness as positive [12:32] Steve explains how he created the space to be free and to follow his passion [15:35] Steve shares that he really appreciates his father’s tough love [20:29] Steve talks about family and his hopes to have kids eventually [21:51] Steve describes how he reinvents himself in music [23:37] Steve explains how he connects with the people he works with [29:46] Steve talks about cynicism and how he avoids it [32:19] Steve shares his advice for people who have gotten jaded [34:42] Steve explains how he deals with failure when it’s so common [37:42] Steve and Tom share the impact they want to have on the world [40:36] QUOTES: “Anything can happen now. I really believe that. Things that were complete dream scenarios, like DJing in space, I really think that can possibly happen.” [29:19] “Seventy percent of the things I want to do aren’t going to happen, even at my level. And it’s going to continue to be like that. But I’m going to always aim high.” [33:09] “I wanna push myself on every level.” [14:14] FOLLOW STEVE: WEBSITE: www.steveaoki.com INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2mBO8cA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2kzUmcb TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2l3TRr2 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Blue, the Color of Noise: https://amzn.to/2mAO3Wz [2:37]
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Conversations With Tom | Chase Jarvis on How to Become More Creative
September 26, 2019
•124m
Many people think of themselves as being uncreative, or “bad” at creative activities. Chase Jarvis argues not only that creativity is a practice, a habit and a muscle, but that creativity is biologically necessary and a requirement for joy. On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Chase Jarvis and Tom Bilyeu discuss everything from the purpose of life, to quantum physics, to the disturbing fact that which zipcode they grew up in determines so much of people’s life paths. This episode is brought to you by: Impact Theory University: Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Tom and Chase discuss inflammatory posts and dark energy on the internet [0:34] Chase talks about creativity as a habit and a practice [5:40] Chase claims that creativity is a biological necessity [8:35] Tom and Chase discuss how people lose their creativity [11:49] Chase clarifies that he promotes the simple awareness of creativity [16:43] Chase wonders if love is a muscle like creativity is [18:14] What is the no-BS answer to how to live a fulfilling life? [20:00] Chase claims that much of our psychology is determined when we are kids [24:06] Tom talks about desperately wanting to see other people win [29:40] Chase advocates that unlocking creativity is the key to social transformation [34:05] What is the purpose of life? [37:44] Chase talks about the problems with being a type-A personality [40:15] What is a more fulfilling life? [43:35] Tom and Chase discuss intuition, awareness and knowing when to quit [46:22] Tom and Chase discuss whether you need to base your ideas on biology [51:51] Chase riffs on quantum physics and mysticism [57:41] Chase describes the philosophy of science and degrees of falsehood [1:01:55] Chase and Tom talk about how to build up culture [1:02:23] Tom discusses ways to shut off parts of the brain and people can draw better [1:08:50] Tom and Chase discuss the necessity of creating tons of bad content [1:13:33] Chase talks about why being a bad writer was actually therapeutic [1:20:11] “Is it working? Do I love it?” [1:24:34] Tom puts forward the thesis that most people don’t really want anything [1:29:17] Tom and Chase discuss how hard it is to hear the voice of intuition [1:32:17] Tom advocates telling everyone what you are up to [1:38:22] Chase and Tom discusses AI painting and photography [1:42:32] Chase and Tom discuss how important it is to understand the mechanics of anything [1:47:49] FOLLOW Chase Jarvis: WEBSITE: www.chasejarvis.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2m6kbjZ FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2nBSUWE TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2mp5Sb4
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