Uncovering the timeless principles that drive success. Hosted by Shane Parrish (entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and author), the goal of each episode is simply to master the best of what other people have already figured out. Learn More: Timeless insights into business and life in 5 minutes a week: https://fs.blog/newsletter Shane's Books: https://fs.blog/books
This podcast features an interview with famed investor Joel Greenblatt, discussing his investment strategies and insights. The conversation covers identifying skill versus luck in investing, evaluating management teams based on past capital allocation, and Greenblatt's perspective on market irrationality and current e...
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This podcast features an interview with Matt Ridley, author of "How Innovation Works," discussing the difference between innovation and invention, emphasizing the collaborative and iterative nature of innovation over the lone genius myth. Ridley uses examples like the Wright brothers versus Samuel Langley and the deve...
This Knowledge Project podcast episode interviews Josh Kaufman, author of "The Personal MBA," focusing on skill acquisition, mental models, and decision-making. The conversation explores Kaufman's journey from a small town to writing a bestselling business book, his definition of mental models as tools for mental simu...
This episode of The Knowledge Project interviews Seth Godin, author of "The Practice," about creative work and building a successful career. The conversation explores three pillars of creative work: the change you seek to make, the possibilities you see, and the emotional labor involved. Godin emphasizes the importan...
This podcast episode interviews Nir Eyal, author of "Hooked" and "Indistractable," about overcoming distraction and procrastination. The conversation begins with a critique of the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma," arguing that it oversimplifies the issue of technology addiction. Eyal then introduces his four-...
This podcast interviews Loch Kelly, exploring effortless mindfulness—a state beyond traditional mindfulness, achieved through shifting awareness rather than suppressing thoughts. The conversation defines key terms like consciousness and ego, detailing how to access this state through "glimpsing" techniques (e.g., shif...
This episode of The Knowledge Project interviews Sendhil Mullainathan, focusing on creativity, filtering ideas, and developing mental models. The conversation explores Mullainathan's unique approach to idea generation and filtration, emphasizing the importance of granular feedback and a "biorhythm" of boldness and pr...
This podcast episode explores the transformative power of gaming, focusing on the creation of the game SuperBetter and its positive impact on individuals recovering from traumatic brain injuries, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and other challenges. The conversation highlights the role of gaming in motivation, resil...
Randall Stutman, founder of the Admired Leadership Institute, discusses the behavioral aspects of leadership, emphasizing actions and routines over psychological traits. He argues that while understanding individual differences is important, focusing on specific, observable behaviors is key to improving leadership skil...
Personal happiness serves as the foundational pathway to professional success and clarity. Achieving fulfillment requires moving beyond external validation and societal expectations to cultivate internal "oh wow" moments, such as building a loving family sanctuary or fostering deep community connections. Imposter syndr...
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