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#143 The Art of Living - Kyle Kowalski on how to have an existential crisis, synthesizing the art of living, curiosity as fuel, his relationship with money, "killing himself to work" and "purpose washing" in big companies
Kyle was a marketing executive who believed in the "hard work" ethic. After an existential crisis, he decided to carve his own path as a solopreneur and started Sloww ...
#142 Goofing Off On Purpose - Kevin Kelly on why we should subsidize travel for young people, owning his time, a rest ethic, riding his bike across US, his love of YouTube, staying optimistic about the future, raising children and his new book
Kevin is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, a writer and a photographer. When he was young he dropped out of college and travelled to Taiwan, which he de...
#141 Ryan Holiday's Secret Weapon - Billy Oppenheimer on growing in Philadelphia, almost going to law school, role models, working with Ryan Holiday, his research process, the notecard system, skiing, and the downsides to fame
Billy used to be an avid skier, working odd jobs and traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres trying to catch the best skiing. In 2018 he e-mailed Ryan ...
#140 Tom Peters - Fired from McKinsey to Top Business Thought Leader
I'm sharing this conversation I had a couple of months ago with Tom Peters. Our convo got cut a bit short but it was a fun conversation reflecting on his trajectory, w...
#139 Compounding Memes - Trung Phan on his great grandfather, living abroad, the expat community in Asia, writing, working at The Hustle, children and work, balancing his various activities, going solo, and playing the long game
Trung is a writer at Workweek, cofounder of bearly.ai, and co-host of the Not Investment Advice podcast. He is passionate about playing the long game and unleashing th...
#138 Money & The Creator Economy - Steph Smith on our lack of wisdom about money, reaching "ice cream freedom", The Hustle, balancing employment and side gigs, unconventional paths, opportunities in the creator economy and how not to get disappointed at your wedding
Steph Smith is the host of the a16z podcast and is an online creator, former consultant, former digital nomad and all-around badass. We talk about money, work, relat...
#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's
Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he's b...
#136 Complexity & Complicatedness - Sam Spurlin on playing hockey, why he quit teaching, studying at Claremont, leaving a PhD program, working pro bono too start his career, complicated vs complex systems, how to deal with ego in organizations, remote work failures, podcasting with his brother, and the importance of a retrospective meeting
Sam is a partner at The Ready - an organizational design consultancy operating fully remotely. He is also a prolific writer, passionate about personal development, sel...
#135 Beyond Comfort - Derek Sivers on why great musicians shake things up, ambition, and moving to a new country as a superpower, lessons from Singapore, and the scripts around having children
Derek Sivers has been a musician, producer, circus performer, successful entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He has lived all around the world and has never...
#134 The Office-Based Reality is Over - Dror Poleg on entrepreneurship in Israel, studying in Australia, working in China, Future of Remote Work and The Real Estate Business, How To Write A Top 5 Book in Almost Any Category, The Disappearance of The Middle-Skilled Job, Inequality and The End of The Offices
Dror worked as a real estate private equity exec, startup founder, front-end developer, parliamentary advisor, and soldier. Having lived all around the world he is now...
#133 Creation Without The Ego - Isabel Unraveled on writing, "the chronic state of performing", detaching your sense of self from the work, finding the inner child, paying attention to your emotions, trusting your intuition and why people should stop pretending
Isabel is a writer who is very passionate about the creative process. She has some powerful original ideas about the relationship between the artist and their creation...
#132 Making Money Simple & Smart - Nick Maggiulli on blogging into a new career, writing for smart people, building relationships in the finance world, the lifestyle creep myth, dying with too much money, and money emotions
Nick Maggiulli is a finance data analyst and writer. He is the author of "Just Keep Buying" and has a blog titled "Of Dollars and Data". 🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE Links: ...
#131 The Art of Sabbaticals - Cécile and Michelle on finding "forgotten hobbies", writing online, improving their relationship with money, abundance mindset and rediscovering joy
Cécile has had a successful career in consulting, acquiring a senior position in a big company that has taken a leadership role in the energy transition in the UK. Alt...
#130 You Have One Life - David Senra on finding his life's work, trial & error, the necessity of talking risks, mortality, balancing his entrepreneurial endeavours and family life and what can be learned from reading hundreds of biographies.
David Senra is the creator of Founders Podcast and is obsessed with bringing alive the knowledge of the most driven, curious, courageous, and interesting founders thro...
#129 Friendly Ambitious Nerd World-Building - Visakan Veerasamy on Long-Orbit Friendships, Preemptive Defensiveness, "Hot Streaks," Writing A Book, Making $1000 for one copy & Negative Comments
Visakan Veerasamy is an internet creator and writer, he is passionate about the future of the internet, ideas, and how people can be bolder on their creative journeys....
#128 Crafting A Life You Love - Amy Tangerine on working in fashion, carving her own path, starting a business, a third-life crisis, scrapbooking as contemplation and learning from and inspiring her children
Amy Tangerine is a long-time creator, entrepreneur, and mother. We talk about her path, starting a business that took off, her "third-life" crisis, learning to inject ...
#127 The Art of Quitting & Reinvention - Nina Simon on living "off the grid" in an intentional community, taking "turns" in marriage and work, having kids on an unconventional path & leaving her dream job at NASA
At each professional crossroad, Nina Simon has made the choice most likely to disappoint her mother. She left an electrical engineering job at NASA to design spy museu...
#126 Hearts on Fire - David Perell on curiosity, being a citizen of the internet, taking himself seriously, childhood obsessions, building Write of Passage, ambition, and money
This episode was a delight. I've been following David's journey since 2017 and he was one of the fellow internet weirdos I saw on a similar path that didn't quite make...
#125 Angie & Paul - We're Having a Kid (and other life updates)
Angie and I talked about our journey (mostly hers) over the last two years including her leaving fitness, moving to the US, enrolling in Write of Passage, finding her ...
#124 Can You Ever "Make It" While Self-Employed - David Kadavy on Doing Work You Love, Self-Publishing, Traveling & Perspective, Mini-Lives & Living as An Expat
David talks about his self-employment journey, discussing topics such as graphics design, studying abroad, work identity and engagement, self-publishing books, and adv...
