EPISODE · Nov 15, 2020 · 1H 2M
#25 - Marty Nemko - How to Do Life
from The Logos Broadcast · host Fergus O'Rourke
The son of two Holocaust survivors who escaped to New York in the 1940s, Marty Nemko is an author, career specialist and education expert. He has written over 3,000 articles on a wide range of subjects, for publications such as Time Magazine, The Atlantic and Psychology Today. Marty's way of approaching the world is practical, but often unusual. He shared plenty of wisdom, and some opinion (!), during this conversation. He writes articles every day and you can find his YouTube videos by searching his name. Time stamps approximate; based on YouTube video which is slightly out of sync with podcast version 00:00:30 - Marty's Father, Antisemitic Attacks on his Store 00:03:05 - Two Ways that Holocaust Survivors Deal with Their Past 00:04:44 - Odd Jobs, the Worthiness of Work 00:07:00 - A Typical Day 00:09:19 - Cutting Through the BS, the Biggest Lie in America 00:13:51 - How Much Directness Can They Take? 00:15:32 - Why are Jews so Successful? 00:21:06 - How to Address Inequality 00:23:42 - Andrew Yang, Automation, Universal Basic Income 00:30:50 - What Colleges and Graduate Schools Don't Want You to Know 00:36:54 - The World Catches Up with America 00:39:54 - Why and How to Get a Mentor 00:42:56 - Unconventional Ways to Seek Jobs 00:46:35 - Procrastination 00:49:38 - Marty's Stint in Broadcasting 00:52:03 - Reliable Sources 00:55:05 - Gender Pay Gap 00:58:45 - A Life Well Led; What Would Marty Have Done Differently?
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The son of two Holocaust survivors who escaped to New York in the 1940s, Marty Nemko is an author, career specialist and education expert. He has written over 3,000 articles on a wide range of subjects, for publications such as Time Magazine, The Atlantic and Psychology Today. Marty's way of approaching the world is practical, but often unusual. He shared plenty of wisdom, and some opinion (!), during this conversation. He writes articles every day and you can find his YouTube videos by searching his name. Time stamps approximate; based on YouTube video which is slightly out of sync with podcast version 00:00:30 - Marty's Father, Antisemitic Attacks on his Store 00:03:05 - Two Ways that Holocaust Survivors Deal with Their Past 00:04:44 - Odd Jobs, the Worthiness of Work 00:07:00 - A Typical Day 00:09:19 - Cutting Through the BS, the Biggest Lie in America 00:13:51 - How Much Directness Can They Take? 00:15:32 - Why are Jews so Successful? 00:21:06 - How to Address Inequality 00:23:42 - Andrew Yang, Automation, Universal Basic Income 00:30:50 - What Colleges and Graduate Schools Don't Want You to Know 00:36:54 - The World Catches Up with America 00:39:54 - Why and How to Get a Mentor 00:42:56 - Unconventional Ways to Seek Jobs 00:46:35 - Procrastination 00:49:38 - Marty's Stint in Broadcasting 00:52:03 - Reliable Sources 00:55:05 - Gender Pay Gap 00:58:45 - A Life Well Led; What Would Marty Have Done Differently?
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