Ep 270: Don't Let the Old Man In

Matt and Michael explore entrepreneurial burnout, renewed creative vigor, and the question: Do you have one last home run left in you? Cheers y'all 🍻 References & Resources Books * The Master and His Emissary — Iain McGilchrist (attention shapes reality) * Lord of the Rings — J.R.R. Tolkien (characters emerging as surprises) * A Wrinkle in Time — Madeleine L'Engel Talks & Media * Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius — TED Talk (Tom Waits/Leonard Cohen story) * Landman (Season 2) — Billy Bob Thornton's "one last home run" monologue Anime * Jujutsu Kaisen — Domain expansion as metaphor for personal influence Biblical * John 14:12 — "You will do greater things than these" People Referenced * Clint Eastwood — "Don't let the old man in" * T.S. Eliot — "Old men should be explorers" (from East Coker) * Tolkien — On discovering Strider while writing Chapters: [00:00] Intro: The Return of the Builder Matt's renewed enthusiasm with AI collaboration [00:55] Risk & the Unknown "When you're building your own idea, the end isn't known at the beginning" [03:20] Tolkien's Surprise Characters emerging unplanned; Strider's introduction [09:30] COVID's Toll Michael lost 5 businesses; the cost of grinding [16:15] Attention Shapes Reality McGilchrist: Things become how you pay attention to them [21:00] Ideas Choose Their Hosts Elizabeth Gilbert's Tom Waits/Leonard Cohen story [24:00] Don't Let the Old Man In Clint Eastwood's aging advice [28:30] The 50 LLCs Matt's entrepreneurial history (hyperbole alert) [36:05] Grave Sites as Time Machines Matt visits childhood friend's grave after 20 years [46:00] Still Here, Still Becoming "I haven't perished yet... I am still becoming" Find us here: x.com/mattmccloskey x.com/michaelvaclav All Matt’s Links - https://solo.to/mattmccloskey All Michael’s Links - https://solo.to/michaelvaclav Sovereign Goods - https://sovereigngoods.shop Cafe Medici - mediciroasting.com/?srsltid=AfmBOo…9eDe2OliQmjTc2A