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Cloud Streaks — 94 episodes
95. What is Likability and how important is it? Mentioning Maya Angelou, Jordan Peterson, Bill Maher, Tim Urban & more
94. Is introspection bad? Mentioning Marc Andreessen, Eric Schmidt, Sad Saad, Socrates & more
93. Is there such thing as being born smart or dumb? Mentioning Paul Graham, Naval, Jo Boaler & more.
92. Is there an AI bubble? Thoughts On What Markets Are Really Pricing In. Mentioning Warren Buffet, Paul Volcker, Larry Page & More
91. Techno Optimism Vs Socialism. Mentioning Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman & More
90. Is excess empathy a big problem? Mentioning Jon Haight, Nassim Taleb, Sam Altman & more
89. The media has "the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent" Malcolm X. Mentioning Rupert Murdoch, Isaac Saul, Harleen Kaur (Ground News) & more
87. Helpful Support (Independence) vs Harmful Support (Dependence). Mentioning Jon Haidt, Kim Scott,
86. Things we wish we knew before 18. Mentioning Naval, Alain de Botton, Esther Perel & More
85. The Rightification Of The Left. Mentioning Elon, Marc Andressen, David Sacks, Tim Urban & more
84. Should we ban social media for kids? Mentioning Jon Haidt, Seymour Skinner, Marc Andreessen...
83. Do humans need meaning? Are wokeness and Trumpism new age religions? Mentioning Yuval Harari...
82. Is Free Speech Right? Mentioning Sam Harris, Ben Thompson, Yuval Harai & More.
81. What Is Good Parenting? Eastern Vs Western Parenting. Mentioning Amy Chua, Dr Becky Kennedy.
80. Is A Colour Blind Society The Answer? Mentioning Jon Haidt, Yascha Mounk, Coleman Hughes & More
79. What Makes An Enrepreneur? Mentioning Marc Andreessen, Jay Z, Andrew HUberman & More.
78. Vision Vs Delusion. Mentioning Paul Graham, Sam Altman, David Deutsch, Tim Urban & More.
77. Inteligence: Built Or Born? Mentioning Lex Fridman, Richard Haier, Sam Harris, Charles Murray.
76. Designed Vs Default Expectations. Mentioning Tim Urban, John Gottman, Esther Perel & more
75. What Are The Most Enjoyable Things In Your Life? Mentioning Maslow, Buddism, Hedonism & more
74. Intellectual Fragility. Mentioning Jonathan Haidt, Naval Ravikant, Mark Fisher & more
73. AMA 3 - Discussing cognitive biases, Daniel Kahneman, people management, Charlie Munger,
72. Is Cancel Culture Helpful Or Harmful? Mentioning Tim Urban, Jonathan Haidt & More
71. Wokeness Vs Trumpism Vs Religion. Mentioning Tim Urban, Jonathan Haidt, Ben Thompson & more
70. AMA 2 - Discussing managing your energy, postive sum conversations, not always being mindful
69.Discussing ChatGPT & Sydney. Mentioning Kevin Roose, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil & Elon Musk
68. Mindsets matter: Helpful vs harmful mindsets. Mentioning Martin Seligman, Ben Shapiro, Jo Boaler
67. AMA - Ask Duncan Anything from Jess. Mentioning Trump, Alabnese, Jo Boaler, Nietzsche & more
66. The strongest understanding of reality is th foundation upon which everything is built.
65. Twitter, A Digital Townsquare & Free Speech Laws. Mentioning Elon, Ben Thompson & more
64. How Do People Go From Average To Great? Mentioning Jo Boaler, Carol Dweck, Warren Buffett & more
63. Fun - what is it and different types of fun. Mentioning Tony Robins, Robert Kegan & more.
62. Remote vs in office working. Mentioning Scott Galloway, Paul Graham, Scott Farquhar & more
61. Is The US On Track To Break? Mentioning Stephen West, Ian Shapiro, Newt Gingrich & more
60. To Be A Parent, Or Not To Be A Parent. Mentioning Howard Chilton, Brian Gallagher & more
59. Discussing Brené Brown's Atlas of the Heart. Mentioning Daniel Goleman & Chip Conley
58. Management Styles. Mentioning Kim Scott, Andy Grove & Randall Stutman
57. Attachment Styles: not just for relationships, but for work, with yourself.
56. Common Characteristics Of Charisma. Mentioning Joyce Newman, Allen Grabo & John Antonakis
55. Common Leadership Characteristics. Mentioning JD Vance, Simon Sinek, George Bernard Shaw
54. Management styles: Michael Jordan vs Ted Lasso. Mentioning John Mcgrath, John Wooden
53. Automaticity & the subconsious; mentioning Martin Seligman, Daniel Kahneman, Carl Jung
52. Do you want to be famous? Is fame just reputation?
51. Conversation Outcome = Mindset * Messaging * Message. Mentioning Tim Urban,
50. Messaging Vs Message; mentioning Jordan Peterson, Ricky Gervais & Carl Jung
49. Free will vs determinism; mentioning Sam Harris, Shankar Vedantam, Daniel Kahneman
48. What Is Inspiration In The Context Of Elon Musk, also mentioning Steve Jobs & Simon Sinek
47. What Is A Friend - thoughts on different types of friendships
46. Positive Sum Vs Zero Sum Games - mentioning Adam Robinson, Robert Kegan and more
45. 5 days of Purpose, 1 day of Play & 1 day of Peace
44. Unleashing human potential. Mentioning Jeff Hunter, Bertrand Russell and more
43. Friendships are built by doing nothing together, not something together
42. Discussing Motivated Reasoning from Scientific American. Mentioning Matt Taibbi and more
41. Discussing Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, mentioning Kant, deontology
40. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch10: The Sick Giant" by Tim Urban mentioning Ben Thompson
39. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch9: Political Disney World" by Tim Urban mentioning Maya Angelou
38. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch8: Idea Labs & Echo Chambers" by Tim Urban mentioning Adam Robinson
37. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch7: The Thinking Ladder" by Tim Urban mentioning Eckhart Tolle
36. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch6: The American Brain" by Tim Urban mentioning Lincoln, Dalio
35. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 5: The Mute Button" by Tim Urban mentioning Charlie Munger
34. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 4: The Enlightenment Kids" by Tim Urban mentioning Yuval Harari
33. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 3: A Story Of Stories" by Tim Urban mentioning Philosophize This
32. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 2: A Game Of Giants" by Tim Urban mentioning Jordan Peterson
31. Discussing "Wait But Why - Chapter 1: The Great Battle of Fire and Light" by Tim Urban
30. Do you want to live forever? Mentioning Sam Harris, Tim Urban, Kurzgesagt, Farnam Street
29. What is emotional health? Mentioning Dacher Keltner, Darwin, Jim Collin, Alain de Botton
28. Improving Your Mind. Mentioning Munger, C. S. Lewis, Einstein, Steph Smith
27. World Happiness Report. Mentioning Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Hunter S Thompson
26. "The opposite of addiction, is not sobriety, it’s connection." Johann Hari, Brianna Wiest
25. Discussing Free Speech. Mentioning Ben Thompson & Stratechery, Ben Shapiro, Facebook and YouTube
24. Discussing The School Of Life "Emotional Identity". Mentioning John Oliver, Alain de Botton
23. Discussing The Big 5 personality traits. Mentioning Dear HBR, Mandela & Aristotle
22. P2 Discussing The Frankfurt School & Philosophize This, Stephen West, Ben Shapiro, Irshad Manji
21. P1 Discussing The Frankfurt School & Philosophize This, Stephen West, Jordan Peterson, Marx,
20. Discussing Developmental Frameworks & Jordan Peterson, Robert Kegan, Jean Piaget
19. Discussing Tim Minchin's 9 Lessons For Life. Also mentioning Steve Jobs, Carl Jung, Simon Sinek,
18. Discussing Zat Rana's "The Simple Art of Not Being Miserable". Also mentioning Eisenhower,
17. Discussing Jordan Peterson and the shadow self. Also mentioning Karl Jung, Mark Manson
16. Discussing How Stress Affects Cognitive Function. Also mentioning Ryan Holiday, Martin Seligman
15. Discussing "6 core Human Needs" by Tony Robbins. Also mentioning Churchill, Alain de Botton,
14. Discussing "Philosophize This" - Stephen West. Also mentioning Michael Sandel, Alain de Botton,
13. Discussing "Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds" - The New Yorker. Also mentioning Schulz, Lincoln
12. Discussing Insight by Tasha Eurich; mentioning Wait But Why, Nietzsche & more
11. Romanticism; mentioning Alain de Botton, Vox, 5 Love Languages, Esther Perel, and more
10. Social & Emotional Learning; mentioning Steven Pinker, Tasha Eurich, Farnam Street and more
9. Work and the loneliness epidemic; discussing Brene Brown, Radical Candor and Susan Pinker
8. All In The Mind 'Placebo power'; mentioning Lissa Rankin, Growth Mindset, Headspace and more
7. The Mission 'Voracious Learning & Polymaths'; Charlie Munger, Malcolm Gladwell, Bill Bryson,
6. Wait But Why - Picking Careers; 80,000 Hours, John Oliver, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Flow
5. Why First 7 Years Are Key, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Growth Mindset, Flow Csíkszentmihályi, Grit
4. The Most Important Thing In A Relationship, Kris Gage, Stoicism, 5 Love Languages, Mark Manson
3. Pale Blue Dot: And Carl Sagan, Einstein, Elon Musk, Tony Robbins, Sam Harris, Peter Singer, etc
2. Darius Foroux's 21 Questions. And Pixar's InsideOut, John Gottman, Netflix's Abstract, etc
1. Musings on Yuval Harari, Cambridge Analitica, Wait But Why and more :)